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Book Review: Walden

  Okay. Admittedly I’ve read parts of this book, but never read it cover to cover. But, since we were going to Boston, and then Walden Pond for our next trip, I decided that I really needed to finish this book. So, I…

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The Diversity behind Facebook Likes

Originally Posted: Humans naturally like to praise others. We enjoy telling people how great they did; we clap for an entertaining performance, and we admire the people we want to be like. Being social is human, and we praise one another publicly to…

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We’re going going to Monterey

With the 4th of July weekend, Bridget and I decided to extend our long weekend and relax on California’s Central Coast. The coastline’s scenery will provoke your deep thoughts as you fixate upon the waves crashing along the rocky coast. A view that…

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A Facebook Approach: Content Strategies for Travel Destinations

Originally posted on: One to One Global, 7/6/11 A desire for adventure, a look into the past, a family bonding trip – we vacation for a unique experience with our own motivations. But what pushes us to “Like” a destination’s content? And what…

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Reno-Tahoe Odyssey: Year 3

Where’s Walden struck again with another great year. Another year, another relay run around Tahoe, through Virginia City, and back to Reno. This year though I pulled the dreaded Leg 4 out of the hat, and I enjoyed the challenge. This series of…

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Book Review: Game Based Marketing

This book had a lot of great points on selling a product through game-based marketing. But, the book was very biased. You could tell the book was written by a gamer, trying to show why games matter in marketing. This would have been…

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A Lonely Journey to Nevada’s Backcountry – Day 4

With the storm now that had passed and still on our spare tire, we woke early to continue back home. We needed two more stamps to be official from Fallon and Fernley, which we obviously passed on our travels out here. And so…

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A Lonely Journey to Nevada’s Backcountry – Day 3

6am. I opened up the curtains to find the parking lot blanketed with three inches of snow. Grrr. Well, we’re not letting a little snow storm ruin our trip to the Lehman Caves. A quick stop to the store for a banana muffin,…

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A Lonely Journey to Nevada’s Backcountry – Day 2

We woke up early as today was Dinosaur day. We grabbed some breakfast, and Lisa begged me to take her picture with a John Wayne cutout. And then we headed out towards Berlin. ————————————————————————————————————————————- From Nevada Travels, posted by Bridget Weaver Walden on…

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A Lonely Journey to Nevada’s Backcountry – Day 1

This Memorial Day Holiday we decided to take the Highway 50 challenge and become a survivor of the “loneliest highway.” This adventure includes five cities, and the adventures in between. We got a late start Friday, as Lisa and I waited for Bridget…

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