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A Highway Guide to Nevada

From the shores of Lake Tahoe to the allusive Area 51 and to the majestic Hoover Dam, our Nevada road trip was full of unique signs, historic towns, and a handful of tumbleweeds.

Switzerland

From exploring art museums in Basel, to not lifting a finger at luxurious hotels, and to visiting charming Swiss chalets, our second trip to the Land of Milk and Honey was just as magical as the first.

The Seventh Continent

All aboard! We embark from the end of the world aboard the MS Roald Amundsen on a (shivery) trip of a lifetime!

A Curious Scottish Excursion

Over a century ago, Phileas Fogg circumnavigated the globe over 80 trips around the sun. Taking a page out of his whimsical legacy, we found ourselves on a similarly audacious adventure—in Scotland.

An Off-centered Vermont Road Trip

Join AWA and our off-centered friends over at Dogfish Head for an even more off-centered adventure in the Green Mountain State!

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Puerto de Piriapolis

Piriapolis, Uruguay | C.1916

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This port has endured a variety of obstacles to get to where it is today. During construction in the early 1900s, not once, but twice it was destroyed by mighty sea storms, causing significant delays in completing this essential sea structure. But once the seas calmed, the structure was completed thanks to local stones from Cerro San Antonio (a local mountain) and granite from Cerro Pan de Azúcar (translated to Sugar Loaf Hill), making this port stand out from the rest.

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