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Carolina Renaissance Festival
Travel
Oct 19, 2018

Why Everyone Should Go to a Renaissance Festival at Least Once

The first time I went to a Renaissance Festival, it was solely to earn dad-points.

Forest Park
Travel
Jul 13, 2018

The Best Things to Do in St. Louis When Someone Visits

If you learn nothing else about St. Louis from visiting here, you will learn this: It is the most inside baseball city you’ll ever visit.

a town in italy
Travel
May 25, 2018

How to Track Down Your Long-Lost Relatives in the Old Country, Wherever That May Be

One day in October I drove into the Alps of northern Italy to a teensy village called Camposilvano.

Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Travel
Mar 27, 2018

The Best Reasons to Go to Alaska Are All Cold, Difficult, and Badass

I took a walk in a blizzard around Anchorage one day in late February.

learning German via app
Travel
Dec 1, 2017

I Put Duolingo to the Ultimate Test in Europe to See if It Actually Works

I climbed on the bus in Munich, found a seat and tried to relax for the ride back to my bed and breakfast.