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Amanda Davis
Nov 14, 20173 min read
Banning Airbnb in Lawrence, Kansas???
Tomorrow evening, the City Commission of Lawrence, Kansas will discuss short term rentals in the city. I have some very strong feelings...
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Amanda Davis
Feb 16, 20173 min read
How to Experience New Orleans Like a Local
One of the favorite parts of traveling for Josh and I is trying to experience every place we visit as if we were a local. Â Because Josh...
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Amanda Davis
Jan 17, 20178 min read
Getting Started as a Guest with Airbnb
My First Airbnb Experience For someone from the Midwest, my experience with Airbnb started out pretty spectacularly. My parents, husband,...
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Amanda Davis
Jan 9, 201714 min read
So, you’re interested in booking your first cruise. . .
Booking your first cruise can be incredibly overwhelming. Â There are SO many options. Â You have to choose a cruise line, a destination, a...
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Amanda Davis
Jan 3, 20123 min read
Liberty of the Seas Group Cruise – Day 1
Day 1 means that we get to have our first look at the Liberty of the Seas.  This will be the largest ship that we’ve ever sailed on and...
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Amanda Davis
Dec 29, 20111 min read
Liberty of the Seas Group Cruise – Day 0
On the first travel day, all 23 of us will be travelling to Ft. Lauderdale from various locations across the country. We’re hoping for...
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Amanda Davis
Dec 27, 20111 min read
Getting Back Into the Swing of Things
So, it’s been quite a while since anything was posted to the BLOG.  Hopefully, that will change since I have a new iPad and will have...
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Amanda Davis
May 24, 20101 min read
Honeymoon Day 10 – May 11, 2010 Oranjestad, Aruba
#HollandAmerica #Oranjestad #HAL #Wanderlust #Travel #Aruba #Cruise
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Amanda Davis
May 21, 20101 min read
Honeymoon Day 8 – May 10, 2010 Curacao
#HollandAmerica #Curacao #HAL #Wanderlust #Travel #Cruise
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Amanda Davis
May 18, 20101 min read
Honeymoon Day 7 – May 9, 2010 Bonaire
#HollandAmerica #HAL #Wanderlust #Bonaire #Travel #Cruise
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Amanda Davis
May 15, 20101 min read
Honeymoon Day 5 – May 7, 2010 – Samana, Dominican Republic
#HollandAmerica #HAL #Wanderlust #DominicanRepublic #Travel #Samana #Cruise
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Amanda Davis
May 12, 20101 min read
Honeymoon Day 4 – May 6, 2010 – Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
Day 4 will bring us to our first independent island – Turks & Caicos. I don’t know much about Turks & Caicos, but hopefully, I’ll learn...
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Amanda Davis
May 9, 20101 min read
Honeymoon Day 3 – May 5, 2010 – Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
Day 3 of our Honeymoon will take us to Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. This is the island that’s owned by the Carnival Corporation and is shared...
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Amanda Davis
May 6, 20101 min read
Honeymoon Day 2 – May 4, 2010 Holland America ms Noordam
Day 2 of our Honeymoon will bring us boarding the Holland America ms Noordam for our 10-night cruise. We’ve been looking forward to this...
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Amanda Davis
May 3, 20101 min read
Honeymoon Day 1 – May 3, 2010 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
We’ll be taking off bright and early the Monday after the wedding and heading for sunny Ft. Lauderdale, FL. We’ve been to Ft. Lauderdale...
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Amanda Davis
Jan 20, 20102 min read
Cozy Inn – Salina, Kansas
Some of you may have never heard of Cozy Inn in Salina, Kansas. If you’re from Kansas and you’ve ever traveled west of Topeka or know...
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Amanda Davis
Jan 12, 20101 min read
Day 6 Food
Unfortunately, our amazing cruise had to come to an end. . . Here’s the menu for our last night on the ship: For an appetizer, I had the...
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Amanda Davis
Jan 10, 20101 min read
St. Kitts
Unfortunately, we didn’t really do anything exciting in St. Kitts. By this time, we were pretty tired and decided to spend some time...
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Amanda Davis
Jan 8, 20101 min read
Day 5 Food
Here’s the menu: I love how the fried shrimp is listed as "Fried Shrimps". Apparently, the menu author isn’t a native English speaker....
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Amanda Davis
Jan 6, 20102 min read
Antigua
We had big plans in Antigua. We were touring with Gordon of www.tourguidegordon.com and it was well worth the wait. Gordon was actually...
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