149801 State Park Rd – Wausau, WI 54401 If you live in or around Wisconsin you’ve probably heard of Rib Mountain for its skiing in the winter at Granite Peak. This is certainly one of the premier places to visit in Wisconsin. Located at the top of the ski run is Rib Mountain State Park….
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The Humbling Power of Silence in Geirangerfjord
A Winding Road In You are on the verge of something amazing following the winding journey on the Ørnevegen, “Eagle Road”. As you navigate the 11 hairpin turns from the top of the mountain and steal glances out of the window, it is abundantly clear that you are about to experience an extraordinary place on…
Paying Cash for Travel in 2024
This page contains affiliate links, and we may receive compensation if you click on a link. You can read our full advertising disclosure here. At the end of 2022 we wrote about how we were paying for Travel in 2023. For travel in 2024, we have decided to do things differently. Credit card points took us…
Traveling Together, 5 Tips to Make it Memorable
This page contains affiliate links, and we may receive compensation if you click on a link. You can read our full advertising disclosure here. Traveling with your spouse is the dream, right? In our dreams everything is perfect. The sun is always warm, the water is always blue and the wait times in restaurants are completely…
Trip of a lifetime, swimming in Hanakapiai Falls
This page contains affiliate links, and we may receive compensation if you click on a link. You can read our full advertising disclosure here. Located within the breathtaking Nā Pali Coast is the Kalalau Trail. The Kalalau Trail is an expert rated trail that can be used for short day trips or multi-day backpacking. This article will…
I Think They Just Took Our Money, Pickpockets in Europe
This page contains affiliate links, and we may receive compensation if you click on a link. You can read our full advertising disclosure here. If you are going to be a pickpocket, you should pray for someone from the Midwest to walk by you. I was an easy target but the unfortunate truth is, it wasn’t…
Camping in Kauai, how to do it and our honest take.
This page contains affiliate links, and we may receive compensation if you click on a link. You can read our full advertising disclosure here. There is nothing romantic about sweating in a sleeping bag atop a whisper-thin sleeping pad in a tent you rented from the internet. While you might be fooled, no amount of photos…
A Taste of Kauai, 6 Places You’ll Want to Try
This page contains affiliate links, and we may receive compensation if you click on a link. You can read our full advertising disclosure here. Kauai is known for its’ natural beauty and landscape and while that’s what originally brought us here. We quickly realize, the food should not be glossed over. Culinary artists and creators take…
Grown Up Summer Camp: Our time at Camp Wandawega
This page contains affiliate links, and we may receive compensation if you click on a link. You can read our full advertising disclosure here. Written at the forefront of everyone’s bucket list adventures surely sits, Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Minutes from the well known tourist hub of Lake Geneva lies a hidden gem. See, inside of Elkhorn, down…
More like an expedition, a winter trip to Trolltunga.
In March of 2023 we traveled with a group of college students for a spring break trip in Norway. While there we took on the expert rated Trolltunga hike.