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Author Archives: Jan Ross

Photo Friday: Tiger Drinking From Puddle at the St. Louis Zoo

We spent a lovely afternoon strolling around the St. Louis Zoo and Tom got this incredible photo of a tiger casually drinking from a puddle. Pin It

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We want snow and we want it NOW.

Ironically, we have actually returned from this trip to find plenty of snow on the ground here and schools closed. But we still adored all the snow we found on our trip, the great snow activities, and the wonderful people we met. More on all those topics soon, I promise.   So Lexington, Kentucky is unseasonably … Continue reading »

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Ten Foods You Should Add Immediately to your Bucket List

I say to heck with suggesting travel bucket lists to anyone or even making our own; there are so many places we want to go and that we have already visited that it would be absurdly long. Besides, how can you possibly recommend a limited number of locations when there are so many incredible places … Continue reading »

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Photo Friday: Starfish in British Columbia

I had no idea there were starfish in such cold water. And such bright, incredible colors!

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Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago

    Even though Chicago is only about a six hour drive from us, we just discovered this fabulous place in the last year. We were headed to Door County, Wisconsin for a press trip and, just to make the drive a little more relaxing, we decided to stop somewhere, anywhere, oh what about Chicago? One … Continue reading »

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Top 10 Tips on How to Take a Stress-Free Girlfriends Getaway

My husband does not like the beach and he does not like shopping. These happen to be two of my very favorite things so if I want to experience them; I have to take my girlfriends when I travel. Luckily, I have great girlfriends and some family members who are also good friends so it’s … Continue reading »

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Photo Friday: Fountain at Butchart Gardens

We were truly amazed at the incredible variety of plant life at Butchart Gardens when we visited on our Un-Cruise Adventures cruise of British Columbia. Tom took hundreds of photos and this fountain is one of my favorites.     Pin It

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Paradise Adventures in Panama City Beach

  We are all about the beach when we take a beach vacation and our visit to Panama City Beach was no exception. The soft, sugar-white sand and gorgeous aquamarine water of this coast along the Gulf of Mexico are truly some of the most beautiful of any beach I have lounged upon. But sometimes – … Continue reading »

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Embassy Suites Downtown: St. Louis

    If we could have chosen the perfect hotel for our stay in St. Louis, that hotel would have been an Embassy Suites. We have stayed in them previously and there is just nothing like their expansive, two room suites and that incredible, complimentary hot breakfast. So it was certainly fortunate that the Embassy Suites … Continue reading »

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Photo Friday: Butterfly and Flower on Mackinac Island

We loved everything about Mackinac Island but one of the most interesting was the Butterfly House where Tom got some great photos of the many butterflies flitting around. Pin It

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