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When the Arizona temperatures soar, instincts tell you to run for the nearest air conditioned anything. But the heat doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the scenic Grand Canyon State. After six years of living in Arizona, we’re still discovering awesome things to do. To get you started, here’s our list of 10 things to do …
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Lake Erie Wine Country runs for about 50 miles from Harborcreek, Pennsylvania (near my hometown) to Silver Creek, New York. More than 20 vineyards and wineries snake along the lake shore and with just three – yes, three! – traffic lights along the entire 50 mile route, visiting a few wineries is a perfect way …
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In case you haven’t heard, Montrealers are gaga over food. Montreal’s food scene is vibrant, urban, and international. Montrealers start their day with fresh baked pastries and bagels, use their lunch breaks to take cooking classes, and swing by Montreal’s markets on their way home. Dare I say that it practically borders on a food …
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We share a lot about us personally through our travel tales, but we still like to keep a few secrets here and there and rarely share the big moments in our lives. Today is a bit different because I am so very proud of a huge accomplishment! If you’ve been following us for a while …
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Literally clinging to the Cleopatra Hill, Jerome, Arizona was built atop a vast copper mine. The town has several claims to fame: it’s known as the Billion Dollar Copper Camp and because of it’s precarious perch at 5,435 feet above sea level, Jerome is also known as America’s Most Vertical City. Jerome was also once …
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While checking out southern Arizona’s wineries like the kitschy Arizona Hops & Vines, I heard about northern Arizona’s wine country and some fun ways to explore the wineries like the Verde Canyon Grape Escape Wine Train and an adventurous Water to Wine Tour. Having ridden the Napa Valley Wine Train before, I decided kayaking the …
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I recently spent a wonderful five days in Montreal with the sophisticated Omni Mont-Royal as my Montreal home. Located on historic Sherbrooke Street in the heart of Montreal’s Golden Square Mile, the Omni Mont-Royal is the very hotel that Quebec-born singer Celine Dion chose for her lavish wedding reception and holed up for a romantic …
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I felt like I darted from the rainy night right into the movie Grease. Girls were in full swing skirts and polka dots. Hairdressers made sure those beehives stayed in place with industrial strength hairspray and bobby pins. Melvis and the Jive Cats were getting everyone All Shook Up with tunes from the fifties. I …
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The province of Quebec is recognized as the leading producer of maple syrup worldwide and every spring Montrealers head out of the city for a true country hoedown at any one of the cabane à sucre (sugar shacks). But you don’t have to leave Montreal to get the sugar shack experience. The ultraromantic and refined …
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I now have a new tale to add to my all-too-long list of most embarrassing travel moments. I was so incredibly excited to explore Montreal by moped with DYAD Montreal Tours. My All-in-One tour would have me zipping through four of Montreal’s districts after a short lesson and “driving test”. But I just couldn’t get …
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