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The End of the First Day – Flagstaff, Toilets and Safes.

One thing that I’d not trained for was the long drive. 4 hours from Vegas to Flagstaff. OMG, my bum and back hurt after two hours. After 3, I began to get so antsy that I was like a 9-year-old … Continue reading

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How to Get There From Here – Vegas to the Grand Canyon pt 1

All we had to do was get from Vegas to our hotel in Flagstaff, AZ, south of the Grand Canyon. Maybe see the Hoover Dam if we had time. Maybe stop for lunch. But that’s it. (Though, ‘it’ was a … Continue reading

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How To Enjoy That ‘Travel Day’. Or Not.

There are travel days when you simply have to, you know, travel. Nothing more. But can those humble and unassuming days of vacation also be an adventure? I guess it is all in how you look at it. Right? Here’s … Continue reading

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The 2016 Family Vacation

  Like most families we get to have one vacation every year. Last year, we went to Oregon Coast. Family gathering. Lots of food. Sandy beaches. Sea-lions. The year before that, San Diego. The zoo. Legoland. And my first outing … Continue reading

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10 Things I Had To Leave Behind

10 Things I Had To Leave Behind Nowadays, the airlines have limits on the baggage weight. So, being a ‘rules’ guy, and having heard that Allegiant airlines was pretty strict about their baggage weight, I didn’t want to take anything … Continue reading

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