When most people think of a road trip through Kansas, they picture endless miles of flat highways and wheat fields. But if you know exactly where to turn off the interstate, Western Kansas completely shatters that stereotype. From towering chalk pyramids rising out of the prairie to the lawless, gun-slinging history of the Old West, […]
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If there is one town in the Midwest that completely embodies the lawless, gun-slinging heritage of the American Old West, it’s Dodge City, Kansas. Known in the late 1800s as the “Beautiful, Bibulous Babylon of the Frontier,” it was a bustling hub for buffalo hunters, railroad workers, and legendary lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Bat
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San Francisco has a way of mixing the historic with the whimsical, the educational with the indulgent. Our weekend in the city was exactly that kind of experience—a perfect blend of San Francisco’s past and present: touring the working machinery that powers the iconic cable cars, getting lost in mirror mazes at Pier 39, sipping
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Key West is more than just the end of U.S. 1—it’s a pocket-sized island crammed with more history, literary legends, and iconic bars than almost anywhere else in the country. Planning a full three-day escape (plus 2 travel days) here requires a good strategy, balancing the must-see historical tours with the necessary Key West traditions,
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The idea for my most recent long weekend in Ouray was born over a casual breakfast with two girlfriends. When asked where in Colorado I’d love to go, my answer was immediate and heartfelt: Ouray. It’s a town I’ve long admired from afar, but its distance from home has always made it feel just out
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Brisbane, Australia, was a fantastic stop on our Australian itinerary, made all the more special by having a friend who calls this vibrant city home. While our evenings were filled with catching up and local insights with friends, our days were largely free for exploration, allowing us to discover the city’s unique charm at our
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From the moment you arrive, New Orleans wraps itself around you — the smell of something frying nearby, the faint sound of a trumpet from a few blocks away, the iron-lace balconies casting shadows on streets that feel like they belong to another century. We spent a long weekend in New Orleans in December 2019,
How I spent 3 days wandering London on my own Have you ever found yourself with a few completely free days in one of the world’s greatest cities? When my partner, Justin, had to head to London for a series of business meetings, I packed my bags and tagged along. Since this was his second
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