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How to Spend 1 Day in Ketchikan, Alaska Without a Cruise Excursion
My husband and I took an Inside Passage Alaskan cruise for our honeymoon. This was our first cruise and we were a little overwhelmed by the itinerary options. Each port city offered multiple excursions, ranging from whale watching to dog sledding. Although the cruise itself was affordable, the price could easily skyrocket if we added too many excursions. We choose two excursions for our cruise, which left us with one port city without an excursion. We made our first port city, Ketchikan, the day we did not have an excursion. This ended up being a great decision. There were plenty of things to fill our time in Ketchikan and it…
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How to Take the Theo Chocolate Factory Tour in Seattle, Washington
Every time I walked around Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, I knew I could smell chocolate in the air. Before I’d convinced myself I was making it up, I realized that Fremont is home to the Theo Chocolate factory. After living in Seattle for a few months I was familiar with Theo. You can find their chocolate in grocery stores and local bakeries. My favorite Seattle cookie (the Mackles’more) even has a piece of Theo Chocolate on top. By the way- that cookie is sold at Hello Robin. And you should absolutely stop by there when you are in town! If you are interested in even more Seattle desserts, check out this post. Once I…
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How to Visit the Jack Daniels Distillery
While living in East Tennessee I never gave Jack Daniel’s much thought. Since Lynchburg is in middle Tennessee, it wasn’t really on my radar. I am also not a big fan of liquor, so I never felt the need to try this whiskey. But during a few international trips, I realized that Jack Daniel’s was a kind of a big deal. While studying abroad in London, I saw advertisements for the Tennessee whiskey everywhere. Often, when I told a Londoner that I was from Tennessee they would exclaim, “Oh! Like Jack Daniel’s!” I’ve also seen signs for Jack Daniel’s in other parts of Europe and South America. So, I finally…
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Top 5 Experiences from my Trip to Western Canada’s National Parks
You know that phenomena that happens once you are tuned in to a new thing and you start seeing and hearing about it everywhere? OK, let’s say you heard about Starbucks for the first time. Suddenly you notice a woman on the street carrying the mermaid cup. Then your coworker brings Starbucks coffee to the office. The next day you hear a story on the news about the coffee chain. Someone else sits next to you on the bus wearing a Starbucks apron. You know what I am talking about, right? Well, that is what happened to me with Banff National Park. Years ago I saw a picture of a…
