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Small Ship Cruise UnCruise Rivers of Adventure

If you’ve seen the movie Wild or read Sheryl Strayed’s book, you know about the Bridge of the Gods. It’s a steel truss cantilever bridge that connects Washington and Oregon via the Columbia River, between Cascade Locks, Oregon. On a recent small ship cruise, we sailed under that very bridge. It was our last night […]

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5 Things to Know Before You Travel to Channel Islands

My husband and I recently visited Ventura County in southern California. We both love the coast and traveling to new destinations. The highlight of our vacation was a day trip to kayak at Channel Islands National Park. We saw dolphins, seals, the adorable island fox, plenty of birds and brightly colored fish on our visit

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Winchester Mystery House Halloween Candlelight Tour

For me the excitement of Halloween significantly declined once I no longer qualified to go trick or treating and come home with a big bag of candy (that was better than Christmas to me). But the Winchester Mystery House Halloween Candlelight Tour gives adults and children alike a new reason to celebrate the arrival of

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