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Our 2005 Volvo XC70 To start off my Volvo of the Week series I am using our very own 2005 Volvo XC70. We purchased this car specifically for our road trip. We decided on this trip over a year ago and I knew that the ideal vehicle would be an XC70. I looked for some periodically but came to the conclusion that we most likely would not find one in our budget. We were trying to find a vehicle that … Read More

A Few Days Around Denver

We had purposely planned our ski trip so that before we came home we had an opportunity to also explore some of Denver. Our designated home-base was a prime location in the LoDo neighborhood at the Kimpton Hotel Born. It is a boutique hotel with somewhat smaller rooms but very nice amenities. When reserving the hotel Joe had let them know that it was our 5 year anniversary and they had a bottle of champagne and a fruit and cheese … Read More

Winter Weekend in Steamboat Springs

We decided on a week-long winter vacation in Colorado because, not only have neither of us ever been there, but we plan to spend time exploring the state this summer during our road trip. This way we could experience both spectrums of the seasons. For the first part of our trip we drove to the picturesque ski town of Steamboat Springs. After landing in Denver, we headed to the Silvercar rental car lot to pick up our 2018 Audi A4. … Read More