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Eureka! There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills! Playing Tourist in Charlotte Day 2

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Journeys By Jill

I was excited about the Saturday plan for our friend Bill’s yearly trip. This involved the dirty clothes day that I warned him to pack for.

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Charlotte Tourists 2013 – Day 1

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Journeys By Jill

As the years fly by, hosting our friend Bill’s annual visit to Charlotte gets more and more challenging to plan. We’ve hit most of the top touristy spots and I have a self-imposed rule of not repeating things. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Stalking Homeland in Charlotte

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Journeys By Jill

The year has flown by and it’s time for the annual weekend visit from my nearly lifelong friend Bill. Although Bill would be content to spend the two and a half days sitting on a couch yacking, that is not … Continue reading →

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Daily Torture – More DNC Fun

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Journeys By Jill

The hottest tickets in town dropped in my lap at a business meeting. Tracy could barely contain her excitement and concentrate on the purpose of the meeting. She had just gotten her hands on tickets to a taping of “The … Continue reading →

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CarolinaFest – More DNC Fun

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Journeys By Jill

The Charlotte in 2012 host committee threw another fun party for the Democratic National Convention. CarolinaFest drew a diverse group of delegates, dignitaries and a mob of Mecklenburgers (Charlotte is in Mecklenburg County) to the heart of the city.

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DNC Media Party – Charlotte, North Carolina

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Journeys By Jill

The night started with a police escort! No, it wasn’t a funeral. We were on one of the many chartered city buses headed for the Democratic National Convention’s Media Party in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Frightened by Fur on Easter Island – Day 4

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Journeys By Jill

It’s 6 am and Edith is rattling our door. Scared out of a dead sleep, we are a bit alarmed and confused until we figure out that the owner of the Hotel Taura’a thinks we are part of the group … Continue reading →

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Tourists in Our Own City – Charlotte, NC

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

One weekend a year, we become tourists in our own city. Once a year we challenge ourselves to discover new and different things to do in our hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. The occasion is our friend Bill’s annual fall … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Leo

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

It’s very sad news. My incredibly wonderful uncle Leo has passed away. He has been married to my mother’s sister Beverly for 60 years. They were very much in love to his last day and Beverly continues to carry the … Continue reading →

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Turn My World Upside Down (Part 5 – A Day in Uruguay)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

I refuse to leave South America without adding one more country to my collection. Uruguay beckons. We have only two days left and plan to pack in as much as we can in spite of my stumbling encounter with a … Continue reading →

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