Coasting With Culture Travel Logs

Welcome to the Coasting with Culture Trip Travel Logs! Here you will find all of the posted trip reports from the past, offering a look into personal and group travel experiences. 
A Quick Visit for Opening Day of the 2021 Washington State Spring Fair
April 7, 2021
​A More detailed account of Gary & Britany's short visit to the grounds of the Washington State Fairgrounds modified Spring Fair as they check out the Thrillville rides, including the Classic Coaster.

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A Day Trip to Poulsbo, Washington's Little Norway
March 13, 2021
Doing some local exploring by heading to the other side of the Puget Sound to visit the City of Poulsbo, also known as Washington State's Little Norway, seeing the artwork and architecture of the town, and enjoying their famous local bakery.
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A 2020 Florida Theme Park Wedding Celebration
October 7-15, 2020
Another trip to Florida for another wedding, this time though, a lot more time is spent at several of the theme parks in Florida as time spent there is part of the reception for the wedding itself.

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A Little Northern Exposure
August 15, 2020

​Gary and his roommate Lou join a colleague named Doug for a day trip to the the area of Western Washington where a 1990's television show was filmed, and a reservoir that feeds into the Columbia River.

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2020 Disney Dream Wedding & More
March 3-10, 2020

​Weddings are always a ton of fun, but even more so when it involves a Disney Cruise! There was even more to experience before and after the cruise as well in this trip, including the new Galaxy's Edge and Mickey's Runaway Railroad at Hollywood Studios!​
2019 Texas & Arkansas Trip
April 17-21, 2019

Spring is in the air, and Gary joins his friends Nicole and Wes for a long weekend in Texas for both of the state's Six Flags parks, along with some shameless credits in between, and a visit to Arkansas for the state's home for coasters.
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2019 Southeast Asia Trip
February 28 - March 10, 2019

​The first segment of the larger, nearly month-long visit to various parts of Asia, the Southeast Asia segment heads to Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei with wonderful cultural sights and experiences, plus a combination of well-known and obscurely located roller coasters!​
​Random Costa Rica Trip
January 28-30, 2019

​​It's a slow time at work in the winter, and that has inspired this short trip flying standby to Costa Rica! Join Gary as he visits the Costa Rican amusement park Parque Diversiones, and then does a short exploration of the city of San José.
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​2018 Mexico Trip
October 18 - November 2, 2018

​​A journey to Mexico with visits to the cities of Monterrey, Guadalajara, Cancun and Mexico City, with stops at theme parks likes Six Flags Mexico, Selva Magica, Bosque Magico and others, along with enjoying festivities of Dia de los Muertos!
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​A Night at Fight Fest at Wild Waves Theme Park
October 12, 2018

​An evening of scares at the local Halloween event at Wild Waves Theme and Water Park, Fright Fest, enjoying several haunted houses and some nighttime rides.
​2018 Random Europe Trip
September 24-28, 2018

​Gary and Phillip head over to Europe to visit Oktoberfest, and since they are flying standby, how they go about getting there is up in the air, so the plans are constantly changing, but it gives the opportunity to visit some unexpected places.
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​2018 Southeast Trip
September 19-24, 2018

​​Time to go Coasting with Culture through the Southeast United States between Georgia, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle for several historic and memorial sites, along with multiple off-the-beaten-path amusement parks.
​2018 South Africa Trip
March 18 - April 4, 2018

Gary makes his first visit to the African Continent, and visits the Rainbow Nation, South Africa, with stops in Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Kruger National Park.

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