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LANDMARK ADVENTURES

Roaming the world in search of new adventures, experiences and friends

  • Countries27
  • Last VisitedU.S.A.
  • Currently InLecco, Italy

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Our First Trip to Israel:  Planning and Logistics

on July 4, 2022March 15, 2026By Cheryl

Our congregation, Adat Chaverim in Plano, TX, had been planning a trip to Israel for 3 years. It kept getting postponed due to Covid, but our Director of Education and friend Valerie Klein kept the dream alive. When the dates for the 2022 trip were announced, we realized that because…

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International Travel, Travels

Finding Treasures in the Desert – Our First Geocaching Outing

on January 20, 2018January 20, 2018By Cheryl

While camping in the desert in Quartzsite, AZ last week, we decided to try our hand at Geocaching. It is a popular sport that used to require a dedicated handheld GPS unit, but now there are several apps that you can use to identify the location of small "caches" (often…

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Hikes
arizona, geocache, geocaching, hikes, quartzsite

Shoshone Ghost Caves

on December 8, 2017December 8, 2017By Cheryl

Our first side excursion from where we are staying in Pahrump, NV was to the small town of Shoshone which is actually back across the California border, about 35 minutes from our RV park. Our friends Lisa and Dan (Always on Liberty) led the way, as they had visited here…

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Hikes, Travels
california, hikes

The Alaska TourSaver 2017: Well Worth the Cost

on June 28, 2017January 25, 2026By Cheryl
Alaska TourSaver 2017 Cover

  Is the Alaska TourSaver Coupon Book worth the purchase price? The answer depends on the kind of travelling you are doing, the places you are visiting, and the kinds of activities you are planning, but for us, we have definitely gotten our money's worth out of the book -…

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Tours & Excursions, Travels
alaska, museums, on the water, tours, trains, wildlife

A Gamelan Experience with Venerable Showers of Beauty

on April 19, 2017April 30, 2017By Cheryl
The Venerable Showers of Beauty Gamelan

Our friend Brett was a groomsman in our wedding and has been a friend of David's since college. He has always had an interest in Indonesian music and has been playing with a gamelan orchestra for more than 20 years. He has spoken of it to us many times, but during a…

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Travels
friends, music, oregon

A Scenic RV Park on the Beach in Half Moon Bay, California

on April 1, 2017August 21, 2019By Cheryl

We wanted to visit family and friends in the San Francisco area and found a great RV park in Half Moon Bay called Pillar Point RV Park.

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RV Parks, Travels
beach, california, coastline, Driving an RV, San Francisco, views

Our Day in Foggy Ventura, California

on March 22, 2017March 22, 2017By Cheryl
Entrance to Channel Islands National Park Visitor's Center

In our quest to see as many of the National Parks as we can, we researched Channel Islands National Park, to discover that you have to take a boat to get there and that it is comprised of several islands and that would take several trips to explore them all. So we opted to go to the Visitor’s Center…

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Travels
beach, california, national parks

Our Visit to Warner Bros. Studios

on March 16, 2017March 16, 2017By Cheryl

Last week before we left the Los Angeles area, David and I took time to visit Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank….

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Travels
california, museums, tours

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