Greece
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Greece: A Trip in Pictures | Nerdy and Wordy

A trip in pictures…A small recap of some images of my daughter’s trip to Greece last week (she took hundreds of photos)… the trip changed her in many ways … and she has certainly been bitten by the travel bug! 🙂 As some of you may know from my Twitter, I went to Greece on […]

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travel budget
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6 tips to keep travel budget on track. #travel

Keeping Travel budget on track It is not a secret… I love to travel.  Whenever I am traveling I am in my happy place. But traveling can get expensive, and it helps if you set a travel budget and do things to stay on track. Traveling can be an incredible experience for both you and […]

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Travel bucket list, what’s on yours?

Travel As I reflect on the past year, I have been very lucky and blessed to have traveled to some of the places I did; some were with family and some were solo. But all were incredible, and fulfilled some of my wanderlust. You can check out some of my travel photos here. I have […]

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Travel prep essentials, my top 5!

Travel Prep, the key Getting ready for travel is exciting, but it can also be a bit anxiety producing for me as well …there are always so many things to do.  This is where travel prep comes in. Before I can even begin to pack, there are things that I have to do in preparation […]

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Flying
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Flying, the top 6 things I think about when I travel.

Unless you are in first class or business class, flying is never that comfortable.  I like to take a few things along that make it a little easier and more comfortable for me when I am flying.    Seat Selection Flying Solo – I like to know where I am sitting and alway try to check […]

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Costa Rica Amelia
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The Beauty of Costa Rica

Ahh… the beauty of Costa Rica… paradise in a word! It has been almost 3 weeks since my brother and sister in law packed up and moved to Costa Rica.  I get daily photos through my FB feed … can I say how envious I am right now?  The sights and sounds, and apparently the […]

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Costa Rica
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Costa Rica, would you move there? 

I have often wondered what it would be like, and honestly dreamed about moving to another country.  Don’t get me wrong… I love Canada. But the opportunity to explore, experience and enjoy a country slowly, instead of trying to take in as much as I can within a week really appeals to me. I am […]

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Niagara Falls - Canadian Favourites
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Niagara Falls, weekend road tripping with family and friends.

This past weekend we packed in a little bit of road tripping as we met up with friends from BC. We started our trek to Niagara Falls first, my family had not been there in ages and our friends and their family had never been there – this was the first time some of the […]

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