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Our Next Big Adventure..

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 - by Stephanie - 7 Comments.

..We’re Taking Off to Travel! (without an end date) YUP. You read that right. After spending 9 and 5 respective …

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A Year in Review: My Top Nine Moments of 2019

December 31, 2019September 9, 2020 - by Stephanie - Leave a Comment

Each New Year I love to sit down & dedicate some time to reflect on the past 365 days and …

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Chernobyl Gas Mask
Travel Story / Unique Adventures

My Experience Visiting the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

November 17, 2019September 9, 2020 - by Stephanie - 6 Comments.

Visiting the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wasn’t as scary as I expected. After all the stories, documentaries, and articles I read …

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Kep Cambodia
Southeast Asia / Travel Story

Big, But Beautiful – My Most Embarrassing Travel Story

August 24, 2019September 9, 2020 - by Stephanie - 8 Comments.

“Big girl. Big, but beautiful!” A tiny, Vietnamese women grinned up at me, repeating herself & nodding vigorously as I …

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Travanie Travels: Best Moments of 2018

January 5, 2019September 9, 2020 - by Stephanie - 2 Comments.

Another Year For The Books Every New Year’s Day we dedicate time to looking back on the year, recollecting fond …

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Southeast Asia / Travel Story

The 90-10 Rule of Travel

September 10, 2018April 13, 2020 - by Stephanie - Leave a Comment

Its All About Perspective Like most things in life, travel is unpredictable. The best laid plans can crumble in an …

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Fishing Laos Nong Khiaw Spear
Southeast Asia / Travel Story / Unique Adventures

A Day in the Life of a Laotian

September 1, 2017April 13, 2020 - by Stephanie - Leave a Comment

It all Started in Nong Khiaw… When we grabbed a seat at the Q-Bar we expected to relax and drink …

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On Top of Athabasca Glacier
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An Icy Encounter with Athabasca Glacier

September 1, 2017April 13, 2020 - by Stephanie - Leave a Comment

Travis and I saved the best for last during our four day whirlwind road trip in Alberta, Canada: an excursion …

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🚲 Currently Exploring Idaho 🥔🌲🏔

Stephanie Peterson
You can take the girl out of Wisconsin.... but the You can take the girl out of Wisconsin.... but there will always be a magnetic pull that brings her back for Summerfest 👌I had THE BEST week visiting all my favorite places and people in Milwaukee this June - there's truly no better time to be in my favorite city. ❤️(and of course, I bagged as many @lakefrontbrewery Hazy Rabbits as possible. 🍻)Wisconsin Summer pt. 1 of 2
July will be a tough month to beat... we spent all July will be a tough month to beat... we spent all our free time backpacking to alpine lakes, exploring new sections of national forest, paddle boarding and swimming, cycling around Hayden Lake, learning how to flyboard, and taking a weekend trip to Missoula to see @tbtduluth (for the 3rd time) at one of the coolest venues we've ever been 👌🐢🍻🌲🏕🎣🥔🚲
Caribbean Blues ⛵️🌊🐠Last month I atte Caribbean Blues ⛵️🌊🐠Last month I attended WITS by @sheswanderful and kicked off my trip with a long overdue reunion with my Midwestern kindred spirit - @onetrekatatime - and a catamaran trip on the turquoise blue Caribbean waters to the island of Icacos. 🏝We had a wonderful day swimming, snorkeling, socializing with other likeminded women in travel and enjoying and a few too many rum punches 🥂A huge thank you to @castillotoursdmc for hosting us!
One of the best parts of living in Idaho so far is One of the best parts of living in Idaho so far is waking up and saying "let's go camping" on a Saturday morning and literally settling into camp on the gorgeous shores of Lake Pend Orille one hour later. 👌🏕
I'm somehow still in the process of changing my na I'm somehow still in the process of changing my name, but definitely consider myself #permanentlypeterson at heart 💕celebrating two incredible years of marriage (yesterday!) with my best friend @tpeter27 and many more to come! 🍾
I ran my first marathon today 🤯😭🤩I'm s I ran my first marathon today 🤯😭🤩I'm still processing this huge and emotional accomplishment.. but my only goals were to finish and have fun and I'm happy to report I did both 👌This was the hardest physical and mental challenge I've ever taken on in my life. Although I regularly run, I never thought I'd complete a marathon and often told anyone who asked that it wasnt something I was interested in mostly because of my own fear and self doubt. 👟Every single one of the 26.2 miles I completed was earned in the months of train up, excessive stretching and foam rolling, nutriton experimentation, and endless injury management (shin splints, PTTD, bruised toenails, blisters on top of blisters) along with the neverending support from my friends, family, and running community. 💕Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way - especially @tpeter27 who was always more excited about my training accomplishments than me, @FleetFeetCDA for giving me a killer advice and a new running community in CDA, @cda.marathon for hosting a gorgeous race, and @novemberprojectmilwaukee for motivating me to get back into running 5 years ago. 🎉
getting our first taste of spring/summer in Northe getting our first taste of spring/summer in Northern Idaho 👌hiking, morel hunting, picnics by the lake, and long bike rides along the water 🚲🍄🥾⛰️
A whirlwind weekend trip back to Wisco to celebrat A whirlwind weekend trip back to Wisco to celebrate the Altmann's + spend all day Sunday sitting at a bar drinking Bloody Mary's and eating cheese curds with our friends. 👌🍻🧀
The Most Perfect Winter Day ❄️ 💕Ice skati The Most Perfect Winter Day ❄️ 💕Ice skating on Lake Louise ⛸️
Sipping espresso martinis with a view at the Fairmont Château🍸
Drinking Molson's on the sidelines 🍺
Another Stout ski trip for the books ⛷️🍻B Another Stout ski trip for the books ⛷️🍻Between the nightly hot tub sessions, espresso martinis, karaoke performances, befriending the waitstaff, and chugging way too many shaft-on-drafts to count... we also skiied Banff's Big Three, hiked through the frozen Johnston Canyon, and ice skated on Lake Louise. ❄️Happy: spending time with everyone in the mountains 🏔Crappy: starting every morning with a raging hangover 🍺Hate: that it's over 💔 and @garrettgriswold 🏆Can't wait for next year!
Life Lately 🌲🏔🥔❄️⛷️🍻Travis a Life Lately 🌲🏔🥔❄️⛷️🍻Travis and I have spent the past few months settling into our new home in CDA, checking out winter hikes and scenic drives, exploring a few mountains and ski resorts, testing out the local beer selection, hosting our first few guests, and figuring out how to live "normal life" again. 🍻I also spent most weekends going solo to my preferred "local mountain" for lessons to FINALLY fulfill my goal of learning how to ski and loved every minute of it 👌Life is pretty good out here 😎
Kicking off 2023 with one of our biggest and most Kicking off 2023 with one of our biggest and most exciting life changes yet... Travis and I moved to Idaho! 🥔We'll be calling Coeur d'Alene home for the foreseeable future and are so excited to spend time outdoors and exploring this beautiful area of the country! 🏠Come visit us! 💕
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