Author: Richele

Trip: Wyoming & Idaho

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Extended trip to see family in Fort Collins, Colorado. Long way home via: Jackson Hole, Wyoming to see the Tetons and historic Wallace, Idaho.

Trip: Spain & Poland

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5 Weeks of cool stuff: London and the Grim North with Aidan, Spain with Jill, Spain and Poland with Abby and Tor. Want to check out Viking stuff in the UK, eat tapas, drink wine, hike and lay on a Mallorcan beach in Spain, check out WWII stuff, visit castles and research family history in Poland. 

Trip: Georgia & Florida

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Heading to Georgia and Florida with Carrie on a joint creative retreat in September. An 8 days / 7 nights road trip exploring Savannah (GA), St. Marys (GA), Cumberland Island (GA) and St. Augustine (FL). Goals include: drinking Mint Juleps, wandering old ruins, seeing wild horses and touring historic towns.  PHOTOS:  Savannah  •  Dockside Restaurant  •  St. Marys  …

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Trip: Vancouver Island

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8-Day trip to Vancouver Island in November. Overnight in Vanouver. Take the ferry from Vancouver to Nanaimo, head to Tofino in the west, take day trips north along the Eastern edge via Courtenay — Telegraph Cove area and north up to Port Hardy. Then, head back down to explore Victoria at the southern end. Ferry from Victoria …

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Story: Liima & Tatu Ronko

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So, we saw Liima (fka Efterklang) at the Village Underground in London on June 16, 2015. Tatu Ronko played drums—er, things, more precisely. Jars, spoons, wooden implements, metal tools. An iPad. Caspar and crew were sublime, as ever. Their communion onstage is otherworldly. A magnificent set in all ways. Although, an experience truly difficult to convey in words…

Story: Oh You, Hangzhou

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Our third city in China became a solid favorite. Not hard to understand why Marco Polo called it the “finest and most splendid city in the world” (at the time). We arrived in Hangzhou with little knowledge and no expectations and left with fond memories of boat rides, garden walks, forest hikes and ice cream. …

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Story: Brighton

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The morning is cool and soft, riddled with bursts of briny air. I stand in Brighton Station in a swirl of tourists, school children and muffled announcements christened by bells. From a nearby kiosk, I pluck a map and bus schedule, then melt into a stream of people moving out into the light. I cannot help but smile; my time at the English seaside has …

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