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6 Best Things to do in Irving, TX for a day
I had no idea that Irving TX is its own city. It was the host city for Southern Travelers Explore, and since it was fairly easy to get to from Dallas, I thought why not? It is a city on its own, with fairly new structures, and is still growing. The convention center in itself is beautiful (and huge), with new and unique hotels popping up all over the place. Here’s a list of things to do in Irving, TX for a day, so you can put the city on your watch list of what to do when you are in the area. Thank you to Visit Irving for hosting…
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8 Best Things to do in Myakka City FL
Myakka City, Florida, is a hidden gem located just east of Sarasota and Bradenton. Its rural surroundings make it an ideal day trip destination for those seeking some more off-the-beaten-path sights to see from Sarasota, Bradenton, and the Tampa Bay area. Here’s an itinerary on how to spend the perfect day in Myakka City, Florida. Where is Myakka City Florida? It is east of Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, Sarasota, and Southeast of Tampa. This hidden gem of a city can be a great day trip for those who are visiting the Sarasota, Bradenton, or Tampa Bay area since it’s less than a 2-hour drive one-way, depending on where you are coming…
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Tales from the Economy Class Cabin
Tales from the Economy Class Cabin As part of our honeymoon trip to Alaska, we had to book flights from Jacksonville to the Last Frontier. Since the Last Frontier was expensive, we opted to use what points we had, and long story short, we ended up using our American Airlines points. Alaska Airways is a partner of American Airlines, so there, our route was set, we were going to fly American wherever they took us and take Alaska to well, Alaska. One snag in our plan: there was only one saver seat on economy on the day we needed, but there was a business saver economy seat for the next…
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3 Outdoor things to do near New Orleans
Tired of staying in the city and want to get out and do something active? I’ve compiled a list of active and outdoor things to do near New Orleans that are a quick car ride away from town. I’ve had the pleasure of doing a few of these activities – and on a sunny but not-so-humid day, it is a perfect active day trip from New Orleans. This post is part of our Louisiana series. Here are a few other related posts for your Louisiana trip: Zipline through a haunted swamp at ZipNOLA Address: 301 Peavine Rd, Laplace, LA 70068 Ever thought you could zipline through a haunted swamp? Here’s…
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How to spend a weekend in Chicago
We love to travel, but we have full-time jobs, so we can only visit certain places on weekend trips. Chicago is one of those cities that was up there on our list. Here’s how we managed to spend a weekend in Chicago on a budget. This post is part of our weekend trip ideas. Here are other places we visited that may inspire you to visit on a weekend too: Arriving in Chicago, we had no idea what we wanted to do. We just thought we would wing it without researching too much but narrowed it down to a few must-sees: the Bean, going up the viewing area of Willis…
