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  • Fort Karl in St. Barth’s

    St. Barth’s is the French Caribbean’s premier vacation destination. It’s so fancy (you already know)! The world’s rich and famous flock to its white sand beaches all year round! When I had the chance to visit with my friend Emily, however, I was more excited about the historic forts than the upscale resorts. Are you…

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  • Ways to Make Travel Easier

    Summer is here, and with it comes the vacation season! Are you headed on an airplane trip this summer? If so, make your travel easier and avoid the usual vacation headaches. After all, travel should be fun, not stressful! If you’ve been following this blog for the past month or so, you’ll remember that our…

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  • Saturday Morning at Phoenix Public Market

    Downtown Phoenix is full of wonderful surprises: little indie coffee shops, trendy boutiques, unexpected museums, ethnic food unlike any other, colorful splashes of street art… you get the idea. It’s not all chrome and glass like you see on the postcards. One of my favorite local attractions is the Phoenix Public Market that runs in…

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  • Kito’s First Dog Park: Foothills Dog Park

    The Valley of the Sun is a pretty dog-friendly place. In the West Valley alone, there are 17 dog parks that I know of. Today, I checked out the Foothills Dog Park (in Glendale, Arizona) with Kito and my sister, Kaylee. Getting There The Foothills Dog Park isn’t hard to find. It shares a parking…

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  • A Traditional American Easter 

    Apparently, American Easter is different than St. Maarten Easter. So, we had a lot of fun introducing R to American-style Easter celebrations! I chattered all weekend about dying eggs. Anything artsy is fun for me, so I was excited to do some egg decorating with my family! R isn’t particularly talkative, so it wasn’t until…

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  • A Walk Along the CAP Canal

    Just in case you were wondering, Phoenix has a grand total of zero natural waterways. We do, however, have a couple of canals. The Central Arizona Project Canal and the Salt River Project Canal. These take water from the Colorado River and the Salt River and bring it to the city because, well, there’s a…

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