Tag: Road Trip
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Road Trip Through the Emerald Isle (Part 1): Our Anniversary Trip to Ireland
This October marked our 10 year relationship anniversary (4 years married!) and with COVID restrictions easing, we knew we wanted to go somewhere special. Both of us have been wanting to go to Ireland together for several years but life always got in the way. What better time than to go and celebrate our anniversary…
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Is Anyone Still Playing the Dirigo Treasure Hunt?
For those of you who are new to my blog (and may have even discovered my platform playing this game!) I was one of the first batch of players, participating in the Dirigo Treasure Hunt in Maine back in the spring of 2021. After three months of driving all over the state of Maine to…
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How to Spend a Day in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Usually when I explore Massachusetts, my adventures focus around Boston. But there is so much more to explore throughout the state, especially the Cape Cod region. I recently went on a road trip with my family and spent a day in Plymouth, Massachusetts (and a day in Mystic, Connecticut). The coastal town of Plymouth was…
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Tips for Bringing Your Pup on the Road
Warning: if you are not a dog person, then you might want to skip this post! Like many people in the US, my husband and I ended up adopting an adorable shelter dog, Sophie, during the mist of the pandemic in 2020. And she was the best addition to our family that we could have…
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A Year in Review: My Top 10 Adventures of 2021
It’s that time of year again for reflection of the past year and start looking forward to the year ahead. Even though this was the second year of the pandemic, there were more opportunities for travel and adventure, from vaccine availability to international borders reopening. I was lucky enough to do some more traveling this…
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Maine Treasure Hunt “Level 3”: Find the Pairs (And Stuck on “Level 4”)
For the past 3 months, my husband, Sean and I have been playing Dirigo Treasures Maine, a Maine-based real-world treasure hunt gaming experience! For those just tuning in, you can learn more about how the treasure hunt and its levels here. But in a nutshell, the game involves identifying 52 locations throughout the state of…
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A Weekend in Lake Placid, New York
The Adirondacks is a mountainous region located in upstate New York, north of Albany and Syracuse. And it’s basically a mountain-lovers’ paradise! While this region is quite large and impossible to explore in one weekend, we ended up having our sights on Lake Placid, home to the 1932 and 1980s Winter Olympics. It’s a 4.5…
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Maine Treasure Hunt “Level Two”: Find the Clues
My husband, Sean and I are on a quest to search for Dirigo Treasures, a real-life treasure hunt throughout the state of Maine! For those just joining my adventures, you can learn more about the rules of the scavenger hunt in my older post. While we’ve been going “out of order” by jumping around each…
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Maine Treasure Hunt “Level One”: Identiyfing The Maine Locations
My husband and I are on a quest to find hidden treasure buried somewhere in the beautiful state of Maine ($20,000 to be exact!). Dirigo Treasures Maine has taken the fun of a scavenger hunt to a whole new level as well as encouraging those to get out there and explore some beautiful places. To…
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Dirigo Treasures Maine: A Real Life Treasure Hunt!
Like many imaginative children, I always dreamed of going on a wild treasure hunt. I never thought that I would actually be embarking on one in my adulthood! As a way to celebrate the state of Maine’s bicentennial/200th year anniversary, a couple has hidden $20,000 somewhere in the state and created Dirigo Treasure Hunt! Adventure…
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