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A Weekend in Vancouver with 2 under 2
I was feeling very twitchy and wanting to travel while I was pregnant with my son, so I booked a Disney cruise to Alaska for one of the earliest dates he would be old enough to sail. We booked an extra 3 days in Vancouver. We had always wanted to visit and it was a good…
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5 Fun and Free things to do in New Zealand
You’ve planned your trip to New Zealand, you’ve booked your flight, and you’ve packed your bag. Now you are wondering how to absolutely maximize your time in Middle Earth? Below are the things we did (or wish we had done) that cost nothing and made the trip really special. I firmly believe that driving…
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Two Weeks in New Zealand
Two weeks in New Zealand was the first big bucket list trip Chris and I took together. We gave each other tickets for our one year wedding anniversary (the paper anniversary) but saved the trip itself for the end of November (2012) when we were most likely to see penguins. I did a ton…
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Hikes and Rambles: The Dish (Stanford)
So far this has been my favorite spot we’ve hiked here in Silicon Valley. We parked at Piers Gate on Alpine Road and I think that was a very lucky accident. Directly across from the Portola Valley Training Center there was a small parking lot as well as some street side parking. From here it…
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Hikes and Rambles: Redwood Grove Nature Preserve (Los Altos)
Los Altos Library has a Mandarin-English storytime on Thursday mornings, so we came early to visit the Redwood Grove Nature Preserve. We followed Google Maps and I was surprised to find the entrance in a residential neighborhood where we parked along University Avenue. Once you enter the park the houses are close enough that you…
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Hikes and Rambles: Bedwell Bayfront Park (Silicon Valley)
We have now been in California for a week and to celebrate the sun came out and completely transformed the landscape here. Bedwell Bayfront Park is just a minute down the road from Facebook so we’ve passed it often, but the sunshine made it irresistible and so we set out to spend a few hours there…
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A Weekend in Dirty Durham
“Keep Durham Dirty”, “Durham, it’s not for everyone”, “Durm.”, “I’d rather be shot in Durham then bored to death in Cary”. These are all t-shirts you might run into while you’re downtown in the Bull City. For a long time Durham was the sketchy part of the triangle and, while that’s changed/changing, there are a lot…
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Bangkok- What We Did
I already wrote a post with general tips for taking on Bangkok with toddlers, but this is a more specific look at exactly where we went and what we did during our 5 days in Bangkok. Wat Pho The reclining Buddha is the largest Buddha in Thailand and the main reason tourists visit Wat Pho.…
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8 Tips for Taking on Bangkok with Toddlers
This last year Chris had an opportunity to attend a conference in Bangkok. Obviously this was not something I was going to miss out on, so I recruited my Mom and we set off for the other side of the world! The kids were 30 months and 14 months when we went, so here are…
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Royal Caribbean in the Bahamas- Tips for Planning a Bachelorette Party Cruise
One of my best friends got married this year and I had the opportunity to be her Matron of Honor. The best part of this, of course, was planning the bachelorette party! Since we had all been working for a number of years the time was right for a 3 night cruise to the Bahamas!…
Magnets From Everywhere
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