This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. I label the type of camping I’m about to tell you about as “urban” because I’ve been camping in the desert several times without a toilet or paved roads. So camping at San Elijo State Beach, where you can walk to Starbucks and a fantastic donut shop […]
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This is a guest post from Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. If the rush-rush of big city life isn’t your idea of a good vacation, you’ll love Hot Springs, Arkansas. Nestled in the mountains in west Arkansas, this town has plenty of culture, history, and entertaining things to do. I happened to have grown up in
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This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. I’m lucky enough to live in San Diego, but that means I often don’t get to enjoy the fun touristy side of my fair city. My trick? Pretend I’m from out of town and have a staycation. Recently I had a Girls’ Night staycation with
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This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. In need of a little respite from the real world, I booked a stay at the San Diego Spiritual Retreat Center an hour northeast from San Diego near Julian, California. The retreat promised stillness and yoga, two things I could definitely use more of. As I drove
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This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. wan.der to walk/explore/amble in an unplanned or aimless way with a complete openness to the unknown I’d never given much thought to wandering. When I travel, I wander. I amble down streets, unsure of where I’m headed, but excited to find it once I get
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This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. If you visit New Orleans for the first time and end up on Bourbon Street, you might assume there’s nothing for the grownup with discerning tastes. You’d be wrong. While, yes, there is a sea of 2-foot-tall plastic drink cups and young people who seem
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