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Monthly Archives: July 2014

DUBLIN: Bewley’s Hotel, Dublin Airport

Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Limerick

Newfoundland & Labrador July 2014 It starts every conversation in Newfoundland and often decides whether or not many trips to the Rock are enjoyable. Since leaving NL in 2006, we never count on it being nice and usually come prepared for the worst it has to offer. This trip however, it has been absolutely amazing. I’m talking about the WEATHER of course. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the sun at least once every day… Read More

July 3 was my last day of work so that evening Jess and I were on the road from Pittsburgh heading east toward Newfoundland; the first leg of our nearly 3,600 KM road trip.  At the same time as us, Hurricane Arthur was heading up the eastern seaboard toward Atlantic Canada and we finally caught up with him in Portland, Maine. Despite the rain, we instantly felt a connection with the Portland. Perhaps… Read More

I know we are overdue with a post about our road trip home to Newfoundland, but we’ve just finished booking our 20 day African Safari tour with G Adventures and wanted to share! Some of the highlights of this trip include finding the Big Five in the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater, hanging out at Lake Malawi, relaxing on the beaches of Zanzibar, and ending off the trip at Victoria Falls!… Read More

Steven has been working in Pittsburgh for the last few months, so for his last week, I came down to hang out before our big road trip home to Newfoundland. Before coming down, I had big plans for my days while Steven was working. Heading into downtown, exploring the city on my own, taking lots of pictures, etc. etc… How did the week actually turn out? I slept in. I watched Netflix. I… Read More

June 28th was our one year wedding anniversary. If anyone had asked us last year where we saw ourselves after one year of marriage, it definitely would NOT have been homeless, living from our car, and about to set out to travel the world! But here we are, ready to take off on the adventure of a lifetime. In true Jess and Steven style, our last night in our first house was… Read More