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  • The Ultimate Guide to Mt Shasta in the Summer

    The Ultimate Guide to Mt Shasta in the Summer

    May 26, 2022 / No Comments

    I’ve been meaning to write this post for years. The Shasta region is one of my favorite places in the whole world. It’s a remarkable spot. It’s easy to lose yourself within and it’s also a great place to explore,…

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  • The Best Quick & Easy Weekend Travel Meal Ideas

    The Best Quick & Easy Weekend Travel Meal Ideas

    May 12, 2022 / No Comments

    One of my favorite getaways is the PNW beach. It’s close to both Seattle and Portland and it’s a very different vibe from the California Coast or Hawaii. These towns are, no offense, sleepy. There isn’t much to do there…

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  • 9 Free Things to do Solo in Seattle

    9 Free Things to do Solo in Seattle

    February 3, 2022 / 1 Comment

    One of my goals for this year is to write more about Seattle and my neighborhood. A very good friend went onto my blog looking for content to send her friend who was coming to visit … and I had…

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  • 6 Reasons to Open a Travel Savings Account

    6 Reasons to Open a Travel Savings Account

    January 17, 2022 / 2 Comments

    Hello, my traveling friends! It’s a start to a new year, and that means taking the reins back on our finances and/or starting new goals & manifestations. This year, I decided to break out my savings into 4 separate accounts.…

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  • Olympia, WA Day Trip: What to do and See!

    Olympia, WA Day Trip: What to do and See!

    October 4, 2021 / No Comments

    Hello, my adventurous friend! Welcome back to another day trip post, specially: WA Day Trip: What to do and See! This trip was a very pleasant and unexpected surprise. I didn’t have a lot of exciting things planned for Olympia…

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  • The Moscow Deception Karen Robards

    How to get Free Books while Traveling

    August 14, 2021 / No Comments

    Hello my darling friends! I feel like all my recent post have been lists. I can’t help it! I’m a very organized person. Especially when it comes to reminders, planning and finance. What can I say? List are my go-to…

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  • Summer Strawberry Salad

    Easy Summer Meals to Make When Traveling

    June 17, 2021 / No Comments

    If you’re anything like me, you love routine. I’m a spontaneous soul but a planner/budgeter at heart. That’s not to say I never go out to eat, but 75% of my meals are created with my own hands. Which is…

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  • Urban Uprise Sunflower Farm and Alli of onthetripside

    Visiting a Farm for the First Time

    April 22, 2021 / No Comments

    Happy Earth Day, friends! After visiting an apple orchard last Fall with a friend, she announced that she’d never truly been to a farm before. It took me by surprise. Growing up with rural farmland all around me, in Oregon,…

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  • Allison of On the Trip Side Blog // Poulsbo, WA // Small Towns Puget Sound

    Small Towns to Visit on the Puget Sound Islands

    February 4, 2021 / No Comments

    After living in Seattle for 9 years, there’s a lot more to explore than just mountains, trails and coffee. One of the reasons a lot of Washingtonians live in the city and by the Puget Sound is just because of…

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  • 6 Washington Airbnbs Spring 2021 // Allison On the Trip Side Blog

    6 Washington State Airbnbs to Book for Spring 2021

    January 9, 2021 / No Comments

    Hello my darling adventure friends! I had something completely different planned for this week, but with the recent events in our county, I decided to bump up this post up for those of you who need to get some R&R.…

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