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Omaha

We woke up in our old hometown of Omaha this morning and it was so nice to be somewhere familiar again. We headed down to the Old Market and saw our old building. It was just as we left it and it ...

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Kansas

Today was a long day of driving through Kansas and there wasn't much to stop off and see. Tom spotted a cricket at one of the rest stops. I love the sound they make at night, it's so loud hear in ...

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Colorado

We started off today in Aspen which was a really pretty town. The town was filled with expensive designer shops and people walking their dogs. We walked through the farmers market and stopped to ...

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Arches National Park

We started off this morning by going to see the Great Salt Lake. We then stopped off to see a replica of the house from Up. It was so colourful and even an exact replica on the inside. It was buil...

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Utah

After waking up in Pam's lovely cabin, we drove south to Idaho Falls where we stopped for a pumpkin shake at Scotty's Drive-In. It tasted like blended pumpkin pie filling. We then made a super qui...

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Atomic City

We woke up in Twin Falls, Idaho this morning but we had such a busy day ahead of us that we weren't able to stay around and explore the city before hitting the road. Our first stop was Craters Of ...

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Dog Bark Motel

We didn't want to leave the Dog Bark Inn when we woke up this morning. It was so cosy and lovely that we could have stayed forever, but it was time to hit the road again. There was a wooly mammoth...

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We woke up in Spokane, Washington this morning. It's amazing that, even though we managed to visit all of states the last time we were hear, we're not doubling up on any sites or crossing or old pa...

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Northern Exposure

It was our last day in Seattle with Bruce and we couldn't leave the city without having at least one coffee from Starbucks. Bruce is such a loyal customer that he even has a special gold card.

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Twin Peaks

Our first stop this morning was the Jimi Hendrix memorial, which was in a cemetery near our motel. It was covered in kisses and someone had left some lavender chocolates for him. Afterwards we dr...

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Seattle

We touched down in Seattle this morning after a long night of travelling and my Uncle Bruce picked us up from the airport. He'd travelled down from his home in Vancouver to spend a few days with us...

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Mahalo Hawaii

It was our last day in Hawaii, so we wanted to make the most of it. Our first stop was the Hawaii Blowhole, where waves crashing against the rocks force a spray of water up through the cracks like...

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Pearl Harbour

We woke up really early this morning and drove to Pearl Harbour to get tickets for the memorial which we would go to later in the day. We then went for breakfast at Andy's where I had an acai bowl...

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Hawaii

We were so excited to put the roof down on the car and start exploring Hawaii this morning. We stopped for breakfast at The Beet Box, a great little cafe serving smoothies and whole food sandwiche...

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All 50 American States

We flew to Hawaii today, the final state that we needed to visit, and now we've been to all 50 American States! It was a super busy day of travelling, leaving Anchorage late last night, flying to ...

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The Last Frontier

The yurt was so cosy that we didn't want to get out of bed when we woke up this morning, but we had to pack our suitcases as it was our last day in Alaska. We picked up an Alaskan salmon quesadill...

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Kenai & Seward

We woke up in Anchorage this morning and, knowing we had a big day ahead of us, fuelled up with breakfast at the City Diner. It was so nice to be back in a classic American diner again and we tuck...

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Denali, Alaska

Today's challenge was to drive 300 miles south from Fairbanks, back to Anchorage where we started off. Our first stop was Nenana, home to the famous Nenana Ice Classic where locals, and people fro...

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Fairbanks, Alaska

Our first stop this morning was the North Pole, Alaska where it's Christmas everyday. We found this giant Santa Claus House on Santa Claus Lane. There was a shop selling millions of Chirstmas deco...

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Alaska Railroad

We caught the Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Fairbanks this morning, a 12-hour trip which would take us north through Denali National Park with lots of wildlife to be spotted. The train had big...

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QM2 - Day Three

The waves started getting a lot rougher today, as we headed out in to the open Atlantic and we were starting to feel a little bit seasick. For lunch, I tucked in to a seafood salad, seafood lingui...

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Day Two At Sea

It was another lovely day today, so we had breakfast in bed and then went for a swim on the deck. It was a little strange swimming with a view of the ocean. We even spotted a couple of dolphins ju...

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Queen Mary 2

If you had told me a week ago that, somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, people were drinking martinis, tucking in to all-you-can-eat sushi and being served afternoon tea while dolphins j...

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Fairwell Fireworks

The fireworks were taking place at the castle last night, as Tom and I were preparing to set off on our trip. My suitcase looked like a menagerie of animal prints by the time I'd finished packing ...

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