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Helsinki Winter Garden

I have lots of things to tell you about Helsinki, but I just got back from a day spent exploring more of the city with John and am about to dive into an evening…

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  • MayBloPoMo, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, Travel
  • May, 03, 2026
  • 15 Comments

MayBloPoMo? Why Not!!

Jenny and Kae have spearheaded a daily posting plan for May (I didn’t do NaBloPoMo this year; it felt too overwhelming!) and, since I’m already posting almost daily, I figured why not officially join…

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  • Blogging, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, MayBloPoMo, Travel
  • May, 02, 2026
  • 28 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 1 May

I am gobsmacked.

Today marks the official halfway point of our trip. Somehow, when we left Canada, 3.5 months sounded like… forever. And now we’re moving closer and closer to wrapping up this grand adventure.

And…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • May, 01, 2026
  • 36 Comments

Epic Europe Road Trip Day Seven: Lake Bled, Slovenia

And just like that, our road trip was coming to an end.

Here’s a quick refresher on our route:

And here are all the other road trip posts:

Epic Europe Road Trip Day One: Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein,…

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  • Euro Adventure, Road Trip, Travel
  • Apr, 30, 2026
  • 23 Comments

Epic Europe Road Trip Days Five & Six: Venice, Italy!

I know you’re used to a barrage of pictures, but this post is ratcheting things up to a brand new level.

What can I say? Venice is extremely photogenic.

AN EVENING IN VENICE

We were on the…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Road Trip
  • Apr, 29, 2026
  • 27 Comments

More Things I’ve Done

I find it much easier to think of things I haven’t done, but here are a few more things I have done that might fall outside the typical realm:

Taken a CPR/First Aid course. (Though…

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  • Personality Insights, Never Have I Ever, Random
  • Apr, 28, 2026
  • 32 Comments

Epic Europe Road Trip Day Four: Monaco

We only had one full day in Monaco and wanted to make the most of it.

As I alluded to in the last post, our accommodations were… dated. We were staying in an older…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Road Trip
  • Apr, 27, 2026
  • 27 Comments
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