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Exploring Rochester, Minnesota, on our visit to the Mayo Clinic

Exploring Rochester, Minnesota, on our visit to the Mayo Clinic

by Ann | Nov 20, 2019 | Destinations, Feature Destinations, Feature Places to Stay, Feature The Midwest, Places to stay, The Midwest, Travel, USA

We’ve been to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, more than a dozen times in the past five years. In fact, we started our blog, Postcard Jar, from there in 2014, just before Ann was diagnosed with a chronic disease called cardiac sarcoidosis. Typically, our...
Why fans of “The Music Man” need to visit Mason City, Iowa

Why fans of “The Music Man” need to visit Mason City, Iowa

by Steve | Oct 12, 2019 | Destinations, Feature Destinations, Feature The Midwest, The Midwest, USA, Where we've been

If you’re a fan of “The Music Man” like I am, you are beside-yourself-excited at the thought of seeing Hugh Jackman bring Harold Hill back to life on Broadway in 2020. But before you head to the Big Apple to see the show, you should first visit Mason...
Swim with whale sharks and other tips for your visit to the Georgia Aquarium

Swim with whale sharks and other tips for your visit to the Georgia Aquarium

by Ann | Jul 1, 2019 | Destinations, Feature Destinations, Feature USA, USA, Where we've been

Founder of Home Depot Bernie Marcus and his wife Billi added depth to the phrase, “improving home improvement” when they gave $250 million to help create the Georgia Aquarium in 2005. Now, animals that would have perished in the wild live alongside others born in...
Our first day in Rome, Italy, was quite an adventure. But who cares? We had wine.

Our first day in Rome, Italy, was quite an adventure. But who cares? We had wine.

by Ann | Jun 15, 2018 | Destinations, Feature Destinations, Feature Italy, Italy, The World, Where we've been

Caio from Rome, Italy! We made it and Rome and intentionally did not pre-plan much of our first day in Italy. We tried that a couple of years ago but a mechanical issue caused our flight out of Omaha to be canceled and we lost money on pre-purchased tickets for a...
Our Route 66 stop at The Blue Whale of Catoosa near Tulsa, Oklahoma

Our Route 66 stop at The Blue Whale of Catoosa near Tulsa, Oklahoma

by Steve | Apr 14, 2018 | Feature Destinations, Feature USA, USA, Where we've been

Sometimes when I travel, something catches my eye and an obsession is born. It usually doesn’t take long to convince Ann to go along when I explain what we’ll be doing. For instance, one of these obsessive desires took us to Tabacon Hot Springs in Costa...
Talking with Johnny and other things we did in Norfolk and Neligh, Nebraska

Talking with Johnny and other things we did in Norfolk and Neligh, Nebraska

by Steve | Oct 20, 2017 | Feature Destinations, The Midwest, USA, Where we've been

We’d been on the road for several days, now, and while Valentine marked the turn toward home on our Nebraska adventure with my folks, we were far from done with our trip. We set out from Valentine, our sights set on the Ashfall Fossil Beds, and made it east of...
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We’re Steve and Ann Teget. We spent more than two decades in corporate America and public education before Ann’s health and Steve’s aversion to middle school girl drama convinced us to try something new. Now we are making the most of midlife and telling authentic stories about extraordinary travel. And yes, we send ourselves postcards.

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