TRAVEL
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Table for one please { Paris Bound }
It’s a little after 5:00pm on Sunday October 23rd and I am sitting at the airport lounge in Raleigh, waiting for my overnight flight to Paris, France. I booked this solo trip earlier in the year after a hectic few weeks of juggling work and life. I wondered what it would feel like to get…
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Meet me @ the Farmers Market
There are many reasons to love the North Carolina State Farmers Market on Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh, but if I had to pick just one, it would be the flowers. Followed by the boiled peanuts. { Also, the easiest and tastiest place to brunch with friends } North Carolina State Farmers Public Market 1201…
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NC State Fair 2022
It’s that time of the year folks. The Fair is in town and we feel lucky that it’s just a short drive from our home in Raleigh. Our friends Sara and Glenn came all the way from Chicago just to check it out – and from what I am told, the fair exceeded their expectations!…
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Photos from Barcelona, Spain
The last time I was in Barcelona, the year was 2010 and I was a newlywed on my honeymoon. When I revisit those pictures ( of which I only have print copies ), Dev and I look like babies – so young and fresh. This time around, we had actual babies with us – 4…
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Photos from Madrid, Spain.
Should you be an avid reader of travel books, magazines, and blogs, a sentiment that is often shared about Madrid is that it’s a good pass through city. Centrally located, well connected, it’s where you go to go somewhere else. Personally, I’ve found this advice rather wrong. With it’s brilliant outdoor parks, food markets (yes,…
The Antibland Chronicles 