The Hallgrens's Travels

a 36 year old female traveling as a couple from Belle Plaine http://hallgrenadventures.com

We're married "30 somethings" who decided to quit our jobs, sell our house in the suburbs, and spend time exploring the world. We'll try to keep this website as up to date as possible so check back often. And remember you can always contact us at pipkas55378@yahoo.com.

The Hallgrens has visited 10 places in 136 cities in 31 countries and has written 1 travel blog with 148 entries.

The Hallgrens's Travel Blogs & Reviews

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April062006

Our Adventures

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We're still at home Savage, United States \| Apr 06 '06 \| 0 reviews
Our first stop.....Belle Plaine MN Belle Plaine, United States \| Apr 20 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Emma Krumbees \| Restaurant "It's cheap. What more can I say?"
A visit with mom and dad Mankato, United States \| Apr 20 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Jakes Stadium Pizza \| Restaurant "The best pizza in Mankato"
Plan B begins! San Pedro, Belize \| Apr 23 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Banana Beach Resort \| Hotel "home away from home"
Belize ... from Annes POV San Pedro, Belize \| Apr 30 '06 \| 0 reviews
“I'm told BWCA stands for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. If you ask... Boundary Waters Canoe Area, United States \| May 22 '06 \| 0 reviews
Niner Six Eight Seven X-ray, clear for takeoff Eden Prairie, United States \| Jun 11 '06 \| 0 reviews
Aaahh Denver, the sunshine state Denver, United States \| Jun 18 '06 \| 0 reviews
The Great Sand Dunes The Great Sand Dunes, United States \| Jun 19 '06 \| 0 reviews
Royal rip off Royal Gorge, United States \| Jun 19 '06 \| 0 reviews
We love Gunnison, Coworado Gunnison, United States \| Jun 21 '06 \| 0 reviews
Black Canyon National Park Black Canyon National Park, United States \| Jun 23 '06 \| 0 reviews
Hooray for Ouray Ouray, United States \| Jun 23 '06 \| 0 reviews
Mesa Verde/Four Corners Mesa Verde National Park, United States \| Jun 25 '06 \| 0 reviews
Moab, UT (Arches NP and Canyonlands NP) Moab, United States \| Jun 26 '06 \| 0 reviews
Capitol Reef NP / My Birthday Capitol Reef National Park, United States \| Jun 27 '06 \| 0 reviews
Camping in Duck Creek Duck Creek Village, United States \| Jun 29 '06 \| 0 reviews
Bryce Canyon NP Bryce Canyon National Park, United States \| Jun 30 '06 \| 0 reviews
Zion NP Zion National Park, United States \| Jul 01 '06 \| 0 reviews
Glen Canyon Dam Page, United States \| Jul 02 '06 \| 0 reviews
The Grand Canyon NP Grand Canyon, United States \| Jul 03 '06 \| 0 reviews
Viva Las Vegas! Las Vegas, United States \| Jul 04 '06 \| 0 reviews
Death Valley NP Death Valley National Park, United States \| Jul 05 '06 \| 0 reviews
MT WHITNEY, OUR BIGGEST ADVENTURE YET! Lone Pine, United States \| Jul 06 '06 \| 0 reviews
Ridgecrest, CA Ridgecrest, United States \| Jul 07 '06 \| 0 reviews
Sequoia NP / Close Encounters of the Bear kind Sequoia National Park, United States \| Jul 08 '06 \| 0 reviews
Yosemite NP Yosemite National Park, United States \| Jul 09 '06 \| 0 reviews
Pit stop needed Livermore, United States \| Jul 11 '06 \| 0 reviews
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey, United States \| Jul 12 '06 \| 0 reviews
What? No Rice A Roni??? San Francisco, United States \| Jul 14 '06 \| 0 reviews
The Guy I Keep Running Into Standish-Hickey, United States \| Jul 15 '06 \| 0 reviews
Redwoods NP / Anne's favorite park so far Redwood National and State Parks, United States \| Jul 16 '06 \| 0 reviews
Crater Lake, America's Blue Hole Crater Lake National Park, United States \| Jul 18 '06 \| 0 reviews
Pit stop in Eugene / Life on the road Eugene, United States \| Jul 21 '06 \| 0 reviews
McMinnville, Cape Lookout, Mt. Hood Portland, United States \| Jul 22 '06 \| 0 reviews
Mt. Rainier NP Longmire, United States \| Jul 25 '06 \| 0 reviews
Clowning around in Seattle Seattle, United States \| Jul 26 '06 \| 0 reviews
Oh Deer! Sequim, United States \| Jul 27 '06 \| 0 reviews
Yellowstone NP Yellowstone National Park, United States \| Jul 31 '06 \| 0 reviews
Grand Teton NP Grand Teton National Park, United States \| Aug 01 '06 \| 0 reviews
Plan B and the stats Worthington, United States \| Aug 02 '06 \| 0 reviews
Our 10th Anniversary Duluth, United States \| Aug 15 '06 \| 0 reviews
Our next big adventure is booked! Belle Plaine, United States \| Aug 21 '06 \| 0 reviews
Rocky Mt. High Gould, United States \| Sep 01 '06 \| 0 reviews
Ah, Fiji, where the sun never shines Nananu-i-Ra Island, Fiji \| Sep 18 '06 \| 0 reviews
Holy S%&T! We're in Fiji!! Nadi, Fiji \| Sep 30 '06 \| 0 reviews
Everybody wants to be a hippie Auckland, New Zealand \| Oct 01 '06 \| 0 reviews
Everybody is so nice in NZ! Whangaruru North, New Zealand \| Oct 06 '06 \| 0 reviews
Suiting up for the moon Poor Knights Island, New Zealand \| Oct 12 '06 \| 0 reviews
A trip to the bach Whangamata, New Zealand \| Oct 13 '06 \| 0 reviews
Crossing Zorb off my life list Rotorua, New Zealand \| Oct 16 '06 \| 0 reviews
Rap, Raft, Rock; No Roll Waitomo Caves, New Zealand \| Oct 17 '06 \| 0 reviews
Wine tasting and slaughtering a wild boar - just another day in NZ Napier, New Zealand \| Oct 21 '06 \| 0 reviews
More bathroom talk Masterton, New Zealand \| Oct 26 '06 \| 0 reviews
Windy Welli Wellington, New Zealand \| Oct 28 '06 \| 0 reviews
Assorted Photos Wellington, New Zealand \| Oct 31 '06 \| 0 reviews
Pipkas in Picton Picton, New Zealand \| Nov 01 '06 \| 0 reviews
Mysterious Disease Blenheim, New Zealand \| Nov 02 '06 \| 0 reviews
Hiking our butts off in Abel Tasman NP Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand \| Nov 05 '06 \| 0 reviews
A hotel, a Jackass, and a pizza from Hell... Nelson, New Zealand \| Nov 06 '06 \| 0 reviews
The Marathon Hokitika, New Zealand \| Nov 11 '06 \| 0 reviews
Milford Fjord Milford Sound, New Zealand \| Nov 14 '06 \| 0 reviews
A taste of chocolate, ice, and beer Dunedin, New Zealand \| Nov 17 '06 \| 0 reviews
Big round rocks and heaps of Germans Moeraki, New Zealand \| Nov 20 '06 \| 0 reviews
A lesson in New Zealand English Otaki, New Zealand \| Nov 21 '06 \| 0 reviews
To part with Goldie Christchurch, New Zealand \| Nov 22 '06 \| 0 reviews
New Zealand Engligh - Defined Wellington, New Zealand \| Nov 26 '06 \| 0 reviews
Final thoughts on New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand \| Nov 28 '06 \| 0 reviews
Most expensive G and T Blue Mountains National Park, Australia \| Nov 29 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Renes Pizza \| Restaurant "Damn good Pizza"
Sydney - the greatest city in the world Sydney, Australia \| Dec 01 '06 \| 0 reviews
Visiting friends in Tumut Tumut, Australia \| Dec 05 '06 \| 0 reviews
A mini bush safari Kosciuszko National Park, Australia \| Dec 08 '06 \| 0 reviews
Melbourne - get me out of this city!! Melbourne, Australia \| Dec 09 '06 \| 0 reviews
Three day tour to Adelaide Apollo Bay, Australia \| Dec 12 '06 \| 0 reviews
Adelaide and wine in the Barossa Valley Barossa Valley, Australia \| Dec 16 '06 \| 0 reviews
Working on a dive boat in the Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef, Australia \| Dec 19 '06 \| 0 reviews
Sweaty in Port Douglas Port Douglas, Australia \| Dec 28 '06 \| 0 reviews
Fraser Island Fraser Island, Australia \| Jan 01 '07 \| 0 reviews
Steve Irwin, R.I.P. Beerwah, Australia \| Jan 06 '07 \| 0 reviews
Likes and Dislikes for Australia Brisbane, Australia \| Jan 07 '07 \| 0 reviews
Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand \| Jan 08 '07 \| 0 reviews
Sweaty in Koh Tao / AC too expensive Ko Tao, Thailand \| Jan 11 '07 \| 0 reviews
Swindeled in Suratthani Surat Thani, Thailand \| Jan 17 '07 \| 0 reviews
December 26, 2004. Khao Lak, Thailand \| Jan 18 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Nanthong Bay Resort \| Hotel "Beautiful hotel on the beach,"
The Best Diving Yet? Similan Islands, Thailand \| Jan 22 '07 \| 0 reviews
My love/hate relationship with Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand \| Jan 27 '07 \| 0 reviews
3 day, 2 night jungle trek Chiang Mai Province, Thailand \| Jan 28 '07 \| 0 reviews
Likes/dislikes of Thailand Bangkok, Thailand \| Jan 31 '07 \| 0 reviews
The temples of Angkor Wat Siem Reap, Cambodia \| Feb 01 '07 \| 0 reviews
Up in arms Phnom Penh, Cambodia \| Feb 04 '07 \| 0 reviews
Still in Saigon Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam \| Feb 07 '07 \| 0 reviews
Sick in Hoi An Hoi An, Vietnam \| Feb 11 '07 \| 0 reviews
Motorbike Mania Hue, Vietnam \| Feb 13 '07 \| 0 reviews
Nearing the end Hanoi, Vietnam \| Feb 14 '07 \| 0 reviews
Bright Lights, Big City Hong Kong, China \| Feb 23 '07 \| 0 reviews
A brief stop home Belle Plaine, United States \| Feb 27 '07 \| 0 reviews
We´re off again! Buenos Aires, Argentina \| Apr 18 '07 \| 0 reviews
17 hours on a bus, butterflies, and lots and lots of water Puerto Iguazu, Argentina \| Apr 22 '07 \| 0 reviews
Don´t cry for me Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina \| Apr 26 '07 \| 0 reviews
I can´t breathe Cusco, Peru \| Apr 27 '07 \| 0 reviews
The search for love and sleep on the Inka Trail Machu Picchu, Peru \| Apr 30 '07 \| 0 reviews
NEVER AGAIN! Lake Titicaca, Peru \| May 05 '07 \| 0 reviews
Quick stop Quito, Ecuador \| May 09 '07 \| 0 reviews
Millions of years of evolution Galapagos Islands, Ecuador \| May 10 '07 \| 0 reviews
Cruising the Galapagos and Going Broke Galapagos Islands, Ecuador \| May 15 '07 \| 0 reviews
Here´s to my health Panama City, Panama \| May 22 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Limoncillo \| Restaurant "Finer dining"
A trip thru the Canal. zzzzzzzzzz Panama Canal, Panama \| May 25 '07 \| 0 reviews
Welcome To My Secret Volcano Lair La Fortuna, Costa Rica \| May 29 '07 \| 0 reviews
Getting High on Life Tamarindo, Costa Rica \| Jun 01 '07 \| 0 reviews
Day Trippin´ Poas, Costa Rica \| Jun 04 '07 \| 0 reviews
Do I Want to Become an Airline Pilot? San Salvador, El Salvador \| Jun 06 '07 \| 0 reviews
Some Interesting Stats for South and Central America San Pedro, Belize \| Jun 06 '07 \| 0 reviews
I'm a giver and a winner Mankato, United States \| Jun 29 '07 \| 0 reviews
What's the FPA? San Diego, United States \| Jul 04 '07 \| 0 reviews
Camping "up North", the Colorado cabin, a special Anniversary and OUR... Gould, United States \| Jul 28 '07 \| 0 reviews
Our first and last visit to Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland \| Aug 03 '07 \| 0 reviews
Proud to be a Swede Stockholm, Sweden \| Aug 07 '07 \| 0 reviews
A Little Geneology Skara, Sweden \| Aug 09 '07 \| 0 reviews
Will the rain stop? Oslo, Norway \| Aug 14 '07 \| 0 reviews
Floating thru the Fjords Flam, Norway \| Aug 16 '07 \| 0 reviews
Berlin - an overwhelming lesson in history Berlin, Germany \| Aug 18 '07 \| 0 reviews
Train'n, Bus'n, and Boat'n through Germany Koblenz, Germany \| Aug 20 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Romantic Road to Rothenburg Rothenburg an der Tauber, Germany \| Aug 23 '07 \| 0 reviews
Beer in Fairyland Munich, Germany \| Aug 24 '07 \| 0 reviews
Czech this out Prague, Czech Republic \| Aug 26 '07 \| 0 reviews
Outclassed in Vienna? Vienna, Austria \| Aug 29 '07 \| 0 reviews
Soaked in Salzburg Salzburg, Austria \| Aug 31 '07 \| 0 reviews
Our Top 10 Unforgettable Travel Experiences--So Far Schaan, Liechtenstein \| Sep 03 '07 \| 0 reviews
Yes, it's the Most Beautiful Place on Earth Gimmelwald, Switzerland \| Sep 04 '07 \| 0 reviews
Culture shock in Rome Rome, Italy \| Sep 06 '07 \| 0 reviews
Finding the Magic and Charm of Italy Florence, Italy \| Sep 09 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Italian Riviera Cinque Terre, Italy \| Sep 10 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Polite French? Arles, France \| Sep 12 '07 \| 0 reviews
BARCELONA! Barcelona, Spain \| Sep 15 '07 \| 0 reviews
Injustice in Madrid Madrid, Spain \| Sep 18 '07 \| 0 reviews
Toro! Toro! Lisbon, Portugal \| Sep 19 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: The Hard Rock Cafe \| Restaurant "Avoid the Nachos"
Bored - deaux, I mean Bordeaux Bordeaux, France \| Sep 22 '07 \| 0 reviews
Paris: Rain, Rings, and Restaurants Paris, France \| Sep 24 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Trifecta: Beer, Chocolate, and Fries Bruges, Belgium \| Sep 28 '07 \| 0 reviews
This is it! Amsterdam, Netherlands \| Sep 30 '07 \| 0 reviews
Crazy Cairo Cairo, Egypt \| Oct 01 '07 \| 0 reviews
Camels, old stuff, mosquitos, and a boat ride Aswan, Egypt \| Oct 04 '07 \| 0 reviews
It's So Hot Luxor, Egypt \| Oct 08 '07 \| 0 reviews
Still Alive Dahab, Egypt \| Oct 09 '07 \| 0 reviews
19340, That's a Jumbo Jambo Kilimanjaro, Tanzania \| Oct 16 '07 \| 0 reviews
A Four Day Safari - Our Grand Finale to Plan B Ngorongoro Crater National Park, Tanzania \| Oct 23 '07 \| 0 reviews
This is the End...Beautiful Friend...The End Atlanta, United States \| Oct 31 '07 \| 0 reviews
Continued Travels Oklahoma City, United States \| Apr 01 '08 \| 0 reviews

Other reviews given

Banana Beach Resort | Hotel

"home away from home"

San Pedro, Belize Apr 23 '06

Jakes Stadium Pizza | Restaurant

"The best pizza in Mankato"

Mankato, United States Apr 20 '06

Emma Krumbees | Restaurant

"It's cheap. What more can I say?"

Belle Plaine, United States Apr 20 '06

The Hallgrens's friends

Sara and Kent

a 34 year old female traveling as a couple from Roseville