Retro Trip post: In March 2011 Jon and I were lucky enough to travel to Asia for the first time. And we were even luckier that we got to spend the trip celebrating a wedding with friends in Thailand and then visiting our friends Travis and Diana in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei is a large city…
The Herr’s have a family tradition of spending one week a summer at a beach on the East Coast. Being from land-locked western Pennsylvania, beach vacations are relatively new to me. This year the destination was a beach house on the bayside of Fenwick Island (the northern tip of Ocean City Maryland ). Traditionally beach…
Manuel Antonio is a national park and popular beach town on the west coast of Costa Rica. Manuel Antonio attracts wildlife enthusiasts with its abundant monkey population. Manuel Antonio was the portion of our were we got to relax and enjoy some drinks, the water, and amazing scenery. This is post 3 of 3 about…
For a long time I’ve wanted to go to N’awlins; the food, the music, the mysterious history, and the character. We went to New Orleans in mid-April, and it was hot! If you are not a night owl and plan to be out in the day, I wouldn’t recommend going to New Orleans in the…
This is post 2 of 3 about Costa Rica. Monetverde, Costa Rica is called the ‘Cloud Forest’. It is a lush jungle forest located high in the Cordillera de Tilaran mountains so that low hanging clouds mingle with the jungle trees. It is known for its ecotourism including nocturnal jungle tours. Monteverde came highly recommended…
This is post 1 of 3 about Costa Rica. Our engagement was during a canyoning trip to Utah, so it seemed like a nature fit that our honeymoon should be to Costa Rica, another canyoning destination. Jon, my personal travel agent, planned every aspect of this trip. We wanted to go immediately following the wedding…
Sometimes in our quest to experience adventure, traveling to far away exotic locations feels like the only way to have new experiences. My first notion that the DC area had more to offer than we sometimes realize was in 2011 and Jon and I took several day trips around the tri-state searching for wedding venues.…
As much as Jon and I love to travel, we often overlook nearby places. This Labor Day (2013) we took a last minute road trip down towards Charlottesville, VA, Shenandoah National Park, and Luray. University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville Because it was spur of the moment, we only started to plan our trip on…
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