Traditional travel has been a bit quiet for me for the past few months since I’ve shifted to spending my time visiting colleges with Markell. He is a senior in high school this year and as he’s been accepted to universities or had schools interested in him playing football, we have been visiting them.
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On the afternoon of January 31, 2025 I made an announcement on Instagram and Facebook that I would be taking February 2025 off of social media and not returning until March.
I took the month of January off social media last year and wrote about how it went here.
This year I took February instead of January off of social media and wanted to share how the experience went my second time around. My motivations for taking the break were different this time so that impacted how I felt.
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New Orleans is a vibrant city that has beautiful architecture, delicious food, fun bars, interesting history, and an eclectic mix of cultures. Allow yourself to relax and truly appreciate a weekend in this marvelous city.
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St. Louis, Missouri is a city where I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but once there, I wanted to stay longer. Its historic neighborhoods, blues music, variety of attractions, and food scene left us with a positive impression and it’s somewhere I definitely wouldn’t overlook for a city getaway. Here are some of the highlights of our visit.
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Mark and I recently visited the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania. We were interested in seeing this area because there has been discussion of it becoming a future national park. Our trip was in December, so I will be sharing what we did in winter (non-snow conditions) at the park. There are some roads and hikes that are closed in winter but we still found this to be a worthwhile time to visit.
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Noelle Across The Pond 