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A Day in the Clouds
After a night of furious wind ripping through the tree canopy, we were pleased to awaken to a more peaceful morning. Sunshine and clouds alternated in the airspace above us as we made…
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To the Monteverde Cloud Forest
After another delightful breakfast in the open air dining room of Carara Ocean View Hotel we bid our gracious hosts farewell and headed up – both directionally and in elevation. As we wound…
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Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Coast
A striking view of the Pacific Ocean greeted us our first morning in Costa Rica. Our balcony suite was the perfect place to sip our hot tea and coffee while drinking in the…
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Mission-Minded Travel
I’m not gonna lie. One of the reasons I signed up to volunteer at a Joni and Friends Family Retreat this summer is because I looked at pictures of the location where it…
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Hot Springs, Arkansas (x3)
On the way across the country from Tennessee to Kansas, we were looking for an interesting place to spend a day as a family. Hot Springs, Arkansas piqued my husband’s curiosity because he…
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See Rock City, Georgia
Rock City, Georgia is a delightful excursion through canyon passageways, by cascading waterfalls, across stone bridges, through whimsical doorways, and into Fairyland caverns. Well worth a visit on a southern United States itinerary!
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Welcome to Hammock in the Woods!
From the catenary folds of fabric suspended between two towering pines I listened. The wind ebbed and flowed, rustling the leaves far above me. In between the murmurings I relished another sound. Silence.…
