Category: travel
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Weekend away in Blairsville, Georgia
I went to a photography workshop a few weekends ago, but the clouds covered the Milky Way, so this trip is attempt two at getting some shots of the Milky Way. My friend Jeanne and I headed towards Blairsville Friday at about noon. We took backroads so we could ride with the top down. First […]
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6 Days in San Francisco, California
My husband said I could finally book our trip to San Francisco, California. I couldn’t have been more excited. As soon as he told me, I started planning. I booked an Alcatraz tour with Bay cruise, a sunset catamaran cruise, and a trip to Yosemite and to see the Sequoias. These were the only tours […]
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Perfect weekend in Hiawassee
This weekend started after lunch Friday. We checked traffic in Atlanta, but it was already bad, so the GPS routed us through Gray, to Athens, to Helen and in to Hiawassee. We arrived and got settled in at The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge. After we relaxed, we headed over to the Copper Door in […]
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Gardens near Orlando Florida
We just returned from a week in Orlando. We did the pool and parks, but had some time to explore a few gardens too. Bok Tower Gardens and Harry P Leu Gardens are both in and around the Orlando area. These are both worth a visit. Here are a few of my favorite park photos. […]
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Perfect Gainesville Florida weekend
Thursday night rolled around and I didn’t have any plans for the weekend! I knew this had to be remedied immediately. I started searching for somewhere that I didn’t think wouldn’t be packed with spring breakers, didn’t cost $400 plus a night for lodging and offered some type of hiking and adventuring. Some of the […]
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Escape Rooms of 2021
In March of 2021 we were in Orlando for Spring Break and visited Escapology. We attempted to escape Murder Mansion; we escaped but due to excess clues, time penalty of 4 minutes, we officially didn’t escape in time. It was a lot of fun though. Going at 9:30 p.m. after a park day might not […]
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7 Best Botanical Gardens in Georgia ***PLUS BONUS RESORT WITH GARDENS!
For anyone that knows me, knows I get thorough enjoyment out of flowers and plants…maybe because I grew up with a horticulturalist as a dad, being a part of the Ornamental Horticulture team in FFA or just because they are so beautiful; either way, I truly enjoy the beauty in it all. These gardens are […]
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Atlanta Explorations
We ended a week in Orlando on Friday, drove home, unpacked and packed back up for an overnight in Atlanta. It was another volleyball weekend. After walking over 30 miles in the parks throughout the week, I decided to take it easy on my Saturday explorations. First I headed to Piedmont Park to watch the […]
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Georgia weekend explorations
You guessed it, another volleyball weekend and my random explorations… We headed up to Suwanee, Georgia after work on Friday. I had made a dinner reservation for us at our favorite dinner spot there, Trattoria One 41. It is a very nice authentic Italian restaurant. Before dinner is served, they bring out a fresh bread […]