HeyJaredThe Semi-Retired Neurotic
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I Went to Iceland and Greenland So My iPhone Could See the Aurora Borealis (opens the original)
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We’re at an age when we must take our bucket lists seriously. So, for my husband’s big birthday, we chose to venture to the Arctic to see the Northern Lights. They say late August-mid September is an ideal time because of increased solar activity during the equinox. Even though it was our fourth trip of the summer, we packed our layers and flew to Reykjavik.Our original intention was to drive the Ring Road, the iconic 1300 kilometer highway that circles all of Iceland. This would involve staying
HIKING IN BLOWING ROCK WITH GLORIA STEINEM (opens the original)
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About twelve years ago, after dropping off our younger son at college, my husband and I headed for the mountains of North Carolina to ponder our emptying nest.My Aunt Ruth and Uncle Stan, retired Brooklyn educators, had settled in Boca but summered in Boone, NC. They invited us to come and stay on their futon. My husband said yes to the visit and no to the bedding. Airbnbs were just beginning to appear, so I asked Ruth if she knew of one nearby.“I have an idea,” she said. Friends from their Appa
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