Tag: teaching
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Unpacking the Overpacking
by: JM So I returned from my short, four day road trip to the Maine coast. As you will see in the below image I waaaay overpacked. But, in my defense I will say that I was testing several different load-outs, and bags and their configuration for our upcoming long-term summer trip back to Alaska,…
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Delta Junction
“This was one of the places people told me to go, it was oneof the big trips that you should see: Alaska.” Delta Junction, Alaska The Alaska Highway was a dirt and gravel road when we drove it for the first time back in 1977. It was long, dusty, and dangerous road as it took…
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Alaska, here we come. Days 14-15 
DAY 14: Today we stopped at Daku Cultural Centre visitor information center Dakwakada/ Haines Junction / Kluane National Park and Reserve. This was the most thorough and interesting and engaging visitor center that I have ever experienced. Experience is the perfect word because I have been in and seen many visitor centers that are collections…
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Alaska, here we come. Days 10-13
DAY /NiGHT 10: Spent the day relaxing at the Hyatt Regency in Prince George DAY 11 Left the Hyatt Regency in Prince George after a hot breakfast around 10 AM. Headed to the local Walmart for some basics: ice, water, and some snack items that we could keep in our cooler: cheese, yogurt, grapes, and…
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“Some of your best ideas come when you’re on vacation.“
Though in actuality, some of my best ideas have come from planning vacations. We travel quite a bit, whether it is just a day or weeks. Traveling in the car sometimes keeps us on tight schedules and stopping frequently for snacks can get expensive and time consuming. Here are some of the ideas that we…
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“Nothing is better for your soul than to visit Puerto Rico” Lin-Manuel Miranda
Isla del Encanto. Island of charm. And this enchanting, tropical island paradise located between the Dominican Republic and the Virgin Islands will not disappoint. Geographically it is identified as an archipelago, made up of the main island and over 140 islands, small islets, and cays of which only 3 are inhabited. With the Caribbean Sea to the south…
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“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.”
I wanted a blog. I got a blog. Now what? Here comes the customary introductions: I am a teacher who raised two daughters, both teachers today. The other half of twomorostravels.com is my husband, whose photos will grace this blog. We have always taken every opportunities to travel whether it is just a town over…