Category Archive: Planned Trips
This is how small Vienna is….we woke up at noon the next day. Usually on vacations we wake up around 830-9am so that we can get a full day in of touristy stuff. Vienna didn’t have much more to offer. I think Vienna would have been much better if the weather were warmer. I could …
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Last weekend we were in Lisbon Portugal with Anne Taite & David. What a weekend! The best way I can think of to describe it is to do a top 10 list. Here we go….. 10 – Roaming The Streets of Lisbon – The streets were windy and cobblestone. You could turn a corner and …
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Family, Florence, Friends, Gibraltar, Italy, Laundry, Lessons, Living Life, London, Marmite, New Jersey, New York, Planned Trips, Postgraduate, School, Student, Subway, The Tube, Traveling, Underground, Walking, Weight
by Ashley T
August 22, 2011
A year ago today I walked through Customs at Heathrow Airport having no idea what to expect but I was ready for the journey. It was my first time living with Jon, I was a student again after 4 years of being out of school and I knew about 5 people in the country. I …
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7 Links, Daily Deals, Eiffel Tower, Ice Skating, Living Life, Manicure, Nostalgia, Paris, Pedicure, Planned Trips, Snow, Somerset House, Tourist, Traveling, Unplanned Trips
by Ashley T
July 21, 2011
Tripbase.com started a blogging trend called the 7 Links. The idea is simple: bloggers publish 7 links from their blog to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of day again. I was recently tagged by A Lady in London so here …
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Alcohol, Alex, American, Birthday, Celebration, Champagne, Dad, Engaged, Engagement, Family, Flying, Food, Friends, gift, Holidays, Hotel, Jon, Living Life, Manicure, Mom, New York, Pedicure, Planned Trips, Surprises, Traveling, United States, Vacation, Wedding
by AshleyT
April 12, 2011
The first 24 hours in NYC were epic. It started out at dinner with Jon to celebrate my birthday and our anniversary and ended with a Saturday brunch with the besties celebrating our engagement. From this: to this: to this: Rewind to the beginning…we got into NY around 4pm. We were staying at a hotel because Jon’s parents were …
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American, California, Everyday Life, Expat, Flying, Home, Living Life, New Jersey, New York, Packing, Planned Trips, Suitcase, Traveling, United States, Vacation
by AshleyT
April 8, 2011
As you know from the last post I’m in NYC right now. I’m home for about 25 days so that’s a lot of clothes and other things. Somehow all of this Fit into this silver suitcase I brought about 25 shirts, 6 pants, 10 dresses, running gear, 4 pairs of shoes and other random things. …
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Alex, American, Bagel, Dad, Dryer, Dunkin Donuts, Family, Flying, Friends, Home, Internship, Jon, London, Mom, New Jersey, New York, Planned Trips, Sushi, Traveling, United States, Vacation, Weather
by AshleyT
April 8, 2011
You hear that phrase over and over but no matter how many times you hear it it’s still true. I’m heading home for a month and I couldn’t be more excited to see my family and friends. My 27th (wow) birthday is on Saturday so I can celebrate it at home which makes me ecstatic to say …
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AC Hotel, Conditioner, Culture, Europe, Hotel, Italy, Jon, La Linea, Living Life, Minibar, Packing, Planned Trips, Portugal, Reviews, Spain, Tourist, Traveling, Vacation, Wi-Fi, YouTube
by AshleyT
April 7, 2011
In case you are catching up on our trip: Gibraltar Climbing the Rock Marbella, Spain We stayed at AC La Linea. It’s a chain of hotels throughout Spain, Portugal and Italy. The hotel itself was very nice, well priced and had a free mini bar. Sorry about the messy photos. I couldn’t get a photo …
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Artist, Beach, Bonsai, Bus, Culture, Day Trips, Europe, Flip, Jon, Living Life, Marbella, Museum, Old Town, Planned Trips, Spain, Tourist, Traveling, Vacation, YouTube
by AshleyT
April 6, 2011
Day 1 of vacation Day 2 of vacation Day 3 was spent in Marbella, Spain. It was a 1.5 hour bus ride up the coast. I knew it was a beach town and it wasn’t going to be hot enough to lay out but we figured we might as well explore since we were close …
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Algeciras, Babary Macaques, Beer, Cable Car, Cheesy Garlic Bread, Chips, Culture, Day Trips, Europe, Gibraltar, Great Siege Tunnels, Jon, La Linea, Living Life, Morocco, Planned Trips, Rock Of Gibraltar, Spain, St. Michaels Cave, The Moorish Castle, Tourist, Tours, Traveling, UK, Vacation, Walking
by AshleyT
April 5, 2011
You can read about our first day in Gibraltar here. The best way to see all of the Rock of Gibraltar is to take the cable car up to the top and then explore it on foot. At the base of the rock there are a ton of “tour guides/taxi drivers” trying to persuade you to take …
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