JANE SEES THE WORLD

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  • Checking the Pendleton Round-Up off my bucket list

    Checking the Pendleton Round-Up off my bucket list

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    The Pendleton Round-Up has been on my bucket list for years and I have finally checked it off! I am going to tell you all about it, but first, let’s talk for a minute about bucket lists. Now you may not be quite as obsessed with lists as I am, but still, a bucket list…

  • A weekend in the North Cascades

    A weekend in the North Cascades

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    As has been mentioned a time or two, I’m a bit of a fan of National Parks. Likewise, B and I are big fans of getting away for short weekend trips. These two likes came together last weekend when we ventured northwest to the North Cascades National Park in Washington. Read on to learn what…

  • Tips to Packing Light [Tips and Tricks]

    Tips to Packing Light [Tips and Tricks]

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    Last week I talked about the gear and tools that help in packing light. This week, I am going to talk about some specific packing light tips for women. These are the tips and tricks I actually use while on vacation. There is a lot of advice out there and I feel like I am…

  • How to stay safe while traveling

    How to stay safe while traveling

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    Traveling can be a scary concept, but that doesn’t mean you should do it. This post highlights tips to help you stay safe while traveling. But first: Know that things can go wrong anywhere The world can be a scary place. And with the bombings in London, Paris, Rome (the list goes on and on),…

  • Tips to Packing Light [Tools and Gear]

    Tips to Packing Light [Tools and Gear]

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    Packing Light Tools and Gear Packing light is an art. It takes years of practice and just when you think you’ve got it nailed, you’ll learn some new trick or find a new piece of gear that shows just how wrong you’ve been packing all of these years. There is a lot of trial and…

  • My own Roman Holiday

    My own Roman Holiday

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    Last weekend I was feeling a bit nostalgic so I watched Roman Holiday on Netflix. In this movie, Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck spend a whirlwind day doing all the things Audrey wanted to do in the Eternal City. It made me think about my own whirlwind one day in Rome. I had joined my…

  • A Taste of New Mexico

    A Taste of New Mexico

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    I was lucky enough to experience a New Mexico weekend getaway and I highly recommend you plan one yourself. I feel New Mexico is a gem and one of our most underrated states. So I suggest you visit before the secret gets out. You do not need a lot of time to visit, although you…

  • Travel bucket lists: oh, the places you can go

    Travel bucket lists: oh, the places you can go

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    B and I get asked ‘where are you going next?’ quite often. Like we’ve mentioned before, we pretty much always have our next few adventures mapped out. But that is only for the near future and places that make sense for us to go next. There are so many amazing-sounding places in this great big…

  • Preferred Sites for Planning a Trip

    Preferred Sites for Planning a Trip

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    We may not travel full time, but we sure spend a good chunk of our free time planning our next trip. For every week of actual travel, there are months and months of planning. I can scarcely remember a time when the internet did not play a big role in that planning process. Below are…

  • Panama: more than a canal

    Panama: more than a canal

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    Panama has more than just hats, people. For one blissful month after finishing grad school and before the student-loan repayment plan kicked in, I was able to join my family in this cool Central American country. Here are ten interesting Panama facts. Locks Panama was put on the map when the powers that be decided…