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I’ve always wanted to go to the summit of Mt. Mckinley. Thanks to an invitation by Princess Cruises to participate in a Twitter Press trip to Alaska, I got to check another item off my Bucket List! Shortly after we settled into the Denali Princess Lodge, we took... 
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Seeing 1.5 million bats take flight is an amazing sight. While in Austin, Texas we visited the famous Congress Bridge – home of the largest urban bat colony in the world! SaveSave... 
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We met some interesting people in Times Square in New York City and we got some pretty interesting answers to the question, “What’s on your Bucket List?” Here’s our Bucket List. Leave a comment and let us know what’s on yours.... 
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One of our favorite things to do on a road trip is to visit off-beat, quirky museums. The Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum in the beautiful Hocking Hills of Ohio is said to be the largest collection of pencil sharpeners in the world! Sporting over 3400 pencil... 
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I’ve never really been a fan of port wine, or for any sweet wines for that matter. But after touring Portugal’s Douro Valley with Viking Cruises, and sampling quite a variety of port wines, I must admit that I have become fond of certain ports –... 
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We got to check something else off our Bucket List as we trained at the official PGA Training Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida. It was so cool learning from the people who train the pros on the PGA tour. The technology they use is nothing short of... 
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Princess Cruise hosted Rick and his wife, Denise, on an unforgettable land and sea Cruisetour of Alaska! Experiencing a helicopter landing on Denali National Park’s Ruth Glacier allowed Rick to knock TWO things off his Bucket List. They described it as one of... 
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain A... 
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We just checked Whale Watching off the MidLife Road Trip Bucket List! Blue Whale season runs May – October off the shore in Orange County, California but whale watching is year round at Dana Wharf. They see the Gray Whale migration November – April!. Blue... 
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There’s no better place to learn how to surf than Huntington Beach California, a.k.a. Surf City USA … and there’s nothing more fun than watching Rick wipe out… time and time again… and again as he checks “Learning to Surf”... 
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If you ever get to visit Nashville, Tennessee, you’re going to want to bring your camera to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Resort. The hotel was kind enough to provide us with an incredible suite that served as our base of operation while we were in town scouting the... 
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It may seem a bit strange that a grown man would put “Riding in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile” on his bucket list, but life has no spice without a little quirkiness. Besides, ever since I first learned of the Wienermobile as a kid, it’s been something that I’ve wanted... 