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EASTERN EUROPE & RUSSIA (PART 3) — RIGA & KLAIPEDA

Teri B.

May 12, 2018

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International Travel, Things I Love, Things You Should Know

Did you know that some countries require an International Driving Permit (IDP) in order to rent a car? I apparently skipped over that part when I booked our car with Hertz. Ooopsie. Per the previous post from this trip, we rented a car in Tallinn for the drive to Riga and beyond. I found out […]

EASTERN EUROPE & RUSSIA (PART 2) — HELSINKI & TALLINN

Teri B.

April 28, 2018

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International Travel, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

Baby, it’s cold outside! You know those temperature reports: “Real temp” vs. “Feels like”? Well, that summed up the weather in Helsinki in the latter part of April. Perhaps because there’s so much water around and blustery winds, the temps felt really cold. We forged ahead with a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage site of […]

TRAVELING TO EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA (PART 1)

Teri B.

April 21, 2018

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International Travel, Things You Should Know

It’s post-Tax-Season, 2018, which means just one thing for me and the hubby: And we’re off! Both of us are frequently asked where we are going next. Per the map below, our itinerary is Eastern Europe and Russia. The route is counter-clockwise: fly to Helsinki; ferry to Tallin (Estonia); drive to Riga (Latvia), Klaipeda and […]

BYE, BYE 2017 … HELLO, 2018!

Teri B.

December 27, 2017

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Things I Love, To-Do List

Once again, it’s time to look back on where we went in 2017 … Cabo San Lucas India (Delhi/Agra/Ranthambhore/Jaipur/Udaipur) The Maldives Western Australia (Perth, Margaret River) Hong Kong Atlanta & Fort Lauderdale/Boca/Miami Boston & Providence (RI) Portland, OR And look forward to where we are going in 2018 … Houston and Texas Hill Country Finland/Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Belarus […]

WHY PORTLAND?

Teri B.

November 29, 2017

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Wining/Dining

Many regular readers know that the hubby and I have a several-years-old tradition of spending Thanksgiving somewhere outside of LA with the son and the daughter. It started in 2007 with a trip to London and has continued since with domestic trips to NY, Chicago, New Orleans (twice), Napa, Nashville and this year in Portland. Why Portland? Why […]

THREE SISTERS; PART TWO

Teri B.

October 18, 2017

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Things I Love

I am one of three girls who are collectively known to many as the “Michaels Girls” — a reference to our maiden name and to many just how we are forever linked. Three girls very close in age. We celebrated Margie’s 65th in December 2015, and it was just so much fun we decided to revisit another night […]

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