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Hi. I'm Kara. Never far away is my furry shadow, Kona.
By day, I'm a higher education consultant. I specialize in helping higher education employees be more innovative and engage with new forms of teaching, learning, and working. I also create content online about personal growth, productivity, and technology, faith, and my well lived life.
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Meet Your Hosts
Ready to Board the Disney Fantasy for our Very Merrytime Cruise! We are both Platinum Castaway Club, reside in Indiana (USA), and each...

Gayle Hartleroad
Apr 12 min read


Travel Day - A Slight Change of Plans
Was: November 28, 2024, Is: November 27, 2024 The airport on what is supposed to be one of the busiest travel days of the year. It was...

Kara Monroe
Nov 27, 20242 min read


Tuesday, August 8, 2023 - Back in Copenhagen - but where are our bags?!
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Gayle Hartleroad
Oct 31, 20234 min read


Monday, August 7, 2023 - Oslo, Norway - Where the Hats Saved The Day
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Kara Monroe
Oct 31, 20236 min read


Sunday, August 6, 2023 - Fredericia Denmark
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Gayle Hartleroad
Oct 31, 20237 min read


Day of Sloth aka Day at Sea 2 - Saturday, August 5, 2023
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Gayle Hartleroad
Oct 31, 20233 min read


“Stockholm on your own” becomes “Stockholm with a Private Guide”!
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Kara Monroe
Oct 24, 202310 min read


Day at Sea #1 - Thursday, August 3, 2023
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Kara Monroe
Oct 23, 20234 min read


Day 2 - Kiel, Germany
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Gayle Hartleroad
Oct 18, 20239 min read


It’s Embarkation Day (sung to the “It’s Coronation Day” song from Frozen) - Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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Kara Monroe
Oct 17, 20237 min read


A Full Day In Copenhagen - Monday, July 31, 2023
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Kara Monroe
Oct 16, 20236 min read


Welcome to Copenhagen where the local time is Sunday, July 30 at 12:55 p.m.
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Kara Monroe
Oct 15, 20233 min read


IND -> ORD -> LHR -> CPH
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Kara Monroe
Oct 14, 20234 min read


Plans in Ports of Call
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Gayle Hartleroad
Oct 13, 20233 min read


Origin Story - From Hawaii to Scandinavia
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Gayle Hartleroad
Oct 12, 20232 min read


Meet Your Hosts
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Gayle Hartleroad
Oct 11, 20232 min read


Before we get started...
First, thank you for understanding the notable delay in getting this blog posted. As you will see in the “Origin Story” post which will...

Gayle Hartleroad
Oct 10, 20231 min read


DEBARKATION DAY, WRAP UP and LINKS TO ALL THE POSTS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2022 - DEBARKATION DAY, WRAP UP and LINKS TO ALL THE POSTS AND VIDEOS Kara pretty much didn’t sleep and I tossed &...

Gayle Hartleroad
Oct 27, 20223 min read


DISNEY CASTAWAY CAY (BONUS DAY #2)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022 Gayle: I woke up just as we were turning to back into Disney Castaway Cay, probably about 8 or 8:30am. It...

Gayle Hartleroad
Oct 24, 20226 min read


Bonus Post: Kara's Ship Tour
Hi all. Kara here. As the non-expert between Gayle and I for Disney Travel, I thought I'd share my impressions of the Disney Wish and a...

Kara Monroe
Oct 14, 20224 min read
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