Trip Reports
Personal travel stories and destination explorations from a quiet vacationer.
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America the Beautiful: Yosemite & San Francisco, the Golden State
This is the fifth and final part of a five-part series from our December 2025 trip to the United States. After New York, Washington...
America the Beautiful: Los Angeles, Gateway to the Pacific Coast
This is the fourth of a five-part series from our December 2025 trip to the United States. After New York, Washington D.C., and Las...
America the Beautiful: Las Vegas, Beyond the Strip
This is the third of a five-part series from our December 2025 trip to the United States. After New York and Washington D.C., our...
America the Beautiful: Washington D.C., the Nation’s Capital
PrologueThis is part two of a five-part series covering our December 2025 trip to the United States.Trip planningWe did Washington D.C. as a day...
America the Beautiful: New York, the Empire State
This is the first of a five-part series from our December 2025 trip to the United States. We kicked things off in New York...
Chasing the Northern Lights: A Journey through Iceland and Norway’s Night Skies (Part 2)
This is a continuation of the Chasing the Northern Lights trip.Arriving in LofotenEven before landing, Lofoten made a strong first impression. As we began...