ellie

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42 places I want to go

223 places I've been

1 - 21 of 42

1. Norway
Europe
5 cheers 4,177 people
2. Finland
Europe
3 cheers 2,656 people
3. Sweden
Europe
2 cheers 4,587 people
4. Stratford Festival Of Canada
Canada: Ontario: Stratford
10 people
5. Jasper
Canada: Alberta: Jasper National Park
53 people
6. Banff
Canada: Alberta: Banff National Park
303 people
7. Nunavut Territory
Canada
492 people
8. Puget Sound
United States: Washington State
22 people
9. Vancouver Island
Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island, Victoria, And Gulf Island Region
194 people
10. Vancouver
United States: Washington State
1 cheer 27 people
11. Austin
United States: Texas
796 people
12. Stratford-upon-Avon
United Kingdom: Great Britain: England: Warwickshire
167 people
13. Saskatchewan
Canada
1 cheer 230 people
14. South By Southwest Festival
United States: Texas: Austin
181 people
15. Himalayas
India
2 cheers 552 people
16. Great Barrier Reef
Australia: Queensland
2 cheers 2,061 people
17. Denali National Park
United States: Alaska
362 people
18. Glacier National Park
United States: Montana
1 cheer 446 people
19. Zion National Park
United States: Utah
256 people
20. Hawai'i
United States
7,222 people
21. Ottawa
Canada: Ontario
246 people

1 - 21 of 42

Paynes Prairie, Micanopy

Getting a nice walk in while looking for 'gators.

My family and I walked along one of the waterways (not sure which) and saw a ton of alligators. Most of them were on the other bank. My brother and his family live in Gainesville and have been here several times. We saw about six gators sunbathing on the opposite bank. At least two of them were overlapping each other, tail over torso of the other.

We walked to a lookout tower, which gives a nice overview of the immediate area. At the bottom of the tower, were two gators. One headed back into the water. The other one, facing the water, was about 10 feet or so from us. We felt safe, because it was facing away from us. We also were close to a “baby” alligator, who was about 3 feet long.

Along the walk we also saw variety of birds and a most docile, non-poisonous snake. I petted its backside.

over 5 years ago

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Boulder City, Nevada

Why Boulder City is worth visiting and/or even living there

in the past few years, my husband and i spent some time in Boulder City, mainly to avoid the chaos, meanness, glitz, fakeness of Las Vegas.

we were in Las Vegas taking care of my mother who became ill and we eventually moved her near us in Michigan.

i grew up in Las Vegas, and always found it to be too much … of everything.

Discovering Boulder City, we found a down-to-earth, no thrills place where we stayed during those visits to help my mother. It was the respite we needed.

It’s a quiet, sleepy town. The complete opposite of Las Vegas.

We’ve even considered moving there … but now it looks like Boulder City may not exist if that developer buys out the city and that wilderness preserve.

over 7 years ago

Hungry Heart Cafe, West Side

this place closed down ...

… a couple of months ago.