Long Weekend Wanderlust Blog
New Year’s Eve is almost here which means it’s time to look back on all of our adventures over the past year. In 2019 we explored the Baltic, wandering through places like Finland, Estonia and Russia. We also made a...
If you’ve ever wanted to see airplanes being built right in front of your eyes, the Boeing Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour, located in Everett, WA, is a great place to visit. We’re two self-proclaimed aviation geeks...
Xunantunich, one of Belize’s most easily accessible and impressive Mayan ruins sites, was a must visit when we found ourselves in the country. Located near the Guatemalan border, this breathtaking ancient archaeological site is just outside of San Ignacio in...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) maintains two visitor centers: Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas and Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. When we visited Houston, we took a short trip to Space Center Houston, which gave...
When we were in St. Lucia, we went on a day-long tour of this beautiful island country. We visited the mesmerizing Piton Mountains (a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site), drove through a volcano, watched local artisans creating intricate wood carvings,...
On our road trip through the Florida Keys, we made a last minute decision to stop in Marathon to visit the Turtle Hospital, and it was such a cool, one-of-a-kind experience! The Turtle Hospital, which opened in 1986, is a...
As we approach the last day of 2018, it’s time for us to once again take a look in the rearview mirror. We were very fortunate to continue traveling throughout the year and we were especially happy to convince some...
Name: Dry Tortugas National Park Location: Florida (about 70 miles west of Key West) Established: 1992 Size: 100 square miles Annual Visitors: 54,281 people visited in 2017 (link) A view of historic Fort Jefferson and Dry Tortugas National Park from...
Full disclosure: one thing we really, really wanted to do in Croatia was walk the famous walls of Dubrovnik. It’s amazing to consider their history, why they exist, and how they’re now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Fortified cities are...
We recently had the opportunity to take the Amtrak California Zephyr from Chicago west to San Francisco and we had a blast! While we were able to gather a lot of information from TripAdvisor and the Amtrak website before we...