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Category: Traveling

Nola Nerd Couple used to be CookTravelEat. We have changed our focus but traveling is still an important part of who we are. Traveling allows us to explore not only the world, but nerd culture’s place in the world.

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Traveling: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Travel

Kurt HargisMarch 29, 2011 81 Views

This blog started as basically a blog about me learning how to cook with Crisitna writing candidly about what it was like to eat my food. However, our other interests started to creep in and wanted a voice. Well, our other big mutual interest is travel. While Cristina documented her…

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Ramblings: Possible Weekend Adventures

Kurt HargisMarch 25, 2011April 4, 2019 92 Views

The other day I posted about taking some Louisiana road trips, so I decided to post some trips you might want to take this weekend. Trash Bash Celebration: Saturday is Trash Bash in St. Charles Parish. The Trash Bash is from 8-11 followed by a celebration at the West Bank…

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Traveling: The love of travel

Kurt HargisMarch 23, 2011April 4, 2019 90 Views

This is a Cristina blog. You’re welcome. Ever since I can remember, I have loved to travel. I think that stems from my family and I moving so much when I was a kid. We didn’t move because my dad was in the military, as most people ask me, but…

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Reading: Road Trips

Kurt HargisMarch 22, 2011January 25, 2019 80 Views

I’m practically finished reading Louisiana Rambles by Ian McNulty. If a book’s main purpose is to inspire the reader to some sort of action, then this book has more than achieved its goal. I’ve got so many road trips planned for Cristina and me that I may have to take…

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Traveling: Shenandoah National Park’s Skyline Drive

Mrs. Nola NerdMarch 21, 2011 80 Views

Unless Cristina is in the picture, it is safe to assume that she took the picture. [slideshow]

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Traveling: Arlington and the National Cathedral

Kurt HargisMarch 17, 2011 80 Views

We concluded our trip to the Washington DC area by paying our respect to our serviceman who are resting in the fields of Arlington.  It was cold rainy day.  The sun wasn’t going to make an appearance today.   But when visiting Arlington, the last thing that enters your mind…

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