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A #travelblog devoted entirely to the overindulgence of #wanderlust. 🗺 52 countries & all 50 states. 📌: DC. Next up: 😷.
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Whatever, Notre Dame. We know your campus is hot sh*t, okay? 🤩 So much so, in fact, their Golden Dome is pretty much the first thing you see from the front entrance. 💰 Not a bad view at all. Anyone else like to check out college campuses? What are your favorites? ✨ • • • • • #notredame #unotredame #football #roadtrip #roadtrippers #roadtrippin #ontheroad #traveldeeper #travelblogger #welivetoexplore #iamatraveler #travelgram #instatravel #prettylittletrips #adventuretime #wanderfolk #travelcouple #letsgosomewhere #mytinyatlas #adventureawaits #culturetrip #lifewelltraveled #travelblogging #wheretonext #wanderful_places #photosinbetween #searchwandercollect #igtravel #stayandwander
So, when Big Bus Tours agreed to collaborate with me on a tour of all the best things to do in DC, I couldn’t have been more excited. The great thing about Big Bus Tours and their open-top double-decker buses is that they’re already pseudo-Covid-friendly since they’re out in the open air. To Do In DC at Stop #9 I’ve always had an affinity for hop-on/hop-off buses, but I particularly enjoy Big Bus Tours and highly recommend them. While the app is definitely one of my favorite things about their services that other bus companies don’t offer, I also like how thorough their tours are—in terms of both guides and routes.
"Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today... To get through this thing called life." —Prince, "Let's Go Crazy." 💜 • I dunno about you, but despite escaping on a few stateside trips, I'm still feeling a little restless in the Covid era. Like I'm either actively going crazy, or like I wanna go crazy. 😆😜 But it's fun to scroll back through photos and see the US exploration we've done this year. • The Prince star is on First Avenue and 7th Street in Minneapolis. (Which, by the way, is a way bigger music town than I'd realized when I got there.) The star was painted on the club prior to his death, but shortly after, someone—no one knows who—painted the star gold. And the club decided to leave it that way. 🌟 • • • • • #minneapolis #midwest #minnstagram #exploremn #midwestisbest #mpls #onlyinmn #twincities #traveldeeper #travelstoke #travelawesome #lonelyplanet #traveladdict #doyoutravel #traveltheworld #travelblog #travelblogger #bbctravel #minnesota365 #tlpicks #minnesota #mytinyatlas #worldtraveler #exploringtheglobe #mnphotographers #captureminnesota #minnstagramers #cntraveler #exploreminnesota
For “DMV” residents (Delaware-Maryland-Virginia), it’s just north of Virginia’s Tangier Island, if you’re I’ll be honest that there’s not much to see in Rhodes Point itself (a boat graveyard at the very end of the road, some super old homes, and an interesting enough cemetery), but the marshland and birdlife on the way out is incredible. How To Get To Smith Island I wouldn’t say getting to Smith Island is “difficult” per se, but I will say that there’s not that much information available online While there are a couple of boat options, we jumped on Captain Otis Tyler’s Island Belle II, which also happens to serve as the Smith Island mail boat.
Even though the phenomenon I'm about to tell you about it is a result of natural erosion (likely compounded by climate change), I'm still intrigued by the whole idea of it. What you're looking at might not seem like much, but it's actually what's known as a ghost forest. 😮 • These are the Grand Sable Dunes in Michigan's Picture Rocks National Park in the Upper Peninsula. On the right, you've got a jack pine forest, which obviously, sits right on some lakeshore dunes. (Dunes in northern Michigan. Who knew, right?) 🌊🌲 • What happens over time is the dunes move further and further back creating unstable ground and the trees quite literally drown in the dune. So, that pit of sand you're seeing between the grass and forest... are drowned trees. If you walk around, you'll see only a foot or two of actual tree tops sticking out of the sand. 👋 • While it makes me sad for the trees, I'm reminded that sand dunes are very much organic and active in their own way. One reason I'm always fascinated by them! 🤓 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁? • • • • • #lakesuperior #midwest #midwestmoment #lakelife #lakelifestyle #roadtrippin #roadtrippers #flashpacker #getaway #postcardplaces #iamatraveler #goexplore #adventureawaits #vacayvibes #traveldeeper #smalltownusa #smalltown #smalltownlife #onthewater #waterfront #michigan #michiganphotographer #up #upperpeninsula #yooper #lighthouse #exploremore #stayandwander #travelstoke #letsgosomewhere
Ginger Bee is a refreshing, sparkling mead with orange blossom honey, fresh ginger, and lemon-lime zest. It’s not as punchy as the Ginger Bee or the Tart Gwen (it’s a semi-sweet mead), but it’s still a very pleasant mix of pineapple, mango, and papaya. Another orange blossom honey mead, this one is sweet and showcases a different honey each batch. In addition to a deep appreciation of the craft and all things local and organic, one of my favorite things about Maryland Meadworks—besides their mead—is their involvement in social issues and their support of other small businesses.
Remember that time I went to Iowa and discovered this tiny Mississippi River town with a bagilliondy murals? I do! 🙋♀️ Welcome to Dubuque, Iowa on the far eastern border of the state. • This is probably the most recognizable mural of the bunch—"Ada Hayden" by @gaiastreetart. Ada Hayden was an American botanist and curator of the Iowa State University Herbarium. 🌿 And I just now learned the artist attended Maryland Institute College of Art, which is RIGHT in my neck of the woods. (I've filmed commercials there back in my creative director days!) The more you know... 😮 • • • • • #streetart #streetartistry #streetartphotography #urbanart #streetartlovers #streetartandgraffiti #graffiti_of_our_world #streetartists #streetarteverywhere #travelblogger #welltraveled #letsgosomewhere #stayandwander #exploremore #travelstoke #mytinyatlas #openmyworld #iowa #iowastate #iowalife #midwest #midwestblogger #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwestisbest #dubuque #travelphoto #traveller #streetartofficial #grafflife
Like Tallinn, Vilnius has a proper Old Town area you can stroll, but it also has a little artsy district known as Užupis. Old Town is filled with traditional wooden houses on cobblestone streets, while New Town boasts small resorts and restaurants. A lot of folks forget about Slovenia, a tiny little country nestled between Italy and the increasingly popular Croatia, but its capital city of Ljubljana is anything but forgettable. The 2016 Green Capital of Europe is a cozy walkable town, featuring numerous elaborate bridges that criss-cross the Ljubljanica River.
Curious if my 'Sconsin peeps and Yoopers are getting their last days on the water in. 🚤⛵🛶 Anyone? Anyone? • We're still having some sporadic warm days down here in the DC area. Mixed in with rain storms and random cold snaps, but mostly pleasant. ⛅ • NOT looking forward to the winter time in the era of Coronavirus. Sounds like a complete nightmare. Sigh. How's everyone holding up? 😕 • • • • • #apostleislands #lakesuperior #bayfieldwi #bayfield #wisconsin #wisconsinlife #wisconsinoutdoors #discoverwisconsin #midwest #travelwisconsin #midwestmoment #wisco #lakelife #lakelifestyle #boatlife #boatlifestyle #imonaboat #roadtrippin #roadtrip #roadtrippers #flashpacker #getaway #postcardplaces #iamatraveler #goexplore #adventureawaits #adventuretime
I was reminded a couple weeks ago that true change is not possible without struggle. 💪 Much thanks to my dear friend @merrydewgrams for giving me that much-needed nudge when I was feeling a little hopeless. 🤗 A swift kick in the ass probably would've been more appropriate, but a nudge worked all the same. 😆 • The #AdventurePartnerForLife and I visited Minneapolis mid-summer. Just after the murder of George Floyd. Contrary to public rumor at the time, the city was very much intact and still beautiful. But remnants of the heartache—and the hope for change—were clearly visible. • • • • • #minneapolis #midwest #minnstagram #exploremn #midwestisbest #mpls #onlyinmn #streetart #streetartphotography #twincities #streetart_daily #be_one_urbanart #streetartofficial #musicislife #bitsofbuildings #traveldeeper #travelstoke #travelawesome #lonelyplanet #traveladdict #doyoutravel #traveltheworld #travelblog #travelblogger #bbctravel #minnesota365 #tlpicks