Tag: travel
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Rainbow Springs State Park and Swampy’s-Florida
The Practice of Patience When I was a kid and got impatient, my mom would sing the Have Patience song. It was some high level Manchurian Candidate mind work, because to this day, if I’m waiting in line, and I get impatient, that song pops into my head. We walk up to the entrance window at…
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Manatee Festival and The Crab Plant-Crystal River-Florida
While swimming with manatees, we learn that we have inadvertently scheduled our visit during the weekend of Florida’s Annual Manatee Festival. As we didn’t have a strict schedule for the weekend, we join in the fun. I must admit that I’m initially disappointed as we enter the Manatee Festival. In my imagination, I expect the…
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Swimming with Manatees – Crystal River, Florida
We are up and out of our hotel room before light touches the sky. At the Plantation Dive Shop, we check in and are placed in a group with two other couples. Per the swimming with manatees regulations, we watch a video about the manatee swim dos and dont’ss. In the outdoor changing area, I…
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Relax, Unwind, and Go Back in Time- Salem County, New Jersey
*Some of the activities included were provided by Visit South Jersey, however as always, all opinions are my own As the Obligatory Traveler, I’m not ashamed to visit and have fun at super touristy sites, but I also like to take time to explore off the beaten path places, especially when I need a little…
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The Penguin Experience at Two Oceans Aquarium-Cape Town
It is the usual occurrence. I’m sitting on the sofa, laptop in lap, watching an episode of International House Hunters. I’m especially attentive as this particular episode takes place in Cape Town, South Africa, our next destination. A B-roll shot pops on the screen showing the mother and daughter hunting duo petting a penguin. It…
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Finding Your Coffee Vibe in Cape Town
After the breathtaking scenery, and the abundant amount of activities, the thing that I miss most about Cape Town, is the coffee. Coffee in Cape Town is serious business. You won’t find hyper sweetened, flavored beverages. You want a latte, you get a latte. It will be one of the most expertly crafted lattes you…
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Cape Town Beach Tour
Though most of our travel days are carefully planned, I try to leave a day or two open for spontaneous activities. As we have nothing scheduled post our Paragliding adventure, we hop on the Hop On Hop Off Bus for a self-guided Cape Town Beach Tour. Hout Bay During our tours earlier in the week,…
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Paragliding with Cape Town Tandem Paragliding
*I received a media discount for this experience. I promise all opinions are my own. I wake up in the middle of the night to the wind gusting so hard , it sounds as if a freight train is driving through our Peninsula All-Suites Hotel room. My heart is sad. If the wind continues, there…
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Visiting Cape Point-Cape of Good Hope-South Africa
We’re not budget travelers per se, but we do travel with a budget. Though we aren’t the biggest fans of large group, bus tours, the City Sightseeing, Cape Point and Penguin Day Tour, allowed us to see Cape Point within our budget. It seemed like a good idea to do the budget version of this…