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Street Cats of Athens
Athens, the capital city of Greece, is a place where street cats reign supreme. They can be seen on almost every corner, sunbathing on ancient ruins or searching for food scraps. These felines have become an integral part of the…
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Barcelona, Spain
I recently organized a team meetup in Barcelona for Jetpack Avalon. Barcelona is definitely a must-visit city with an impressive history, stunning architecture, and an amazing coastline. But if you’re going, don’t just stick to the city. We rented a…
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Badlands National Park
I’ve been looking forward to visiting this park for quite some time now, and it didn’t disappoint me. It was as beautiful as Canyonlands and Arches, but lacked the crowds, and had even a slight bit of charm over the…
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Mount Rushmore National Monument
Mount Rushmore is iconic and I was thrilled to get there and check it out. It’s not exactly a place I would consider spending a whole day or anything like that, but there is definitely a feeling of deep history…
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Wind Cave National Park
I got to Wind Cave late in the afternoon, and completely missed the opportunity to go on any of the cave tours, but I wasn’t disappointed in the above-ground experience of this park. I’ll make it a goal to return…
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Scotts Bluff National Monument
I always make it a goal to do more than just “drive through” a state. In the case of Nebraska, the Scotts Bluff National Monument was a great place to stop and stretch my legs on the way from Denver…
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Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin – done
It started in Colorado, then through Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and finally where I’m writing this in Illinois. That’s eight states. I’m calling it the “six states trip” because I’ve been to Illinois and Colorado in…
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Checking boxes on Nebraska and the Dakotas
Over the past two days, in a push to visit a few states that have thus far gone untraveled, I successfully made it through Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. In that time, I’ve also visited six national parks: I’ll…
