Jutting up above the barren landscape of the southern part of the Northern Territory in Central Australia, Uluru quite simply looks like it doesn’t belong. Known as the “mountain island,” Uluru (also known as “Ayers Rock”) is a large sandstone rock formation sacred to the Pitjantatjara Anangu. It’s stunning in its size; it stands 1,142 […]
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España Parte Seis: Seville Bullfighting Ring & La Plaza de España
The next part of our Spain adventure brought us to the Seville Bull Fighting ring and La Plaza de España. Spanish-style bullfighting, or corrida de toros (“running of the bulls”) is practiced throughout its origin country of Spain, as well as in some parts of South America and even southern France. Most bullfights consist of […]
Alcázar de Sevilla – Seville, Spain
We spent most of our second day in Seville touring the Alcázar of Seville, or “Reales Alcázares de Sevilla.” Registered in 1987 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Alcázar is known as one of the most beautiful palaces in Spain and is still used as the official residence for the royal family when they […]
España Parte Tres: La Alhambra
The next day was set aside entirely for La Alhambra and the Generalife. We highly recommend taking a full day to explore both. When we first arrived in Spain, we kept noticing this very popular breakfast dish, which seemed to consist of tomato and olive oil on bread and toasted. Since we didn’t exactly know […]
España Parte Dos: EL Albayzín District, Exploring Granada, and FLAMENCO!
The next day we planned to tour Granada a bit and explore the Albayzín district. We began our morning journey on the way to breakfast by making a stop at the Plaza Isabel La Catolica, near the Gran Via Hotel. Take some time to check out the statue; it’s impressive and historically iconic. The statue […]
España Parte Uno: It’s the End of Time and Pork is All That Has Survived
Andrew & Allison’s 2015 International Adventure took us this year to SPAIN! We spent a little over two weeks touring Granada, Seville, Barcelona, and Madrid. Every city was beautiful and special in its own way. We ate tons of fabulous food, toured more things than we could count, and met some of the greatest people! […]
Oktoberfest at the Hotel Alyeska!
I recently spent two weeks down in Anchorage for work, which gave Andy and I the opportunity to take a side trip to Girdwood with Kelly/Madison and Caroline/Marc. Girdwood is a ski-resort community near Cook Inlet about 40 miles south of Anchorage. The trip perfectly coincided with Oktoberfest, which Girdwood was hosting. Andy, along with […]
Arctic Circle and Mt. Sukakpak – Coldfoot, Alaska
A few weekends ago we went on our annual camping trip to Marion Creek Campground in the Arctic Circle. Marion Creek Campground is located 5 miles north of Coldfoot. It is a developed campground with a volunteer campground host on site. There are numerous other campgrounds that are undeveloped, such as Five Mile (4 miles […]
McCarthy/Kennicott Part III: Glacier Hiking on the Kennicott Root Glacier
One of our favorite hikes to do of all our adventures is hiking the Root Glacier in Kennicott. The Root glacier is actually a slight offshoot from the Kennicott Glacier as you can see from this map: ©University of Colorado at Boulder Arctic Workshop 2002 Beautiful glacier! While crampons are not required, they are highly, […]
Kennicott and Jumbo Mine – Kennicott, Alaska
The next day, after slamming my foot in a door (don’t ask), my mom and I decided to stay behind at Kennicott and go on a Kennecott Mill tour while Dad and Andy climbed up to one of the mines. The next two nights we stayed at the Kennicott Glacier Lodge, a beautiful hotel right […]