Author: Dart and Map
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Mansions and Ghosts in San Jose!!
On a road trip to Big Sur. . .we ended up in San Jose. It just so happened that every hotel anywhere near Big Sur was booked and, naturally, we had not planned ahead. Luckily for us, one of the only hotels available happened to also be one of the very coolest. We completely scored…
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Venturing Into The Vortex
If I had gotten a T-shirt as a souvenir from our trip to Sedona it would read, “I went to Sedona and all I got was this lousy T-shirt, oh, and lost in the vortex.” Not that there is anything lousy about Sedona, Az., in fact it is absolutely stunning and mystical in nature, we…
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Steinbeck was right!
“The next passage in my journey is a love affair. I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love, and it’s difficult to analyze love when you’re in it.” – John Steinbeck – Travels with Charley in Search of America Anyone…
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Alleged History in San Francisco
Oh! A Video!! A long time ago, I visited Fisherman’s Wharf and bought a poster of The Cliff House and always wanted to see it. It was on the list for this trip. I could not wait!! We zipped on over and found it… and it did not look a damned thing like my picture.…
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I thought I was in heaven, but found out it was Spring Training
I have always wanted to check out Spring Training, but assumed it would be extremely expensive. Why did I never even LOOK at the prices? Oh. Because I am a total dufus. I was so convinced I would be disappointed that I was afraid to even look! DUH! Ticket prices depend on the ballpark/team, but…
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Roaring it up in Big Bear
Big Bear was the next big stop on our trip. Jenn, the savvy one (I lean towards sassy) found an online deal and scored a weekend at a bed and breakfast in this lovely lakeside location. We arrived during dusk, just in time for happy hour as our gracious hosts checked us in and poured…
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Lounge time in Las Vegas
After escaping the Valley of Death and rising from the ashes it only seemed appropriate our next stop should be Sin City to celebrate. Off to Las Vegas we went. We checked into Luxor and scored a room with a jacuzzi tub with a view thanks to the off-season rates. The lure of its perks…
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