World Travel
Whenever we can, we do our best to explore the greater United States, Ryan's home Country of England and the world. We then bring back all our favorites from our worldwide trips.
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Top Five Travel Craft Projects
Travel and crafting are my two favorite hobbies. Whenever I can find ways to combine these two loves together, I jump at the chance. Plus, creating beautiful projects are a great way to commemorate and reminisce on great memories for years to come. To this end, I have compiled my top five travel craft projects because you too can create beautiful and fun projects from your travels. Travel Map This project is pretty inexpensive, and evolves throughout the years as you travel. All you need is to purchase a U.S. or world map such as this one that has both and then you can start printing our your photos. For…
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Visiting Liverpool’s Peaky Blinders Bar
If you are not already Peaky Blinders obsessed like we are I highly recommend you get on Netflix now to check it out , then pop back and read this post and you will be just as pumped as we were for a Peaky Blinders experience. The bar is located in the former buildings of the Cain’s Brewery, a revamped section of Liverpool now called Brewery Village. The area is thoroughly British and given that much of the series is filmed in Liverpool, the Peaky Blinders Bar seems right at home there. We had known about this place since the planning of it and had it penciled in for a…
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Luxury Portuguese Countryside Villa Resort
We visited Sao Lourenco do Barrocal as guests of a wedding for one of Ryan’s childhood best friends. They had visited there previously and loved it so much that they selected it for their big event. These friends are known for their love of the luxurious things in life so for them to have selected Sao Lourenco as their wedding location we knew then that the place must be pretty special. This stunning location in the countryside of Portugal is three hours from Lisbon and was the perfect setting for their nuptuals and for all the guests to enjoy. read more
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A Short Visit to Lisbon
When you only have time for a short visit to Lisbon you want to make sure to prioritize only the best right? So we assembled together our experiences so you can be scrupulous in choosing how you spend your time there. Let’s call it, only the essentials. Jerónimos Monastery The beautiful 13th century monastery is located in the area of Belem. Even if you only have a short visit to Lisbon, keep this on your list. It’s a very reasonable entrance fee to get in and see the elegant architecture and art displayed inside. This UNESCO world heritage site also hosts the Maritime and National Archeology Museums in it’s main…
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Illinois to Texas Road Trip Itinerary
As a part of a hog hunting trip for my husband and his brother we rented a truck and planned a road trip from Chicago, Illinois to Dallas, Texas with the girls going on to San Antonio and the boys staying closer to Dallas for their hunting trip. In planning for this trip, I developed a multi-state road trip to hit up all the best cities that I could along the way. I am sharing our Illinois to Texas itinerary here now so you too can enjoy his fun-filled route too. Day One Chicago, Illinois We live here so for us, Chicago was not an official stop but just…
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Visiting Wales Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle is a beautiful 13th century relic we explored in Northern Wales. It really is too bad that King Edward the first didn’t get a chance to complete it. Although given he forcibly moved an entire community in order to build it I suppose he didn’t really deserve to. What we have been left now, are beautiful ancient castle ruins. Getting There My husband took me to see Beaumaris Castle from his hometown of Liverpool when I was visiting him there. We drove through the Queensway tunnel under the river Mersey. Once into Wales we drive through the welsh countryside. I loved how it was exactly how I would…
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Fuerteventura Elba Carlota Resort
The Canary Islands are a popular European vacation locale. Located off the coast of Africa gives it nice sunny weather and plenty of beaches. We came together with family to meet up at the Elba Carlota Resort. It was an all-inclusive paradise for us to enjoy our time together and soak up the sun. All-inclusive Enjoying a glass of wine outside our room The Elba Carlota is an all-inclusive resort. Once you are booked in all the food and drinks are included. The meals are served all day, buffet style, with a large and varied offerings from day to day. We were impressed with both the food and drink offerings…
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Everglades Tour from Miami
If you are in Miami do not miss the opportunity to go see the Everglades since you are so close. There are numerous everglades tour options being sold to experience this unique and beautiful wetland. Ensure you pick the best option and you will have a great adventure and encounter their most iconic reptile residents. Booking the Everglades Tour Everglades and airboat view If you are walking around South Beach area you will see numerous offerings for tours of the Everglades. If you can, shop around to ensure you get a good tour and can barter down the price. A good tour will include pick up from your hotel, airboat…
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Points of Interest in Segovia
Segovia is located the central part of Spain. It is one of many beautiful cities in Spain and has seriously ancient roots. This history has left behind numerous points of interest to enjoy that have remained after all these years. I visited the city in early January when I personally enjoyed the milder weather compared to my usual Midwestern American winter. Unfortunately, traveling during this time also meant it was somewhat gloomy and rainy during my time there. A bonus of traveling there during this time is that they still had up many beautiful Christmas lights which was a real treat. Whichever time you choose to go, you will be…
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An Afternoon in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is not well known outside of it’s stint as the home of the Winter Olympics. But you shouldn’t write it off too soon if you are heading towards the west coast because it has some real gems. I am sure you could spend a lot of time exploring all that Salt Lake City has to offer but we only had a day so we have narrowed it down to our recommendations for a lovely afternoon in Salt Lake. It’s rich history as part of the rush to go west and the beginnings of the Mormon church give it great character and the beautiful features of the natural…
