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Park City, Utah
I love watching the Winter Olympics. I love figure skating, curling, skiing, snowboarding, hockey, luge, bobsledding, and especially ice dancing. Because of the intensity of the excitement I get to experience every four years, I’ve made it a semi-informal practice to visit the sites of Olympic Villages when I’m in a city that has hosted the Games. So far, I’ve been lucky enough to see the sites of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Next on my list? Pyeongchang, South Korea, which hosted the 2018 Winter Games. In early December 2018, Matt and I took a short weekend trip to visit our favorite Utahans who live near…
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Salt Lake City, Utah
How many of you are window seat travelers? If I don’t get a window seat, I am usually pretty petulant during the flight as a result. It may seem strange, but some of my favorite trip memories are getting that first astonishing glimpse at the place you’re visiting. I could spend (and have spent) hours watching landscapes change through a plane’s window. In fact, books are completely wasted on me during flights because I spend the whole time glued to the window. It’s such a grounding experience that gives you such a strong sense of where you’re headed. Ireland is bright green, dotted with farm animals and stone ruins; Phoenix…
