Category: Travel
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Trip Synopsis: 2023 WDW Dopey Challenge
Dopey 2023 – whew! I’m finally writing this summary in mid-February even though the challenge was at the beginning of January. This trip was fantastic and everything that I wanted it to be. After completing the 2020 Dopey Challenge, I made a goal to complete it again in 2023. This…
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Trip Synopsis: 2022 Princess Weekend
My mom and I traveled to Orlando on Thursday, February 24 for the 2022 runDisney Princess race weekend. While I have been doing runDisney races since 2017, this was my first time doing Princess Weekend which is held every February. It is a four day event that includes: Yoga (I…
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50 States by 30
One of the biggest goals I have ever accomplished is traveling to all 50 states by the time I was 30. This crazy thought came to me in 2013 when I was 28 years old living in NYC. The problem was I didn’t have an interesting fact. Whenever people introduce…
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Trip Synopsis: 2020 Dopey Challenge
Dopey 2020 is the ultimate challenge of the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. This year, it was on January 9 – 12, and it was fantastic! I’m writing this a month and a half later, so I’ve had a chance to reflect and reminisce over the weekend. I’m going to…
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Machu Picchu: What to Know Before You Hike
“You’ll hike for three days and then the next morning, if you’re lucky, you’ll be able to see Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate. It’s an incredible view, so you need to do it!” I would wager a guess that anyone who has “hiking the Inca Trail” on their to-do…
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Fine Dining on the Inca Trail
The fact that I am writing a post about the food on our Inca Trail hike should be proof of how impressed I was! I’m not someone who camps, but I expected our food to be sandwiches, granola bars, smores, hot dogs, or something. In fact, I called G Adventures…
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Highlights: Rainbow Mountain, Peru
Rainbow Mountain is a strenous hike that you can do on a day trip from Cusco. It’s definitely a challenge, so make sure you know that before you get there!
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Trip Synopsis: The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
It was difficult, but it was totally worth it! A look into what to expect on a hike to Machu Picchu using the Inca Trail. It’s not as easy as I expected…
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Checklist: Machu Picchu Don’t Forget List
Machu Picchu is not the type of destination where you can throw stuff in a bag and buy something you forget when you arrive. Instead of packing the morning of (my usual practice), I started a packing list when I booked the trip about 6 months before we left. I…
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Austin: Tips for Visiting during SXSW
My brother lived in Austin for a number of years. I asked him to share advice with my best friend for her trip to Austin during South by Southwest (SXSW), the large music/technology conference that is hosted annually downtown. I thought his advice was so good, I wanted to share…
The Rosy Wanderer 