When I was little, think kindergarten through the first half of second grade, my family lived in Cloquet, Minnesota. Cloquet is a small town located just outside Duluth and thanks to the universe aligning, I had some free time between TBEX tours and was able to explore one of my […]
Author: Niki Gordon
White Water Kayaking on the Kettle River
White water kayaking in Minnesota was something I had been looking forward to for a couple of months. When I signed up for the trip, I thought it would be warm enough by June 1st, but I was wrong. The water was still cold, and possibly the cause of my […]
Food Trucks, Craft Beer, and a Paddle Boat
We piled off the bus in the small National Park located inside the city of Saint Paul. The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is a part of the National Park Service. The recreation area encompass a 72 miles of shore line and 54,000 acres. Many people use the recreation […]
A Weekend in Rural Michigan
We drove down the narrow rural road with the top of the convertible down and I was convinced my young cousin was going to kill us, though she hadn’t yet on the many trips between my aunt’s house and grandpa’s house. With the wind blowing through my hair, I thought, […]
A Day at Grandpa’s House
What started off as a work trip, ended up being a trip to visit family and it couldn’t have been better. I haven’t been to my grandpa’s house in years, yet it is mostly all the same. The trees have gotten bigger, and the old farmhouse that we weren’t allowed […]
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Today’s post is by Michelle from the Instagram account traveler.eyes The United Arab Emirates is the country located at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, sharing sea borders with Qatar and Iran. The country is a federation of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi which serves as […]
2016 Travel Planner
My New Year’s Resolution for this year was to get better grades and to travel more. This travel planner is mostly all pencil plan as of posting this, but a couple are set in stone. Stay tuned to find out which ones are for sure going to happen. January Mexico […]
It’s Okay to be a Tourist
I think that sometimes, the world gets too caught up in being a traveler and getting off the beaten path. Ultimately, I think it’s okay to stay on the beaten path from time to time. We live in a world where we are expected to go, go, go ’round the […]
Think Differently
I was speaking with my bestie the other day about going on a trip this summer. She lives in Michigan and I really want her to come up to North Dakota to be able to experience this wonderful place that I am proud to call home. It’s about a 12 […]
30 Photos That Will Inspire You to Travel More
I’ve now been back in the States for three whole weeks. That also means I just completed the third week of the spring semester. With six more months until my next grand adventure (details to come soon), I’m getting ants in my pants and reliving some of my favorite travel photos […]