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How To Maximize your Canadian Rockies Trip Planning
In August 2022, Pete and I finally packed for our much anticipated Canadian Rockies rail/driving trip first booked in June of 2019. I’m...
elleno1962
Feb 20, 20244 min read
Switzerland - Hike,Bike,Take Flight
If I were given airline tickets good for any country in Europe, it’s a no-brainer where I’d choose to go, for a fourth time! When...
elleno1962
Feb 13, 20246 min read
The Best Time to See Tulips and Gondolas
Finally, after a two year wait, it was time to see tulips and gondolas. Did we pick the best time?
elleno1962
Jan 30, 20246 min read
Sanibel's "Ding" Darling is Open!
The "Ding" Darling Wildlife Nature Preserve is well on its way to returning to as special a place as it felt in January 2022.
elleno1962
Jan 22, 20242 min read
The Best Guide For Your Big Southern Driving Loop, Just Be Sure to Do This
When my husband dragged me out of Texas in 1992 to return to Louisville, Kentucky where we would live the next four years, we stopped...
elleno1962
Jan 14, 20246 min read
Why a Visit to Detroit Will Get Your Motor Humming
I am super excited about this blog post. Out of all the places I’ve visited, this major US metropolis provided the best surprises. When...
elleno1962
Jan 5, 20243 min read
Forget Amsterdam - Let Windmills Be On Your Mind in This Dutch City
Amsterdam is worth visiting but it is in this Dutch community where you can actually relax on your vacation.
elleno1962
Dec 27, 20235 min read
Rocky Mountain National Park - Easy Trip Planning Tips
By July 2021, traveling during the pandemic seemed more manageable. Covid vaccinations were becoming increasingly available to the...
elleno1962
Dec 18, 20233 min read
You Can Pole Dance in Your New Boots Here
Nashville offers you beauty, great food, and the perfect outlet to express yourself.
elleno1962
Dec 10, 20232 min read
What To Do in Santa Fe As Travel Renegades
Before the pandemic absolutely wrecked havoc with travel plans in no 2020, I reserved a 3 bedroom luxury adobe style home through VRBO...
elleno1962
Dec 2, 20234 min read
Get Nibbled at Omni's Homestead Resort
* Click directly on underlined features for more information By late summer of 2020, there appeared to be a new order for travelers; mask...
elleno1962
Nov 22, 20232 min read
Your Airbnb - Is Someone Listening or Watching You?
Staying in a Louisville Airbnb in 2020 made me aware of potential spyware found in future rentals.
elleno1962
Nov 15, 20233 min read
Glacier National Park and Whitefish, Montana - Let Amtrak Get You There
I highly recommend visiting Whitefish, Montana and nearby Glacier National Park via Amtrak. Just don't forget your bear spray.
elleno1962
Nov 7, 20234 min read
Chicago - August 2020; Would a Pandemic and Looting Stop Amtrak?
March 2020 brought madness unrelated to college basketball. The year also brought chaos, death, uncertainty, and travel nightmares.
elleno1962
Oct 29, 20234 min read
Why You Must Visit Cabo San Lucas
I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Cabo San Lucas twice. Pete and I were first there in December, 2013 as guests of our friends Susan...
elleno1962
Oct 21, 20233 min read
It’s Almost Time for the Big Giveaway!
In deep appreciation of your wonderful support, I will hold a drawing for this leather handcrafted weekender bag on Oct 31st at 10 am...
elleno1962
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Seeing New Zealand with Cunard - Worth It?
I consider Philadelphia a wonderful city to live near, except maybe during the months of January, February—-and March. April can be a...
elleno1962
Oct 14, 20236 min read
Puerto Rico, Literally Rolling in the Deep
After a wild and crazy long weekend spent in Key West, Florida in 2015, friends Donna and Beth, agreed to another girls trip in November...
elleno1962
Oct 7, 20234 min read
Prague and Budapest - Don't Visit Without This
After safely returning to Prague from Karlovy Vary by bus,husband Pete, son Henrik and I took on Prague, Czechoslovkia. You can't go...
elleno1962
Sep 26, 20234 min read
Visiting the Hotel Pupp - Daniel Craig and Queen Latifah Made Me Do It
Karlovy Vary - Not your average Czech Town
elleno1962
Sep 18, 20237 min read
Magnets of Adventure
Trip Tips and Planning Made Easy
ellesntravelmagnets blog began as a respite from ongoing Covid travel restrictions in the summer of 2022. Written in chronological order, each week you can learn about a destination along with travel tips and lessons learned sometimes the hard way. The purpose? To inspire you to create your own adventures. The world is essentially open again - get out there!
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