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Introducing the #Tweet2Toronto Journey

By on May 20, 2013 in backpacking, blog, Canada, Charlotte, cheap, North America, North Carolina, tbex, Toronto, travel, USA, Washington DC

Tweet via peo pea Call me a glutton for pain, but I seem to have an attraction to long overland journeys. My family and I drove up the entire east coast of the United States to Maine and back. I took a Greyhound bus all the way up the east coast of Australia, from Sydney [...]

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Photo Essay: Cats of the Hemingway House

By on May 17, 2013 in Florida, Key West, travel, USA

Tweet Key West is a special little island. It’s the kind of place where presidents, movie stars and writers can exist in relative peace, away from the prying eyes of the mainland. It’s one of many reasons that Ernest Hemingway made a life here in the 1930s. Hemingway, known for his books A Farewell to [...]

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Paddleboarding with Manatees

By on May 15, 2013 in adventure, beach, Florida, sunburn, tours, USA, vacation, water

TweetWhen given the chance to try something new, I typically take it. But if it requires any sort of athleticism, I take a second thought. I’m not ashamed to admit that I am clumsy and out of shape. However, the Ultimate Florida Road Trip was all about experiencing the best activities the state had to [...]

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Space Travel: The Final Frontier

By on May 13, 2013 in Florida, USA

Tweet Alan Shepard. John Glenn. Sally Ride. Neil Armstrong. If you grew up in the United States in the last 50 years, these names mean something to you. They mean exploration and adventure. They were our lifetime’s Christopher Columbus and Captain Cook. They’re an elite group that share a bond none of us will ever [...]

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Photo Essay: Miami Street Art

By on May 10, 2013 in art, Florida, MIami, photo friday, USA

Tweet As an unabashed street art fan, I was excited to see what Miami had to offer. I had seen images of the famous Wynwood Arts District and immediately added it to my Ultimate Florida Road Trip itinerary. And while you can spot street art all around town, this is where the most famous works [...]

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Sunset Kayaking on Merritt Island

By on May 3, 2013 in adventure, exercise, Florida, USA

Tweet I haven’t been very diligent when it comes to getting posts out while I’m traveling, but I promise to do better in the future. A few weeks ago, I was spending 2 days on Florida’s Space Coast as a part of my Ultimate Florida Road Trip. I knew I was going to visit the [...]

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Exploring an Abandoned Mental Institution

By on April 29, 2013 in Georgia, Milledgeville, photo friday, ruins, small town, USA

Tweet I’d only been to Milledgeville, Georgia once before, but I knew it was known for three things: Georgia College and State University, the penitentiary and the abandoned mental institution known as Central State Hospital. And while I have an affinity for all things abandoned, this place was indescribably eerie, even in daylight hours. I [...]

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Photo Friday: Athens, Georgia

By on April 26, 2013 in Georgia, photo friday, USA

Tweet In case you have had trouble tracking where I was, I started out in St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, followed quickly by a visit with my sister Rachel in Athens before starting the Antebellum Trail and the Ultimate Florida Road Trip. During my two nights in the Classic City I did a whole lot of [...]

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Adventures on a Shrimp Boat

By on April 24, 2013 in adventure, food, Georgia, USA

Tweet Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, [...]

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My Ultimate Florida Road Trip

By on April 22, 2013 in Florida, road trip, USA

TweetIn case you haven’t heard, I’m currently on my way down to Florida for a press trip I’ve organized myself in cooperation with many destinations. I’ve already listed the details on a page, but I wanted to present it as a post and to add details that I’ve just received! In an effort to see [...]

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