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From Pasadena, California: The 131st Tournament of Roses

We break from our Great British Adventure series to bring you coverage from Pasadena's 131's Tournament of Roses Parade. Happy New Decade!

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The New Forest National Park

The United Kingdom is home to 15 designated National Parks, areas of natural beauty and historic or cultural significance. Being an American National Parks lover, I was pleasantly surprised to find that while in Hampshire, we would be staying within one of the newer English national parks: New Forest National Park. At the end of this post is a bonus recipe for bread pudding.

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London and Beyond: Our Great British Adventure

This is the first in a thirteen part series on our Great British Adventure. The series will take us from Lymington along the Hampshire coast to Somerset to Oxford to London. It was definitely an adventure to remember.

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Hiking the Narrows

In the second of our two part Zion National Park series, we hiked the Zion's famed Narrows, wading through the refreshingly cool Virgin River.

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Tournament of Roses 2019: What was Missed

It doesn't happen too often, but sometimes there are malfunctions or other issues with intricate parade floats. As a result of the small fire on the Chinese American Heritage Foundation's entry and subsequent delay in the parade, news coverage cut before the Royal Cadet band and last three floats. This post features photos of South Pasadena’s ‘Three Little Birds’ and the 811 Underground Service Alert float.