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Celebrating New Years Eve in Copenhagen

December 31, 2015 by Lori Leave a Comment

Copenhagen, Denmark | The 3 Star Traveler

I’ve always said that Vienna is the city that has my heart. It’s the city that I will never stop returning to. But truth be told, Copenhagen gave Vienna a run for it’s money.

It didn’t happen the moment I stepped off the train from the airport. I’m not even sure that it happened while we were there. But something clicked once we departed. Maybe I had time to reflect more on the experience. Maybe it’s taken me a year to defrost and get my brain back to normal. Something happened, though, and these days I can rarely get Copenhagen off of my mind.

When planning this trip we didn’t set out specifically to travel to Copenhagen. We just knew that we wanted another holiday trip to see Christmas markets and take in a piece of winter wonderland in another part of the world.

After stumbling on a direct flight deal out of SFO that was too good to pass up, it was settled. We’d spend a few days around Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2014 in Copenhagen.

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Filed Under: Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, Travel Advice and Tips Tagged With: copenhagen, denmark, new years eve

Fall in Lake Tahoe

July 22, 2015 by Lori 6 Comments

We arrived in Tahoe the second weekend in October and we got lucky. Little did we know that the Aspens would be at their peak for the fall.

Fall in Lake Tahoe | The 3 Star Traveler

Fall in Lake Tahoe | The 3 Star Traveler

Seeing these trees in all their golden glory was unlike any fall foliage I’ve experienced. The trees in the East are beautiful, no doubt. All those dots of red, orange and gold across the landscape is gorgeous, but there is something about seeing the the expanding blocks of yellow, of seeing the yellow shimmer on the trees as the breeze drifts through, that is nothing short of jaw-dropping.

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Filed Under: California, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: fall, Lake Tahoe, travel

Coming Soon!

June 5, 2015 by Lori Leave a Comment

It has been a long while since I have posted on The 3 Star Traveler, but that is about to change!

After a site transfer it is back up and running. New travel posts will be coming soon!

 

Lake Chabot, Castro Valley, California

 

Newport Beach, California

Filed Under: California, US Tagged With: California

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Hi! We're Dan and Lori, world travelers and former expats. This blog is our way of helping and encouraging travelers like you to get out there and see this beautiful world!

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