Cleveland, OH

Our time in Cleveland started when we met my high school friend, Annie. Annie works for the Cleveland Indians and was able to give us a personal tour of Progressive Stadium when we arrived. Afterwards Annie drove us to the lakefront where we stumbled into a Mini-Copper convention but still enjoyed the lakeside view. We…

Columbus, OH and Route 42

Our first stop on our trip across the country, was to see our friends, Kara & Josh, in Columbus, OH.  They were ready for our arrival with a huge cookout and we spent the night relaxing and catching-up with them. The next morning, after another home cooked meal, we went to Scioto Park where there is a free…

Retro trip: Taipei, Taiwan

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…

Arenal, Costa Rica

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…

Charlottesville / Shenandoah, VA

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…