As I sit here at the opera house trying to sum up my two days in Sydney…I remember how this trip is truly a gift. I work hard to play as hard as I do. I am very blessed that I work at a place that gives me time off to reignite my best self…
Read moreAussie trip planning
To date this has been the most stressful trip to plan…ONE, being the safety prep and awareness you have to have when going into some of the places I will venture to. If you go north into Cairns it is cyclone season, watch out for saltwater crocs, the third largest bird in the world…a Cassowary…
Read moreTassy Sunrise
My bestie asked me my favorite part of the trip so far as I FaceTimed her to show her this beautiful view. Every trip for me has a moment where it made it all worth it and this is the one that burns in my memory so far. All the hours I worked for this…
Read more10k steps around Santiago, Chile into Argentina!
A good place to go if you like museums is the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (free entry) and view the statues and artwork..there was one area which felt like we walked into a penis museum so beware 😂. If you are hungry you can find food anywhere and pretty much anything, even pizza with shrimp…
Read moreTraveling Santiago, Chile in style
From Santiago we took an Uber to Concha Y Toro vineyard (about an hour). We didn’t really know what we had booked but we are so glad we did this experience. We had to wait for a gentleman to come greet us at a private entrance to start our tour. He was such a sweet…
Read moreCereal and wine…
Tonight was special…it was the first day it has been cool and rainy in months. I watched a great heartfelt rom com (not cheesy and well done on the acting) called Love Again on Netflix. Celine Dion is in this movie and by the end of it I wanted to pull out my CD player…
Read moreWinter Park, CO-spring break flurries
After a few days in Dallas we drove 14 hours to Winter Park Colorado! I love Colorado and skiing here is awesome but this sport has become so expensive! The manager of the ski rental place on the grounds said it was the busiest she had seen in the 15 years of working here. I…
Read moreDay 7-Finland day of rest and tips!
Day 7 in the Bible is meant to be a day of rest so I will take note and follow. I slept in from my evening of snowmobiling and had a cup of coffee and prepped for my day. I always leave my last day (or half a day) as a catch up day to…
Read moreDay 6-Finland Excursion madness!
I had an early start this morning to hitch a ride from the hotel driver to town so I can do a Husky ride! Insert excitement of hanging with dogs for a few hours here. The hotel will make you a takeaway breakfast bag but you have to request it and get it from reception…
Read moreDay 5-A day in the life of a 40 year old kid in Finland
I was awakened by warm berry juice from the hotel staff at my wake up call time. Warm berry juice seems to be a thing they do in Finland because they offer it everywhere! I undid my warm cocoon and put my feet into my freezing boots and headed to the warm locker room to…
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