Chasing the Triple Crown – The Preakness Stakes, Part II

Heather’s View One of the traditions we bought into during our time chasing the Triple Crown was fashion. The glorious huge over-the-top headwear and the uber preppy male dress attire. It was fun and entertaining and part of the entire experience.  We had fun dressing up and fitting in like the pros (we looked far …

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Chasing the Triple Crown – The Kentucky Derby, Part I

Heather’s View In 2012, Matt and I caught a snippet on TV about a horse, I’ll Have Another, winning the Santa Anita Derby. The news started to explode about this previously unknown, now the “IT” horse to win the Kentucky Derby and possibly the elusive Triple Crown. – {We should chase the Triple Crown this …

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Guard tower and barracks building, Auschwitz I

Auschwitz: Paying Our Respects

This was a difficult post to write. Matt and I discussed, at length, whether we should write about our experience. We decided it is important to write about Auschwitz and other historically horrible locations because these places offer valuable insight, understanding, and history for all generations of all countries. They are also places open to …

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Krakow Street Art

Maynard’s Street Art Obsession – Krakow

I have been interested in capturing Street Art for several years now. I have cataloged various forms of it in many different cities. I even made a guide for types of street art in a previous article on Amsterdam you can read here. From my wanderings in Krakow, I didn’t notice many types of art. …

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Inside St. Mary’s Basilica, Krakow.

Our short trip to Krakow, Poland.

I expected Poland to be a difficult few days, but Krakow was a pleasant surprise. We were in Poland to pay our respects. Krakow was a great balance of lightness to the heaviness of Auschwitz. With only two nights in Krakow, we had only 1 ½ days to explore the city after visiting Auschwitz. Read …

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elevated view of the charles bridge and surrounding city of prague

Three Charming Days in Prague

Oh, Prague, how you charmed me. I have no idea how to pinpoint what it was about Prague that I liked so much. Maybe it was the fact that the Historic Center of Prague is a UNESCO Heritage Site. The historic area of Prague consists of the Old Town, the Lesser Town (Malá Strana), and …

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