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Cinque Terre or Amalfi Coast? There is One CLEAR Winner!
When people dream of traveling to Italy, they often picture pastel-colored villages perched on cliffs above the sparkling Mediterranean. For some, this bucket-list vision points to Cinque Terre in northern Italy; for others, it’s the Amalfi Coast in the south. In choosing between the two, we have a clear winner!

Kevin and Roxanne
May 33 min read
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Grand Canyon Weekend Trip in December
A long weekend in early December is a perfect time to visit the Grand Canyon South Rim.

Kevin and Roxanne
Dec 30, 202211 min read
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Guinness for Strength: 12-day Itinerary for Ireland
12-day itinerary for a driving tour of Ireland with family, featuring Kilkenny, Connemara, County Donegal, and Dublin.

Kevin and Roxanne
Oct 30, 202212 min read
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11-Day Itinerary for Northern Italy: Buon Giorno Amici!
We were fortunate to escape to Italy for 11-day in this past spring. It was SO WONDERFUL to be able to travel again. No, the pandemic is...

Kevin and Roxanne
Jul 31, 202210 min read
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Santa Fe: Top 10 Things to Do
A truly unique American city, Santa Fe’s adobe architecture, arts scene, intensely blue skies, and wonderful food make for a great weekend.

Kevin and Roxanne
Jan 1, 20226 min read
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Trail's End Campground: A slice of camping and canoeing heaven....plus a bear
Trail's End Campground is at the far end of the Gunflint Trail and the BWCA's edge, making a perfect gateway to this amazing wilderness.

Kevin and Roxanne
Aug 9, 20216 min read
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Glacial Lakes State Park: Rolling prairies, wildflowers and 10 camping lessons learned
Created to preserve the glacial landforms and rolling prairies, Glacial Lakes State Park is a great weekend get-away.

Kevin and Roxanne
Jun 20, 20216 min read
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California 9-Day Road Trip: LA, Joshua Tree, SEKI, Monterey, Highway 1
This 9-day itinerary for a California road trip covers beaches, deserts, mountains, giant sequoias, valleys, waterfalls, and coastline.

Kevin and Roxanne
Jun 6, 202111 min read
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Winter Weekend Getaway to the Gunflint Lodge
Up north, snow gently falling, snowshoeing, winter hiking, sled dogs, moose, hot tub, and fireplace. A long weekend at the Gunflint Lodge

Kevin and Roxanne
Jan 30, 20215 min read
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Nordic Holiday Part 6: Exploring Reykjavik
With unique shops, restaurants, vibrant street art, and thriving arts scene, Reykjavik can easily fill a day of site seeing when in Iceland.

Kevin and Roxanne
Dec 31, 20205 min read
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Nordic Holiday Part 5: Exploring Iceland's Magical Sites
Exploring Iceland in daytrips from Reykjavik. In the winter, days are very short, so be strategic about how you use the previous hours.

Kevin and Roxanne
Dec 28, 20206 min read
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Nordic Holiday Part 4: Planning Tips for Iceland
We fell in love with this ruggedly beautiful, magical place, despite the massive tourists, limited daylight and high costs of Iceland.

Kevin and Roxanne
Dec 26, 20207 min read
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Nordic Holiday Part 3: Christmas Day in Tallinn, Estonia
A day trip on Christmas Day to picturesque, medieval Tallinn, Estonia was a wonderful way to spend the holiday.

Kevin and Roxanne
Dec 16, 20202 min read
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My Magic Bell Solo
It's been a few years since I made my first solo trip to the BWCA. At that time, I only owned tandem canoes - a 17.5 foot Bell Northwind...

Kevin and Roxanne
Dec 10, 20203 min read
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All about Amsterdam: Top Things to Do, See, Eat & Drink
There is so much to do and explore in Amsterdam, it’s hard to know where to start. You really can’t go wrong with just wandering the streets

Kevin and Roxanne
Nov 16, 20208 min read
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Looking back at our first #Travelfar Adventure: a 3-month European Trip - Itinerary
It's been 26 years since Kevin and I took off on our first real big adventure together--- a 3-month trip through Europe

Kevin and Roxanne
Sep 15, 20206 min read
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Top 10 Road Trips
Our family has a love-hate relationship with road trips. We are not that family doing sing-a-longs with smiles on our faces as we merrily...

Kevin and Roxanne
Apr 29, 20207 min read
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Top Tips for the Bourbon Trail
We created our itinerary by doing some research around the bourbons we like and those we wanted to try.

Kevin and Roxanne
Apr 23, 20204 min read
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Top Tips and Things to Do in Louisville
Louisville has more to offer than just whiskey. It is home to the Kentucky Derby, wonderful neighborhoods, museums, restaurants, and more.

Kevin and Roxanne
Apr 23, 20204 min read
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How to Take a Trip on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
We did full tours at only two of the distilleries we visited, but tastings at nine others. You can start the tour wherever you want.

Kevin and Roxanne
Apr 23, 20204 min read
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