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What Travel in 2020 Taught Me

Jan 4, 2021
Katie
For the last few years, I’ve kept a list on my phone of all the states and countries I went to during that year, as a nice reminder of all the new places I’ve gone. I was looking at my 2020 list, and while it is far from what I’d imagined at the beginning of the year, I realized that I still learned a lot about both the places around me and travel in general. These are the travel learnings I’m taking into the new year and moving forward.
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Our 10-Day Iceland and Ring Road Itinerary

Dec 28, 2020
Katie
My first road trip as an adult was actually in Iceland, and nothing can quite compare to that adventure! In March 2018, a small group of us decided to meet up in Reykjavik to tackle Ring Road (Route 1) in a camper van. With a lot of planning (and a lot of last-minute plan changes), we were able to see a ton of the country in just 10 days.
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That Time When… Our Train to Glasgow Didn’t Exist

Dec 21, 2020
Katie
Imagine us on Boxing Day, arriving at Waverly train station in Edinburgh to find that the train station was actually closed. We had booked our train tickets to Glasgow via Rail Europe in September, and they had provided instructions to print our train tickets at the station, so we only had the confirmation email to go off of. Queue Tyler and I frantically trying to make calls and use the nearby mall’s WiFi to figure out what had happened.
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Road Trip Recap: Asheville and Blue Ridge

Dec 14, 2020
Katie
While 2020 may have cancelled or postponed many of our travel plans, we weren’t about to let it ruin our last chance to get away, just the two of us. We figured out over the summer how to take a road trip while pregnant, so once again, we decided to hit the road with our two dogs in tow. Our first stop? Asheville, North Carolina, by way of Atlanta, Georgia.
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Winter Must-Do: Visit Ice Castles

Dec 7, 2020
Katie
When Liz coordinated our visit to Copper Mountain for snow tubing, she also suggested we look at Ice Castles. The award-winning ice attraction has four locations in North America, one of which is in Dillon, Colorado; the other Ice Castles can be found in Lincoln, New Hampshire; Midway, Utah, at the Homestead Resort; and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, at the Geneva National Resort & Club. A quick look at the images tagged with #IceCastles was enough to sell me on a visit.
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Stay Gold at Copper Mountain

Nov 30, 2020
Katie
Saturday morning, we took off for Copper Mountain. About an hour and a half away from Boulder, Copper Mountain is a great spot for both winter sports enthusiasts and people who just like to play in the snow. They have tons of activities, like the Rocky Mountain Coaster and free snowshoe tours, as well as plenty of shopping and dining. Another key activity at Copper Mountain? Tubing.
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Getting Away: Is the Away Bag Worth It?

Nov 23, 2020
Katie
Many of you have heard of Away and seen it around airports. After all, their signature shell is hard to miss. But is it really worth it to get an Away bag? After doing a lot of research (and mourning the official “death” of the carry-on that took me on my study abroad to Paris), I purchased the Bigger Carry-On in “Coast” with the ejectable battery. I then promptly packed up my new bag and took it to Copenhagen, Hamburg and London on our “spring break” trip.
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Not Going Home for the Holidays

Nov 16, 2020
Katie
Tyler and I hadn’t planned to be around for the holidays this year. Instead, we were going to be spending three weeks bopping around South America. This would have marked the third year in a row of us traveling over Christmas and New Years, rather than spending it at home in Florida with our extended families. While that might not have worked out the way we’d initially planned (surprise, surprise), it’s likely that many of you will not be going home for the holidays for the first time this year due to coronavirus concerns. I certainly cannot tell you what makes the most sense for your specific situation; however, I can tell you that it’s possible to celebrate with your family and have a great holiday, even if you’re not physically together.
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Where to Eat in Savannah, Georgia

Nov 9, 2020
Katie
When Tyler and I were planning our 2020 anniversary trip earlier this year, we ultimately landed on visiting Savannah, Georgia. However, since we took this road trip while I was pregnant and while we were traveling with dogs and while the world was in the middle of a global pandemic, we were a little more limited in our usual vacation activities. Fortunately, all of that couldn’t stop us from eating well (and often).