Fall Utah Trip: Day Four

– Moab, Utah to Canyonlands, National Park – I love Moab. It’s such a lovely and interesting place to visit. I could almost live here, if it weren’t so dry and cold. Also, it’s way too long of a drive to Whole Foods. The nearest is probably in Salt Lake City? And it snows there….

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Fall Utah Trip: Day Three

– Durango, Colorado to Moab, Utah – We had a lovely run in Durango this morning. The weather was brisk, leaning to cold, and Mark and I, in our shorts, ended with very cold thighs. Actually, Mark’s were a little funny. Since he’s so pale, when his thighs get all red from the cold, he…

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Fall Utah Trip: Day Two

– Dalhart, Texas to Durango, Colorado – We were up at 5:30am this morning to leave Dalhart. We all took our turns showering and getting dressed in our one hotel room, then packed up to hit the road. It was cold enough this morning that Mom and I needed light jackets when leaving the room…

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Fall Utah Trip: Day One

– Denton, Texas to Dalhart, Texas – It’s only been five days, but it is trip time again! I hope you are ready. This trip is more blog-appropriate, since our namesake, Her Majesty Ripley von Phillips, is along for the ride. We’ve brought my parents and their dachshund Sabre, as well, and we’re all taking…

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South Korea Trip: Day Nine

– Seoul, South Korea to Denton, Texas – Our Saturday lasted an extra 14 hours. We left Seoul at 7:40pm on Saturday, September 28th. Then, we left Minneapolis for DFW at 7:40pm on Saturday, September 28th. The only difference was that it was 14 hours later when we left Minneapolis. It was a really funny…

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South Korea Trip: Day Eight

– Seoul, South Korea – Today was our last full day in Korea. Tomorrow we will be heading back home. We have been on so many trips this summer and early fall that home is starting to feel like a myth. I miss my dog, especially. Luckily this is the last trip she won’t be…

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South Korea Trip: Day Seven

– Seoul, South Korea – Today we had the whole day to spend wandering around in Seoul. We had a couple of solid plans, and a few other things we were considering doing, depending on time. Sometimes the mind is willing but the poor, tired feet and not. When we do trips like this, where…

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South Korea Trip: Day Six

– Seoul, South Korea – Today was a big day! We had a lot of fun, and saw a lot of things. We were exhausted by the end, but it was well worth it. It actually reminded me a lot of seeing castles in Scotland, though the weather was much nicer there. Here it is…

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South Korea Trip: Day Five

– Seoul, South Korea – We ended up doing quite a bit more wandering around today, even though Mark had another full day of meetings today. He did end a bit earlier than yesterday, and I was totally ready to go when he finished, so we could head out as quickly as we could. I’m…

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South Korea Trip: Day Four

– Seoul, South Korea – Well, today was a bit of a slow day, so expect it to be a little heavy on photos and a little lighter on text. Mark had his conference today, so he was busy pretty much all day, and I had things to do and didn’t really want to venture…

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