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Big Sky Country
2020. Year of the Pandemic. Canceled trips, canceled events, and canceled everything. A shitastic year for literally billions of people,...


¡Pura Vida!
¡Pura vida! Translation: "Pure Life" or "The Good Life" as our local cab driver in Costa Rica told us when we got in the car. We were...


London Calling Me
John Muir said it best: "The Mountains are calling, and I must go." Well, I am no John Muir, but it is hard to explain the phenomenon...


Big Sky Country
2020. Year of the Pandemic. Canceled trips, canceled events, and canceled everything. A shitastic year for literally billions of people,...

dolliemcdonald
Jan 21, 202410 min read
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¡Pura Vida!
¡Pura vida! Translation: "Pure Life" or "The Good Life" as our local cab driver in Costa Rica told us when we got in the car. We were...

dolliemcdonald
Oct 15, 20237 min read
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London Calling Me
John Muir said it best: "The Mountains are calling, and I must go." Well, I am no John Muir, but it is hard to explain the phenomenon...

dolliemcdonald
Jul 23, 202318 min read
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California Coast
Road tripping to the Pacific Coast HWY has always been a dream of mine. Romanticizing of that beautiful coastline from San Francisco to...

dolliemcdonald
Apr 26, 20238 min read
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Crush on Hawaii
Raise your hand if you have a crush on Hawaii?! That is what I thought, we all do!!! I mean with all the blue waves, surf boards, insert...

dolliemcdonald
Mar 11, 202321 min read
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Chicago Green
Watching the city of Chicago turn green with envy was definitely on my bucket list in my life's travel adventures...

dolliemcdonald
Feb 5, 202310 min read
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New York City: April 2022
My kids were sick and tired of me bragging about my past travels to New York City! So, it was "Mama, please take us to New York City on...

dolliemcdonald
Jan 8, 20238 min read
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Marching Band Trips: Disney World, Toronto, Ireland, England and more!
Never underestimate a good school trip to make an impact on a young person's life. For me, those school trips were with my marching...

dolliemcdonald
Oct 23, 20225 min read
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I have dreamed of traveling since I was five years old!
When and where my travel journey started: on a road trip at 6 years old. I dedicate my first written introduction blog to where it all...

dolliemcdonald
Aug 28, 20224 min read
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