expert<\/a>\u00a0in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nMaven perfectly describes what I’m trying to accomplish with this blog – to pass on my knowledge (and the knowledge of others by receipt of your comments and guest blog posts) to make your navigation around cities, regions, and continents an experience you remember for the rest of your life.<\/p>\n
So, a little about myself. \u00a0I’m an attorney living in and from Dallas, Texas, (not many of us native Dallasites around – most people are from somewhere else). \u00a0I have an amazing husband (no, really, he’s the best – my partner, my champion, and the smartest guy I know). \u00a0We have a house full of furry kids (my other passion is animals – our newest addition is sitting in my lap as I type . . .\u00a0). \u00a0Living in the Lakewood area of East Dallas, we get to have the experience of living in a super-cool community while having all of the benefits of living in a big city – Whole Foods is within walking distance, Swiss Avenue historical district is a frequent running path for us, the entire Dallas Arts District (Meyerson Symphony, Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, Winspear Opera House, Klyde Warren Park, Wyly Theater, etc.) is less than 15 minutes away, and we can ride our bikes to White Rock Lake, the Dallas Arboretum and a myriad of other places on some great trails around our area.<\/p>\n
All of this contemplation on how great our area is led me to decide to first blog about my hometown of Big D! \u00a0There’s nowhere in the world that I know better than my own backyard. \u00a0I’m also going to present weekly blog posts on general travel tips and ideas to help you create your trip of a lifetime. \u00a0Throughout it all, I’ll post regarding past trips that we have taken and provide you with the information we all wish we had before going on a trip to some pretty amazing places: London, Scotland, Japan, and the South of France. \u00a0We’re also about to ramp up planning for our trip to Ireland next year as well as a week-long getaway to Crested Butte, Colorado. \u00a0(If you live in Texas during the summer, you know this is the BEST time to get out of town and hit the mountains of Colorado – it’s cooler and provides some amazing scenery.) \u00a0You’ll get to hear all about the planning for Ireland from beginning to end as well as read regular posts while we’re on our trip. \u00a0So, let’s get started . . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The inspiration for this blog came from a friend after discussing my most recent trip to the South of France. \u00a0In the midst of explaining what we did on our trip, how I organized it, and the planning that went into the trip, \u00a0she said “You should start a blog!” \u00a0This sounded like an awesome […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[12],"tags":[10,9,3,5,6,8,7,4,11],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7hz1R-1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77,"url":"http:\/\/www.navigationmaven.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/02\/packing-for-colorado-no-camping\/","url_meta":{"origin":1,"position":0},"title":"Packing for Colorado [No Camping]","date":"September 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This is not about packing for a camping trip - that's for someone else to tackle. 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