One of our stops on our 30 day tour is Minneapolis, yes because we will get to see some family but also because one of the largest malls in the United States, the Mall of America, is located in this wonderful city. Now, who do you think decided on Minneapolis – Mike or Crystle? I’ll give you one guess! I’ve spent time looking on their website and the site alone is overwhelming. I would imagine the mall itself is downright scary, especially for most men! Some quick facts – amazingly, it is over a half a mile around one level of the monstrous building, 32 boeing 747 planes could fit inside and for those NY Yankee fans, 7 stadiums could fit! The Mall of America is a one stop shop for entertainment, shopping, tourist attractions, theaters and dining. 
Whatever you favor, you will mostly likely find it. I dare you to look at the website and suggest what we should do and see at the mall considering the options we have and the amount of time it would take to spend in each store and attraction – 86 hours!
’til next time… The Vagabonds!
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A Mall or City?!
Do You Have a “Pinterest” in Travel?
If you are like me – ultra organized, have lists for everything, and a need to have everything in it’s place – than Pinterest.com is for you! It’s taking me some time to get use to it, but Pinterest is a great way to organize all of your online findings. I’ve been using this virtual pin board as a means to collect all of the restaurants, tourist attractions and important resources I may need as we plan our thirty day adventure. Just the other day, a friend mentioned to me that Seattle has an underground city, offering tours of the metropolis destroyed by a fire. I decided to look it up and immediately pinned the website to my “USA by Train” board. Doing so enabled me to remember a possible site to experience on our venture across the United States. Pinterest has kept all of my travel resources in a central location so that as I am planning and even when we are on our trip, I can simply access my online bulletin board for fabulous restaurants and must see attractions! It is truly amazing where our world is technologically and to even imagine how we survived before such advances!
We’d love to hear your suggestions so feel free to share your thoughts on where to eat and what to do in the cities we are visiting. There is so much to do and see and guidance from those who’ve experienced it all first hand is welcomed! I’ll be sure to pin your suggestions to my virtual bulletin board.
’til next time… The Vagabonds
Ticket To Ride
Say hello to Ed. Our paths met with Ed’s when we decided to finally get up the nerve to finalize our travel plans for this summer. Ed took his time, carefully checking each leg of our trip so as not to strand us in the middle of nowhere. Just when we thought we were done, we had to finalize our trip over the phone with a wonderful woman named Nancy. Nancy couldn’t have been nicer and it was obvious that she really wanted us to have a flawless trip. I can’t speak highly enough of the Amtrak staff and their dedication to ensure our trip’s success. Thank you Ed and Nancy!
’til next time…The Vagabonds
