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Thursday, November 21, 2019

LIST: Top 20 Travel Destinations per AIRBNB

Surprisingly, Paris, France did not make it on this list for either Yr 2019 nor Yr 2020. Surely people are missing-out on a fabulous city; one that remains the travel destination for many from around the globe. But then, the Parisian visitors may not be using AIRBNB??

I am also very surprised at who got the #1 spot; but further reading gave the explanation. BTW, years ago, I worked with a gal whose parents went to this town on their honeymoon. She was so embarrassed on their behalf 'coz in her estimation it was low on the totem-pole of exciting cities to visit, LoL.
Personally, #5, #8, #17 and #18 are on my bucket list. May the Lord God make it possible!

20 for 2020: Airbnb Reveals the 20 Destinations to Visit Next Year (w/ links) :

1. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

2. Bilbao, Spain

3. Buriram, Thailand

4. Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

5. Romania

pc: wikipedia

6. Xi'an, China

7. Eugene, Oregon, USA

8. Luxembourg

9. Guadalajara, Mexico

10. Vanuatu

11. Cali, Colombia

12. Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

13. Aberdeen, Scotland

14. Courtenay, BC, Canada

15. Ubatuba, Brazil

16. Les Contamines-Montjoie, France

17. Tokyo, Japan

18. Kerala, India

19. Malindi, Kenya

20. Maastricht, Netherlands

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

James 4:14-15

Airbnb's Trend Predictions are In for 2020

Millennial Travel Destination 2019

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Unforgettable Half-Marathon Race (13.1 Miles) at The North Shore

Daughter is 2nd among our children to run a half-marathon. Her brother ran the Chicago version in the past while wearing Vibram shoes, ouch!

JRE asked me to sponsor her (read: pay the entrance fees) about 4 months ago. As in Homeschooling, our kids took the initiative and trained/taught themselves how to run a marathon race.

I am quite pleased that they each finished the 13-mile race. I also prayed to the Lord that they would not get injured nor sick while running. What a pounding their feet, ankles and backs must have taken! The Lord answered prayers; and also gave them strength, endurance and perseverance.

IMO, What differentiates top marathon Winner(s) from the rest of us common folk would definitely be a person's God-given speed, height, muscle bulk, lung capacity, discipline, experience; and very likely the type and/or length of training.

The male winner of this race crossed the finish line at approximately 1:09.
The female winner finished at approximately 1:18. No record-breakers this year.
Our DD (made 2 pit stops) and finished at approximately 2:13, yay!! Pace, 10:10 per mile.(If she had not stopped, probably 5 -10 minutes faster).

Why was the event "unforgettable"? I was in the sightline of one of the official race Photographers. I've been immortalized in some official pictures, hahaha.