Author Archives: Janette

Iceland, take two

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Janette

As I tried to sleep on the five-hour overnight flight from Boston to Reykjavik, Iceland, I wondered how different my experience would be visiting this magical place the second time around.  The first time I visited was in March of … Continue reading →

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“Mountaineers Are Always Free”

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Janette

On my quest to visit more states, I decided to take a short weekend trip to West Virginia.  Years ago I had passed through a piece of this state, but I never stopped to see any points of interest. As … Continue reading →

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The Midtown Scholar

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Janette

I think it’s pretty funny that I found the pamphlet for this bookstore at a rest stop in Virginia on the way home from a trip down south.  For some reason, I had managed to never hear about an awesome … Continue reading →

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Gatlinburg, Tennessee Tour

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Janette

A few months ago (yes…I need to catch up on my adventure posts) I had the opportunity of traveling to Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  I have been to that part of the south before, but never Gatlinburg in particular.  I’d always heard … Continue reading →

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Boiling Springs

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Janette

Since I’ve been back in Pennsylvania, I’ve heard this little village was a quaint, slow area that would be worth a brief stop if I happen to be nearby.  Given my love of old New England towns, this area came … Continue reading →

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Flight 93 National Memorial

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Janette

Everyone from my age group and older remembers where they were on the morning of September 11, 2001.  For someone who really never watched much TV, especially in college, it was a crazy coincidence that my roommate and I were … Continue reading →

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Bogota, Colombia

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Janette

After being very angry at Air Canada and vowing not to fly with them anymore, we had one silver lining after our flights were messed up and rearranged…we had a day-time layover in Bogotá, Colombia for about 10 hours.  After … Continue reading →

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Santiago, Chile

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Janette

Santiago is a large, sprawling city that has a lot to offer.  Since I was only in the city for three days, I was only able to see a few areas.  If time allowed, I could have easily seen myself … Continue reading →

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Easter Island/Rapa Nui

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Janette

Said to be one (if not the) most isolated island in the world…with a moniker like that, I had to make this high on my list of cool places to visit. This was my first big trip after returning to … Continue reading →

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Dickens of a Christmas

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Janette

I’m going to be posting slightly out-of-order, but I wanted to make sure my Christmas post wasn’t too long after Christmas occurred. It was only last year that I heard about “Dickens of a Christmas” and I had to check … Continue reading →

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