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Kimpton Palomar Los Angeles: A Pet Friendly Hotel Review

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We recently had the opportunity to stay at and review Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar while in Los Angeles. This was our second stay with Kimpton, and I must admit they managed to provide an even better experience than our first stay in Washington, DC. It’s not easy to find a pet friendly hotel that can also provide a luxury stay for humans, but Kimpton manages to pull it off nicely while making your fur-babies feel like they’re the guests of honor! Kimpton makes the choice easy when looking for a pet friendly hotel in Los Angeles.

Kimpton Pet Friendly Hotel

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Road Trip Planner for Visiting the Grand Canyon South Rim

Posted on by Posted in Arizona, Flagstaff, Great Drives and Car Pics, Nature and Wildlife, Road Trip Planners, USA 18 Comments

The Grand Canyon is by far one of Americas greatest natural wonders. Many family vacations, road trips, and other adventures are centered around visiting it. We recently took a road trip to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim and had our minds completely blown! I wanted to share this road trip planner for visiting the Grand Canyon South Rim from the Flagstaff or Sedona Arizona area with you.

If you follow our route, you’ll have a solid day of fun, and see two other National Parks in the same day!

View of the Grand Canyon

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All About Our Road Trip From Florida to Alaska

Posted on by Posted in Alaska, Florida, Great Drives and Car Pics, Key West to Dead Horse, Road Trips, Travel Tips 28 Comments

When we told everyone that we were going to take a road trip from Florida to Alaska in a VW GTI, we received a rather mixed response. We heard everything from “Are you nuts!?!?” to “That’s epic! Take me with you!”. I have to admit that before (and during) our trip Lauren and I both questioned our own and each others’ sanity at certain points. Even now, after we’ve returned home, there are moments when I look back at our pictures and question whether or not it all really happened. When you want to do something big, or different, you usually have to go a bit against the grain to make it work, and to me, that’s one of the things that makes it all worthwhile. I decided, now that we’ve made it, to try and summarize (if that’s even possible) our entire Key West, Florida to Deadhorse, Alaska road trip in one post!

Road Trip from Florida to AlaskaRoad Trip from Florida to Alaska

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The Spunky Chipmunks of Custer State Park with Video!

Posted on by Posted in Critter Corner, Nature and Wildlife, South Dakota 8 Comments

Custer State Park in South Dakota is one of my favorite places to visit. The park is rife with wildlife (teehee, that rhymes)and beautiful landscapes. We saw many different animals while driving through the park, but we had to stop and get out of our car to interact with these crazy lil’ guys :) The chipmunks of Custer State Park are quite a spunky bunch of characters!

Chipmunks of Custer State Park
BFF Chipmunks

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National Automobile Museum Reno: Review and Travel Guide

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There’s one thing we love almost as much as we love travel and our doggies: CARS! This is why we jumped at the chance to visit the National Automobile Museum Reno, NV. The National Auto Museum features a deep collection of cars and memorabilia covering an entire century of automotive history. Many of the vehicles featured are part of the Harrah Collection of cars and there are several one of a kind vehicles on display!

National Automobile Museum Reno Entrance Sign
National Automobile Museum Reno – Entrance Sign

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