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![California & Oregon [2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_9097234042594fefa295976ca3d77474~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_9097234042594fefa295976ca3d77474~mv2.webp)
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California & Oregon [2021]
There had been a lot of uncertainty surrounding travel while living in the UAE. Regulations were changing constantly, so we opted to...
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![Finger Lakes [2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_b9202cd665eb4450873812ecead1d779~mv2_d_6016_4016_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_b9202cd665eb4450873812ecead1d779~mv2_d_6016_4016_s_4_2.webp)
![Finger Lakes [2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_b9202cd665eb4450873812ecead1d779~mv2_d_6016_4016_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_b9202cd665eb4450873812ecead1d779~mv2_d_6016_4016_s_4_2.webp)
Finger Lakes [2019]
We visited Upstate New York for Nick's cousin's wedding in the early summer. Most of Nick's extended family lives in the (general)...
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![Everglades [2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_31eb4e99a1e04dac845b1529b7bf35bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_31eb4e99a1e04dac845b1529b7bf35bc~mv2.webp)
![Everglades [2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_31eb4e99a1e04dac845b1529b7bf35bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_31eb4e99a1e04dac845b1529b7bf35bc~mv2.webp)
Everglades [2019]
Nick's parent recently purchased a house in Naples, and we wanted to visit before we moved to Abu Dhabi. And, neither of us had visited...
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![Los Angeles [2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_e97ba902f9ea4b09bb1e2c9c33b8babe~mv2_d_5846_3903_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_e97ba902f9ea4b09bb1e2c9c33b8babe~mv2_d_5846_3903_s_4_2.webp)
![Los Angeles [2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_e97ba902f9ea4b09bb1e2c9c33b8babe~mv2_d_5846_3903_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_e97ba902f9ea4b09bb1e2c9c33b8babe~mv2_d_5846_3903_s_4_2.webp)
Los Angeles [2019]
We may not have seen any celebrities during our visit, but the weather and company were top notch. Several friends from different times...
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![Arizona [2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_9ae09cc5aa484834b3d4faf084ba166e~mv2_d_6016_4016_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_9ae09cc5aa484834b3d4faf084ba166e~mv2_d_6016_4016_s_4_2.webp)
![Arizona [2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_9ae09cc5aa484834b3d4faf084ba166e~mv2_d_6016_4016_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_9ae09cc5aa484834b3d4faf084ba166e~mv2_d_6016_4016_s_4_2.webp)
Arizona [2019]
We resolved to make 2019 the year we went somewhere new each month (or, as many months as possible). By the time the new year began, we...
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![Denver [2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_9f4bd1e10f9c4763a29f3badfb5f5d4a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_9f4bd1e10f9c4763a29f3badfb5f5d4a~mv2.webp)
![Denver [2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_9f4bd1e10f9c4763a29f3badfb5f5d4a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_9f4bd1e10f9c4763a29f3badfb5f5d4a~mv2.webp)
Denver [2018]
For Nick’s birthday we decided to hit up one of the most famed concert venues in North America: Red Rocks Amphitheater. Not only were we...
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![Maine [2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_e76f0c3aa6c54e5aa582a8c6ef39e5c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_e76f0c3aa6c54e5aa582a8c6ef39e5c9~mv2.webp)
![Maine [2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_e76f0c3aa6c54e5aa582a8c6ef39e5c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_e76f0c3aa6c54e5aa582a8c6ef39e5c9~mv2.webp)
Maine [2018]
We've started to make a habit of traveling for our birthdays rather than buying each other material things. Like many other millennials...
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![New York City [2015 & 2017/2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_786cf1dbf60a45cc894de939532aa9f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_786cf1dbf60a45cc894de939532aa9f0~mv2.webp)
![New York City [2015 & 2017/2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_786cf1dbf60a45cc894de939532aa9f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_786cf1dbf60a45cc894de939532aa9f0~mv2.webp)
New York City [2015 & 2017/2018]
We went full-tourist when we visited New York both in 2015 for a friend’s wedding and when we celebrated New Year’s 2017/2018 with our...
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![Yucatan [2017]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_1eb9721a3f1b4441af57c192884712f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_1eb9721a3f1b4441af57c192884712f1~mv2.webp)
![Yucatan [2017]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_1eb9721a3f1b4441af57c192884712f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_1eb9721a3f1b4441af57c192884712f1~mv2.webp)
Yucatan [2017]
Our friends coined them, "Quinceañera dobles." 2017 was a year of celebrating friends' 30th birthdays through travel. Nick had yet to see...
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![Cuba [2017]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_bc3ba6b532c74a53be1201dfc1cfc37e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_bc3ba6b532c74a53be1201dfc1cfc37e~mv2.webp)
![Cuba [2017]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_bc3ba6b532c74a53be1201dfc1cfc37e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_bc3ba6b532c74a53be1201dfc1cfc37e~mv2.webp)
Cuba [2017]
Our hosts explicitly said, "Do NOT drink the water, or you will get sick." So, what did I do? I brushed my teeth with bottled water. What...
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![Costa Rica [2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_970809570c7f4abd9b493e55ce6806fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_970809570c7f4abd9b493e55ce6806fc~mv2.webp)
![Costa Rica [2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_970809570c7f4abd9b493e55ce6806fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_970809570c7f4abd9b493e55ce6806fc~mv2.webp)
Costa Rica [2016]
We find unique memories in each place we visit or experience we have. But Costa Rica is a bit more special, because this is where Nick...
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![Las Vegas [2014 - 2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_5bab47dd45064057a19da92ccea2a85a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_5bab47dd45064057a19da92ccea2a85a~mv2.webp)
![Las Vegas [2014 - 2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_5bab47dd45064057a19da92ccea2a85a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_5bab47dd45064057a19da92ccea2a85a~mv2.webp)
Las Vegas [2014 - 2016]
Nick and I went to Vegas a handful of times between 2014 and 2016 for bachelorette parties and birthdays. Here is what we did, that we...
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![Oregon [2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_3d65f46b124541ad8bf63d351bbb8579~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_3d65f46b124541ad8bf63d351bbb8579~mv2.webp)
![Oregon [2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_3d65f46b124541ad8bf63d351bbb8579~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_3d65f46b124541ad8bf63d351bbb8579~mv2.webp)
Oregon [2016]
Our first venture to this gorgeous state happened when we were invited to a friends’ wedding in Gearhart. We decided to make a trip out...
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![Washington D.C. [2015]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_4d3a8358028e480481c57ee7825d22fc~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_4d3a8358028e480481c57ee7825d22fc~mv2.webp)
![Washington D.C. [2015]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_4d3a8358028e480481c57ee7825d22fc~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_4d3a8358028e480481c57ee7825d22fc~mv2.webp)
Washington D.C. [2015]
This was the first year we decided to travel for our birthdays rather than buy gifts for each other. The gift is planning the respective...
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![Niagara Falls [2015]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_9a95aeba34b2477cabdaefe7cb2cb3a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_9a95aeba34b2477cabdaefe7cb2cb3a6~mv2.webp)
![Niagara Falls [2015]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_9a95aeba34b2477cabdaefe7cb2cb3a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_9a95aeba34b2477cabdaefe7cb2cb3a6~mv2.webp)
Niagara Falls [2015]
Nick and his family are originally from the western NY area, so as a kid he visited Niagara Falls several times. As such, I had heard a...
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![Seattle [2015]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_136fdae88f1e46319316ca64f1e04754~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_136fdae88f1e46319316ca64f1e04754~mv2.webp)
![Seattle [2015]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_136fdae88f1e46319316ca64f1e04754~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_136fdae88f1e46319316ca64f1e04754~mv2.webp)
Seattle [2015]
We had heard from so many friends that the Pacific Northwest (PNW) has some of the most beautiful landscapes in the country, so we...
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![Glacier National Park [2014]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_eb5b3181f6864882802fc6ba4a8b3590~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_eb5b3181f6864882802fc6ba4a8b3590~mv2.webp)
![Glacier National Park [2014]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_eb5b3181f6864882802fc6ba4a8b3590~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_eb5b3181f6864882802fc6ba4a8b3590~mv2.webp)
Glacier National Park [2014]
This trip is one more example of “aggressive tourism” that seems to dominate many trips we take. For the weekend prior to a Wyoming-based...
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![Carlsbad & The Guadalupes [2014]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_66c596693e4242b9a13fe7d5c9f76f3e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_66c596693e4242b9a13fe7d5c9f76f3e~mv2.webp)
![Carlsbad & The Guadalupes [2014]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_66c596693e4242b9a13fe7d5c9f76f3e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_66c596693e4242b9a13fe7d5c9f76f3e~mv2.webp)
Carlsbad & The Guadalupes [2014]
Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountain National parks are found just north of El Paso, Texas. This area of west Texas is an incredibly...
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![Caribbean Cruise [2013]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_2a299353a6834fb09b585327b649ae75~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_2a299353a6834fb09b585327b649ae75~mv2.webp)
![Caribbean Cruise [2013]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f7d7_2a299353a6834fb09b585327b649ae75~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f7d7_2a299353a6834fb09b585327b649ae75~mv2.webp)
Caribbean Cruise [2013]
Nick's family invited us on a cruise, so we thought we'd give it a try! We had a lot of fun and got to visit a few really beautiful...
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ABOUT US
Ashley and Nick are a pair of geologists who enjoy nothing more than aggressive tourism, a good brew, and a good view.
They met as undergraduate geology students at the University of Illinois on a field trip to the Mojave Desert, were engaged inside a dormant volcano in Iceland, and were married near the beaches of Costa Rica. Both having been inspired by hearing tales of traveling great aunts, they are always looking forward to the next adventure!
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