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my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti – day 6, Fare Hape
This post is the sixth in a series of 10 (one for each day) of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti, where I’m reliving this amazing adventure and sharing it with you. Ever since travel has come to a grinding halt (like everything else), I’m very grateful to have had this experience and look forward to future adventures. time flying in paradise Day six already!? Time in paradise is flying by. Today we get to our volunteer work but before that, we got a lesson in the Tahitian language. learning Tahitian Well, that was fun. Laura by far was the clear winner in this game. Sadly, the only words…
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my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti – day 5, Mo’orea & Fare Hape
This post is the fifth in a series of 10 (one for each day) of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti, where I’m reliving this amazing adventure and sharing it with you. Ever since travel has come to a grinding halt (like everything else), I’m very grateful to have had this experience and look forward to future adventures. bye bye Mo’orea, hello Fare Hape (the house of the catepillar) Hands down, day 5, was one of my favorite days of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti. We got up early, had a quick breakfast of bread, fruit & coffee in the meal house. Then we were on our…
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exploring the chicago loop
This content contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a small commission for purchases made through these links at no cost to you. Chicago Loop photo by Patrick Robert Doyle – Unsplash Find yourself in downtown Chicago (aka the Loop, the central business district), and you have a few hours to explore? Here’s what to go/see/do in the Chicago Loop. Make sure you read until the end for new & updated things happening in the Loop! cultural center First, head over to the Cultural Center 78 E Washington St. (Washington & Michigan) across the street from Millennium Park, which happens to be my favorite building in the city. Woohoo!…
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my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti – day 4, Mo’orea
This post is the fourth in a series of 10 (one for each day) of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti, where I’m reliving this amazing adventure and sharing it with you. Ever since travel has come to a grinding halt (like everything else) I’m very grateful to have had this experience and look forward to future adventures. Here is day 4 of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti. We were really looking forward to today because we are heading to the turtle rehabilitation sanctuary and clinic then getting a lesson on coral restoration. After a typical breakfast of bread, butter, jam, fruit & coffee, we jumped in…
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my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti – day 3, Mo’orea
This post is the third in a series of 10 (one for each day) where I’m reliving this amazing adventure. Ever since travel has come to a grinding halt (like everything else) I’m very grateful to have had this experience and look forward to future adventures. Ahh, another day in paradise. I could get used to this. Here is day 3 of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti. It took us a while to get back to sleep after lasts night’s incident. If you are wondering what I’m talking about, click here to get caught up and read day 2 of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti. To…
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the historic auditorium theatre tour in chicago
On a frigid day in January, earlier this year (pre-COVID), I had a bad case of cabin fever, so I booked the Historic Auditorium Theatre tour in Chicago. Our most historic theatre, built in 1889, located in the South Loop at State Street and Ida B. Wells Drive (formerly Congress Parkway) celebrated its 130th-anniversary last year. Although I enjoy giving them, I like to switch things up and take a tour occasionally. It’s a nice break and a great way to learn something new. For a while, I gave tours at the Chicago Theatre, the first movie palace theatre of brothers Balaban & Katz on State Street in downtown Chicago.…
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windy city coop & eco-yards tour – 10th year
Yep, you read the headline correctly, coop as in chickens. This post will introduce you to some fabulous urban chickens, the eco-yards they call home & their owners. If I had the space, I would consider getting some. The photo above is from the first time I went on the Annual Windy City Coop & Eco-Yards Tour a few years ago when one of my friends told me about it. I was hooked. Who knew that raising chickens in the city was a thing? Well, it is a thing and has been since the founding days of the country. Even the Lincoln family had a pet turkey at the White…
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my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti – day 2, Papeete & Mo’orea
This post is the second in a series of 10 (one for each day) of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti, where I’m reliving this amazing adventure from last year and sharing it with you. Ever since travel has come to a grinding halt (like everything else) I’m very grateful to have had this experience and look forward to future adventures. welcome dinner Last night, our guide Arii presented us with traditional flower crowns before our welcome dinner. We dined at the La Royal restaurant which is a short walk from the Royal Tahitien Hotel and offers a beautiful panoramic view of the black volcanic sand beach. During a…
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secret gardens of chicago – part 2 – garden of the phoenix
This post is the second in a series revealing the Secret Gardens of Chicago – Part 2 – Garden of the Phoenix. If you missed Secret Gardens of Chicago – Part 1 – Alfred Caldwell Lily Pond you can read it here. Some content in this posts uses referral links and contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links at no cost to you. Full disclosure, it took me a couple of times to find this garden. Seriously, it was not easy to find even for this native Chicagoan. Currently it is closed because of erosion but I encourage you to put…
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blt (boulevard lakefront tour) bike tour in chicago
This content has affiliate links. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links at no cost to you. Since living in this new reality and currently in Phase 4 ‘Gradually Resuming’ here in Chicago (July 2020), I have been riding my bike quite a bit. Mostly by myself, but sometimes meeting friends for socially distanced picnics or other outside activities. I don’t own a car (by choice) and not quite ready to get on public transportation yet so it is my main form of transportation. Here’s some good news, at least bike sales have skyrocketed since the pandemic hit. Less cars & more bikes, always a good…