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Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Traveling the World in our Own Backyard with Seattle’s...
Did you know that Seattle currently has sister city relationships with 21 cities throughout the world? The establishment of sister cities fosters relationships between two locales thus creating greater...
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Notes from a Blue Bike: Journey On and Live Life with Intention
Home may be where the heart is, but on the open road lie your five senses, and when you return to your heart, you’ll better see, smell, and hear. -Tsh Oxenreider Notes from a Blue Bike Validation....
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Central Washington Getaway: Cozy Cabin Retreat in Cle Elum
Sometimes you need a vacation after your vacation, or a vacation after our “staycation“. After choosing to stay in Seattle for Christmas and New Year’s gratefully hosting family and loving the extra...
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Good Eats in Bow-Edison, Washington
What kind of compromises to do you make while traveling? To make travel with a child more simple and convenient, we’ll stay in a more central location even when we’d really rather stay off the beaten...
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Trip Planning Tip: Building Background Knowledge with Books
What’s your favorite way to plan and research for upcoming travel? Do you involve your kids? With Bergen (2.5 years old) talking and understanding more and more, I’ve been anxious to get him involved...
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Travel Snapshots: Poolside at Phoenix’ J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort
Do you ever feel the post-travel blues? You get back from a trip, and just feel down in the dumps, wishing you were back exploring that fantastic place with perfect weather? Yes? What’s more, the...
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Western Washington Respites: Padilla Bay’s Breazeale Interpretive Center
I hate to say this after two back to back gloriously sunny spring days, but here in the Pacific Northwest, the weather isn’t always on our side. Sure, we don’t often have to endure the cold-hard bone...
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Hiking Lake Pleasant Regional Park: Typical Arizona with a Few Surprises
We packed a whole lot of Arizona into one excursion during our visit to the state a couple of weeks ago. A whole lot of typical Arizona was involved. You know… Saguaro cactus (among other varieties)...
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Wild Fun at the Phoenix Zoo: 5 Highlights for Families
Deciding to visit zoos in the towns and cities that we travel to is a no-brainer. First off, with our membership to our zoo here in Seattle (Woodland Park Zoo), our entry to other zoos is often free...
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Keeping Toddlers Safe around Campfires: 4 Helpful Tips
Our toddler (now 2.5 years old) is curious. He also likes to push the limits constantly checking to see where his boundaries lie. In other words, he keeps us on our toes, and in our adventures and...
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The Astoria Column: A Serendipitous Encounter on our Adventure in Oregon
After a hearty lunch at one of my favorite Oregon breweries, Bergen and I (solo mother and son travelers) were looking to explore the town just a bit more before getting back on the road to drive to...
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Camping Made Easy: 8 Reasons to Love Staying in a Yurt
Our family stayed in a yurt once before when we camped at Cape Disappointment State Park two years ago, but I don’t think I quite realized and appreciated their magnificence until our most recent trip...
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Travel and Adventure Inspiration: Just Get Out There and GO!
“You can go amazing places if you just quit stepping on the brakes.” -Dr. Larry Iverson We’d love to hear about your upcoming adventures. Where are YOU headed next? Come join the conversation! We’d...
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Summer Camp Dreams at Orcas Island, WA’s Camp Orkila
Are your kids going to camp this summer? Our little guy (2.5 years old) is a bit too young for such fun at this point, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t already giving it some thought. Dreaming, really,...
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Potty Training for Active Families: Resources to Prepare, Survive and...
{Fifth and final post in a series on potty training for active families} We’re active. Even when we’re not traveling somewhere, we’re off exploring our local area whether that’s just getting exercise...
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Get Ready to Fly: Children’s Books to Prepare Kids for Air Travel
The more we talk and prepare our 3-year old for outings, trips, and activities, the more successful these experiences tend to be for our family. Yes, talking about what’s coming up can mean we are...
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Family Travel in Barcelona: 5 Kid Friendly Sights
Our life of travel and adventure spans back much further than the start of the “Wild Tales of…” blog. Yes, before Bergen (3 years old) and Baby #2 came along, countless miles on the road were logged...
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Flying While Pregnant: Ideas on Staying Comfortable in Flight
Baby #2 is coming! Believe it or not (that’s me talking to myself) in just a few short weeks, we will be welcoming our second little adventurer into the world. He or she has already been coming along...
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Wild Tales of…2014 Travel and Adventure Highlights
Happy 2015! We hope your new year is off to a great start. Here in Seattle we enjoyed a quiet celebration with all four of us sleeping soundly when the clock officially struck midnight. Not to worry...
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New Year’s Ferry Boat Ride: Seattle to Bainbridge Island, WA
Just for the fun of it, to make New Year’s eve a little bit more eventful and exciting for a couple of exhausted parents of a newborn, we took a ferry boat ride. Bergen (3 years old) stayed home with...
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