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[New River Gorge National Park, Apr 13, 2025] Today was the start of a warming trend that would continue into the next few days. It was too bad it was my last full day here! Nevertheless, I donned all the clothes I had plus a scarf I had picked up at Hawk’s Nest State Park the day before. It was going to be cold start (upper 30s/low 40s) for my New River… Read More
[London, UK, Jan 20, 2024] On our last day in London, we took things pretty easy. We had booked a James Bond movie tour with our London City Card. It was a hack we discovered to help “extend” the card’s validity. Although our cards were only valid for 3 days, we booked this tour for after the card’s expiration. Besides, even though we aren’t huge Bond fans, we thought the tour would… Read More
[Tromso, Norway, Jan 17, 2024] Despite last night’s disappointment with the aurora, I had a full day of fun awaiting me in Tromso! We woke up around 8 am and even though I knew to expect it, I was still amazed at how dark it was! As I was waiting for Maria to come down so we can head to town, I took a closer look at the bicycle that was chained… Read More
[London, UK, Jan 14, 2024] To make the most of our first few days in London, we purchased the London city pass in advance. We got the 72-hour one and pre-booked as many activities as we could with it. For today, we booked the Shard and a Top Sights 5-hour walking tour. If you’re unfamiliar with city passes, read more about them in this blog post! Visiting the Shard was quite touristy… Read More
[Mesa Verde National Park, Sep 5, 2023] People love to hate Gateway Arch National Park because it’s a man-made structure. But they forget several other parks preserve man-made structures, such as Dry Tortugas and Mesa Verde. For over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde. The park protects what they built, including several spectacular cliff dwellings that are open to… Read More
