#TBT: Throwback Thursday – Travel Edition

As you probably know by now, B and I love to travel. We’ve gone to some great places – international and in the U.S. – together and had a great time trying out new meals, meeting new people and getting in as much of the local scene as we can.

We have two more trips planned this year – what we’re calling an “East Coast Foliage Tour” (which will include stops in Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Boston and New York) and a trip to Asia (Hong Kong and Vietnam for now). So as I started to get excited about what’s to come, I began to also think about all the great trips we’ve had over the past few years. Here are some old photos from past trips, 2010 through last year:

2010 – New York City to see my brother play at Carnegie Hall

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2010 – Road trip to Pittsburgh – checking out the city for the first time and of course their Hofbrauhaus

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Not sure if this counts as travel … but we go to upstate New York quite often to see my parents. These pictures are from our engagement shots in 2010 🙂 (thus the cheesiness)

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2011 – trip to Chicago!  We tasted our way through local beers and deep dish pizza, and did a walking tour, tried the architectural boat tour and got in great views.

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2012 Cape Cod – we ate lobster, went whale watching, tried tandem biking and even walked on the beach (even with my boot :()

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Also in 2012 we went to Ireland and England! More hiking, local food and drinks, and siteseeing.

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And we ended the year in Montreal and Toronto. In a snowy winter wonderland! We still managed to walk around, check out some amazing food (crepes, poutine, Chinatown) and had a great time.

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2013 started with a winter surprise vacation in Miami – which meant sunshine, running along the beach, fresh seafood and fruity drinks!

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Also, that year we spent a week checking out another midwestern city – Milwaukee!

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And 2013 ended with a great trip to the West Coast, with stops in San Francisco, NapaSeattle, the Redwoods, Los Angeles and more.

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This year, you probably remember we started off with some travel to Costa Rica. And I can’t wait to see what the rest of 2014 holds for us for travel!

Some questions for you:

  • Do you like to travel or do you prefer to stay home?
  • What’s the coolest place you’ve been – I need more places to add to my travel bucket list!
  • Ever been to Hong Kong or Vietnam? Recommendations?
  • Ever been to Portland, Maine? What do you recommend we do?
  • What’s on your travel bucket list?

 

 

 

Wordless Wednesday: A Few Vacation Photos

Full additional recaps are coming for the rest of my trip, but here are a few photos from our West Coast Adventure for you to enjoy in the meantime. Happy Wednesday!

Look who we found in the Redwoods!

Look who we found in the Redwoods!

Chocolate tasting in Seattle!

Chocolate tasting in Seattle!

The beautiful ocean!

The beautiful ocean!

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Superfans at BC game in LA!

Superfans at BC game in LA!

Artwork at Homegirl Cafe

Artwork at Homegirl Cafe

Bridges up in Seattle

Bridges up in Seattle

No big deal, just some elk crossing the road

No big deal, just some elk crossing the road

Tomorrow – Napa!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scenes from Vacation … First Stop, Seattle!

A reminder- don’t forget to enter my Browns ticket giveaway, here!

B and I are off on a vacation! That’s right, he convinced me to take some time off and planned a whole amazing trip. And he somehow convinced me to … are you ready for this? … leave my laptop home! So I’m disconnecting (minus some Instagram action), relaxing and likely not blogging for some time. In the meantime, enjoy some pics of our trip thus far:

Hanging with Katie (soon-to-be a doctor!) at the Seattle Public Market.

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The moment Katie and I realize we’ve been friends for 10 years, nearly to the day!
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B and I took the boat to Bainbridge Island, which was a cute island near Seattle.

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view of Seattle from the ferry

marina on the island

marina on the island

ferry ride to Bainbridge Island

ferry ride to Bainbridge Island

Look! It’s the troll from 10 Things I Hate About You.

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Awaiting drinks …
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After drinks!
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The first Starbucks!

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Watching the sunset. See the Space Needle in the background?

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So far Seattle has been beautiful. A little hilly for running (we’ve done 3 runs so far already in this city and my quads are killing me!) but great sunny, warm weather. Isn’t it supposed to rain here all the time?

More to come! Hope you’re all enjoying a great 4 day week.