I was immediately intrigued by the NAP Monument & Visitors Centre because it stood out as something a bit different from the rest of the typical tourist activities in Amsterdam. The acronym NAP stands for Normaal Amsterdams Peil (or Amsterdam Ordnance Datum in English), which is a centuries old measuring unit and vertical reference point for water levels. The NAP is roughly the same as the MSL (Mean Sea Level), but it was based off of the older term Amsterdam […]
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The Weekend Trip: Inspiration to Leave Your Luggage Behind.
Until two months ago Mr. Meena and I had primarily only taken two types of trips: the day trip and the loooong trip (remember that time we traveled over 2000 miles in 10 days?). While day trips to nearby towns like Bamberg are easy (I only have to take my purse), the longer trips in Germany usually require us to load up two suitcases and the bird (and pray for enough space on the train). I was afraid of the […]
Christmas in Tannheim, Austria.
We celebrated Christmas (and our third annual honeymoon) in a private house in the small town of Tannheim, Austria. While Mr. Meena and I love to travel to new cities and have new experiences, our idea of a real vacation is to go somewhere that no one can bother us and focus on staying in and relaxing. Aw yeah. It’s verboten to bother me. (You can check out the listing for this house on Homeway.) We try to take at […]
Our Cedar Fair Park Tour Part 3: Kings Dominion and Money Saving Tips.
Welcome to part three of our Cedar Fair Park Tour adventure. You can view the first two parts here: Our Cedar Fair Park Tour Part 1: Kings Island and Cedar Point. Our Cedar Fair Park Tour Part 2: Canada’s Wonderland, Niagara Falls, and Dorney Park. Park 5/5: Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia. “Virginia’s Premier Themed Amusement Park” We got to visit this park on day 10 of the trip, and the park was celebrating being 40 years old. We visited on Memorial […]
Our Cedar Fair Park Tour Part 2: Canada’s Wonderland, Niagara Falls, and Dorney Park.
Welcome back! Hope you enjoyed Part 1 of this post. Park 3/5: Canada’s Wonderland, Toronto, Canada. “Canada’s Premier Amusement Park” It was quite a trek up to Canada and it was my first experience driving across an international border. It was also the coldest park of the trip by far. We also spent the least amount of time at this park because we didn’t get there until noon and they closed at six in the evening. But it was very […]
Our Cedar Fair Park Tour Part 1: Kings Island and Cedar Point.
This post is dedicated to Thunder Road, which had its last ride this weekend. Does that road trip layout look a bit intimidating to you? If you love road trips and travel frequently, then the answer is probably no. I remember when Mr. Meena emailed this map to me he put “CRAZY thought! Property of Coffee LLC” in the email subject line. And I definitely agreed that it was crazy. We had never done anything like this before! We live close […]