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Rare Mammatus Clouds

CRAZY! Rare mammatus clouds over Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday.

Credit: Jonathan Bradshaw

In Pensacola FL a few weeks ago!

Credit: Emily Richey

I live in Tulsa also!!! Rode out the storm in a closet while FaceTime with my daughter and granddaughter down in Glenpool while they were in their closet eating chicken! Only in Oklahoma!!

Credit: Shiela Bennett

“Mammatus are most often…

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Three Lakes Wisconsin at James Lake

Three Lakes Wisconsin at James Lake

Three Lakes, Wisconsin at James Lake Cranberry Farms! It is so beautiful and peaceful looking here! Three Lakes, Wisconsin has access to hunting, biking, bird watching, and hiking trails!

Photo Credit: Jordan Gensler

James Lake is 50 achers and located in Taylor County Wisconsin!

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How an All-Girl Travel Group, Girls Love Travel (GLT) Inspires Girls Like Us

How an All-Girl Travel Group, Girls Love Travel (GLT) Inspires Girls Like Us

I’ve been a member of this group (Girls Love Travel) for quite some time. However, I have not engaged as much, more so lurking in the shadows, gawking with awe in the amazing photos that are being shared. I live vicariously through the brave women in this group who travel to destinations in locations that I could barely pronounce or never knew existed.

The array of colors in a certain photo of a…

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Traveling to Morocco

If you haven’t read the first part of my travel on Egypt, click here. Now onto the next part of our journey…Traveling to Morocco from Egypt!

Morocco Day 1

Our new journey starts to the Atlas mountains and onto Ouzarzarett…tomorrow, we will reach the dunes for our desert camp.

Stopping for our Morocco lunch…

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Egypt Day 1

We give you Egypt! Never seen so much sand in my whole life!😂

First, money exchange. $1,000 Egyptian Pounds is only $62…and they go by fast because these darn people want at least a $200 Egyptian Pound as tip. I don’t mind tipping them that much if they give me a good deal, but they were already trying to rip me off…and expect more tip.👎

While heading out a little disappointed about my 2nd negotiation!!👎 Because we had like about 4-5 hours to spare before coming back to the airport, I decided we could go hang out at the pyramids before flying over to Luxor. A nice tour guide assistant came and ask if we would like to do a quick tour while we’re there. I’m like, “sure, why not.” He took us to another guy at the tourism desk to book. He told me he was giving me a cheap price for my family, and he will give us a driver to and from the pyramids of Giza, we pay ourselves into the pyramids, and he will give it to us for only $300. I told him “hell no!”..I didn’t actually say that but I told him no thanks. Then he wanted to negotiate down to $180…I still said no! Then $160 because he says we are a family of 5. I told him I don’t need his service anymore and let me go think, so we all left to the lobby. I went to approach the other tour people just hanging around to ask them for a driver to the pyramids and back. He said if that’s all I want to do then the price is $50 round trip for my whole family. I went with that tour person. As he took us to meet the driver, he asked for tip. I didn’t have small change for $5 tip so I gave him a $200 Egyptian Pound($12). I thought the driver was gonna drop us at the gate of the pyramids but instead, he took us to another tour company that has camels and carriage rides. They told me I would pay myself in and they provide us the camels or carriage and it’s a cheap price for my family for $300 only. Again, I told them “NO THANKS!” because it’s way over priced and we are just there to walk around since we will e back in 4 days. They guy went down the price to $200, then $175..blag, blah… and i said no, we don’t want it. We walked back to the car. The driver calls the guide who took us to the driver and wanted to negotiate with me and i told him no…sigh…so after some negotiation, we ended up at $15/person for horse carriage ride, which i didn’t care for..but oh well, why not. $75 for all of us, but I still have to pay us to get in,making it another $31. After the tour, the 2 carriage drivers wanted tips, and again they wanted more than $200 Egyptian Pounds each…I toms them I will give them $100 each but they said I was being cheap(when I told them I don’t even want the carriage…smh). I ended up giving them $200 each…then upon the driver after taking us back to the airport, he says he need $3 for parking there and would like tips too. I didn’t mind tipping him the $200 Egyptian Pounds but he wanted more too when I paid him $100 US and he wanted to give me back change less because he wanted to keep more for tips….so I decided to go take money out of ATM so I could pay him. I gave him enough for the parking, tips, and our drive…dang, and I just paid $125 for our Visa upon arrival and we haven’t made it to Luxor….sigh…now just gonna go board for Luxor… grrr….

It was beautiful, just a lot of trouble with price and being passed around.

We’ve been on the run with no sleep from Greece and arriving in Cairo going straight to the pyramids and back, and onto the next flight to Luxor. We are very tired but still enjoying the adventure! We are about to have to get up at 3:45-4:00 AM tomorrow morning because we are getting picked up at 4:30 AM for our hot air balloon ride, traditional felucca boat ride, camel ride, etc. It’s gonna be a very adventurous day tomorrow!! 😎

Egypt Day 2

This morning was well worth getting up at 3:50 am for the hot air balloon experience. I now appreciate so much getting to ride this balloon. It takes a lot of patience and great teamwork, I mean teamwork! I’m not kidding! I now learned how they set up the basket, to inflating the balloon, how we get in the basket, how we get down, how they take it apart, how they fold the balloon, etc. It’s amazing and takes so much work and a lot of labor and teamwork, so the next time you ride on one, think about why they are expensive. 😎

Hot air balloon ride can be hot if you are not under the metal cover. My hair felt like it was getting cooked!..I mean literally cooked! 👎🥵

Landing in the desert…

The grass is not greener on the other side because….there’s no grass!🤷‍♀️🤣

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Egypt day 2 (Luxor): We were taken to a tiny rock factory after we visited The Valley of the Kings. Of course kids wants to buy stuff that we don’t need or want. After we finished, the workers gave the kids some scraps of the rocks. They was super happy.

Egypt day 2: After our hot air balloon ride, felucca boat ride, camel ride, and lunch, we ended up with exploring the city before they sent us back to our hotel by carriage. Everyone was tired by this time….and yes, they have to stop by the papyrus store.

Killing time while waiting for our food… (Hmongyptians)

Egypt Day 3

“You can always make money, but you can’t always make memories.”

Even though it was a short time only at the pyramids, a camel ride is a must to experience Egypt. My daughter has learned so much since we’ve been here in Egypt, from how they make papyrus to riding a camel, getting in and out of a taxi, exchanging of currencies, going into tombs of Pharaohs, learn about mummification and mummies, how hot air balloon works, how homes are made with bricks and clay, how the Nile river provide water for the country, etc. Experience is way more valuable than materials. I am an educator and is a big believer that education starts at an early age and hands-on experience is a must! If you say you can’t afford it, learn to say “how can you afford it?”…I afford them through credit cards because if I wait til I have money to go, that day will never come because there’s always bills after bills. Why not make one of these bills be worth paying for. Don’t be afraid to make that risk because time doesn’t wait. 💞

Please read my next post as I left Egypt and traveled to Morocco.

Traveling to Egypt Egypt Day 1 We give you Egypt! Never seen so much sand in my whole life!😂

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Aifordable book now make payments

Aifordable book now make payments

I for my first time used Airfordable! I cant even say enough good stuff about this site. Flights in time as it gets closer to the date of travel get more expensive. What if there was a way to lock in your tickets at the lower price and make payments to minimize the upfront cost?

WELL THERE NOW IS! AIRFORDABLE!

I must admit, I was a bit skeptical on using this. Not everything on the internet is…

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Cool Places in Hawaii

Cool Places in Hawaii

Maui

Bamboo Forest

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  Pure beauty walking through the bamboo forest in Maui on our hike to see twin falls. One of the most breath taking hikes… but who said you couldn’t look fashionable doing so. Pair a flutter hemmed shorts with a cute hat to add a bit of Parisian chic to your outfit.

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Feild of Light Paso Robles California

Feild of Light Paso Robles California

Feild of Light is by artist Bruce Munro. Located in Robles, California it is comprised of an array of over 58,800 stemmed spheres  lit by fiber-optics.

Powered by solar, the stunning exhibition will captivate visitors, inviting them to engage with the landscape and environment through an ethereal light-based and sculptural experience.

Check out the three videos of walking through!

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Yellowstone National Park Grand Prismatic Spring

Yellowstone National Park Grand Prismatic Spring

We went exploring small hot springs on the way but the Grand Prismatic Spring was the biggest and most famous hot spring at Yellowstone.

It was also my favorite, but the most scary for my daughter. She cried wanting to go home and hardly could past through the boardwalk through the big hot spring because it was too scary for her with lots of smoke and boiling water, lol.

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Venice Beach California

Venice Beach California is one of my favorite destinations to travel to. So much that I travel there once or twice a year. Once for a family vacation with the kids, and once just a husband and wife vacation. Venice Beach is located in a Tsunami Hazard Zone.

It is so much fun and there is so much to do here. I always have stayed at Hotel Erwin, due to the location of being located right off the…

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On our journey to look for the Secret Beach so we can go get naked…🤣 Just Kidding! 

Park on the street, then get ready to hike. Bring water in some backpacks. 

Video of the hike below. May take a minute to load if you are on a cell phone. 

Peaceful

Do you want to know how to get to the secret spot? GPS to Secret Cove, follow to parking but it’s usually small so the majority park along the street. Just follow the trails down and then GPS it by foot.

It’s too cold for me…guess I’ll go back to Sand Harbor since the gates should be open again. Gotta go get my kayak so I can go kayaking. It’s gonna be gorgeous!! It’s more kid friendly over there and the rocks are more fun to hop on.

I was so excited to go late to Sand Harbor so I can watch the sunset while sitting on the rocks, but I now just come back broken hearted. First off, finding parking was so bad already and we couldn’t even fund parking after many rounds and waiting.

Me and my skateboard. I really like this skateboard. 

It’s gonna be a beautiful day here. This is what 8:00 am looks like if you’re going to Sand Harbor. It’s not too bad.

The next day we rented the kayaks from Sand Harbor and kayaked about 45 mins out. I loved this little cove. (The two videos below may take a second to load if you are on a cell phone, so be patient….you will want to see them)

  I was actually pretty sore from all the kayaking and rock hoping!

See the videos below of my rock jumping 🙂 It may take a second to load if you are on a phone. The wait is well worth it. When trying out for American Ninja Warrior because I don’t have money for professional training.. lol

  Sand Harbor Beach, Lake Tahoe

Video below kayaking on Sand Harbor Beach, if this area is not on your bucket list, it is time to add it! It’s beautiful!! If you like to hike then take the trails that is along the road to Sand Harbor.

The views:

Another Video of the rocks below. May take a second to load if you are on a cell phone.

If you do not have your own kayak, Sand Harbor Beach does have a place to rent one from, Sand Harbor Rentals.

The final Video below you wont want to miss! Breathtaking views on a scooter!

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Secret Spot on Lake Tahoe Sand Harbor Beach On our journey to look for the Secret Beach so we can go get naked...🤣 Just Kidding! 

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Mill Ruins Park Minneapolis

Mill Ruins Park Minneapolis

Looking for something to do in Minneapolis, Minnesota? Mill Ruins Park is fun to walk around and enjoy the city scenery.

Walk along the stone arch bridge. It is not very congested with people, so it makes a great relaxing time to walk around.

  You will have to pay for parking if you drive here. There is parking along the street and in the pay lot. Going on a Sunday seems to be the easiest…

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Rainy Lake Grill located in Ranier Minnesota

Rainy Lake Grill located in Ranier Minnesota

Rainy Lake Minnesota!

Have you been there? If not it is time to visit! There is so much to do there! From hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, looking at the loons, ATV and snowmobiling.

You have to stop and eat here! Rainy Lake Grill The food here is reasonably priced and the food looks mouthwatering!

Breakfast, Lunch, Dessert, and Dinner…..this is your spot! I have been trying to make it…

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Cappadocia Turkey

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CAPPADOCIA TIMELAPSES: We camped in Cappadocia for 3 weeks in our van.

It’s was an amazing way to explore this park. We didn’t see many tourists apart from when the photo shoots would START AT 4:20AM NEXT TO OUR CAMPING SPOTS!! 😂😂😂 We’d crawl out of the van in our pajamas; eyes partially glued shut with crusties, drool stains and…

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Flying Fishbone Aruba

I selected this restaurant for her birthday dinner.

It was such a magical restuarant and really enjoyed eating on top of the water.

This restaurant was called Flying Fishbone. It’s one of my favorite restaurants in Aruba. Make sure to go make a reservation a day ahead to get the “feet-in-the-water” tables.

We went there the day before this and there were lots of other tables, but no more…

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Flamingos in Aruba

Took my daughter to meet the flamingos in Aruba for her 5th birthday. It was amazing!! She also got to feed other birds, and iguanas!

If you want to go here, there’s 2 ways. One way is to stay directly at the hotel Renaissance Resort and Casino and you get complimentary rides to the island starting from 7:00 am and coming back last boat is 6:45 PM. You can also check in early and they will give…

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Bahamas via Carnival Cruise

Bahamas via Carnival Cruise

“There’s just something about the clear water and the bright sun that made me feel like I was back in Haiti #Bahamas2019”

Credit: Christa Diedrich and Cornequa Riley

Carnival Cruise from Miami to the Bahamas looks like a blast! The night life looks so fun and relaxing! Video below will take a second to load if on a cell phone!

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