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Links We Love – Vol. 10

This blog post is worth checking out for the photos alone:  http://jackandjilltravel.com/easing-in-into-the-madness-in-rabat-morocco/ As is this one:  http://www.quietwanderings.com/2011/11/on-the-road-american-road-trip/ Oooh, Amtrak has wifi now – and these…

Packing for a Long Holiday Weekend

The following is a packing list for a four-day trip to Denver in November. The weather looks to be nice during the days and chilly…

Old Sugar Distillery

Old Sugar Distillery

Nov 21 2011

It was a dark & stormy kind of night You know how much we love to drink beer here at L&A headquarters, but once in…

Sunday Setlist, November 20

This week’s songs are all about Thanksgiving – did we leave out your favorite? Let us know in the comments! And don’t forget to enter…

Links We Love – Vol. 9

Columbia looks beautiful!  (and is totally safe according to Jack & Jill Travel the World) Sweden doesn’t look so bad either . Putting Stockholm on…

Travel Tip #5: An iPad is Your Friend

Unless you are unspeakable wealthy, traveling involves a lot of downtime. You get to the airport the TSA-recommended two hours before your scheduled departure only…

Transfer Pizzeria & Cafe

Grab a Pizza and a Slice of History in Walker’s Point My desert-island food? Pizza. This is the one food item I would want to…

Milwaukee Brewing Company

Party Time, Excellent. We went to a party and a brewery tour broke out. Well, not exactly, but that is what it felt like. The…

Sunday Setlist, November 13

This week’s setlist is all about flying. (Except for the first song – that’s for Kindra’s mom – Happy Birthday Mom!) <A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=ss_w_mpw&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fkindrapolis-20%2F8014%2F003ddebe-c37e-4b89-91d9-7483433df5af&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A>

Links We Love – Vol. 8

See how chocolate is turned from fruit into, well, chocolate Are the happiest people in the world in Denmark? I guess we’ll just have to…

Travel Tip #4: Pack Light

It is the week before you leave for your big trip and you are starting to get really excited. You have confirmed your hotel reservations…

Anne Frank House

Anne Frank House

Nov 09 2011

A Human Face on the Cost of War Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl , is one of the most moving and thought-provoking…

Dutch Resistance Museum

A Fascinating Documentation of the Dutch Resistance During World War II World War II started for the Dutch in May 1940 with the bombing of…

Tuschinski Theatre

Tuschinski Theatre

Nov 07 2011

Dinner and a Movie – Amsterdam Style Our favorite date night in Amsterdam: lingering over beer & bitterballen at De Beiaard , then strolling over…

Sunday Setlist, November 6

This week’s setlist is all bands we’ve seen live. (Well, we’ve seen most of Led Zeppelin, at any rate.) And actually, we saw Blitzen Trapper…

Links We Love – Vol. 7

Did you know that Fort Collins has a bike library ? How awesome is that?! Check out BootsnAll’s 9 Weirdest World Heritage Sites . Airfare…

Travel Tip #3: Don’t rely on guidebooks or websites for mission-critical restaurant reservations

Eating is important. Our bodies take the carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals from our food and convert it into energy that allows us to…

Zandvoort aan Zee

Zandvoort aan Zee

Nov 02 2011

Biking Excursion Outside of Amsterdam Zandvoort aan Zee is a seaside resort town with something for everyone: miles of beaches for swimmers and sunbathers, cute…

Flam: Norway In A Nutshell

Fjord Escape Norway is gorgeous: fact. Norway is expensive: fact. These can be reconciled to an affordable, unforgettable experience: fact. The village of Flam, with…

Bucket List

Bucket List

Oct 31 2011

In no particular order, here’s our bucket list. Where do you want to go? Tell us in the comments! Angel Falls, Venezuela Machu Picchu, Peru…

Sunday Setlist – October 30, 2011

Every trip needs some tunes – we’ve been listening to Warren Zevon, The Vince Guaraldi Trio, The Slackers, The Strangeloves, Rancid and CCR this week.…