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Randy Kalp

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Randy Kalp is a semi-intrepid journalist traveling the world and missing his 7-pound hound. He smells of rustic cherries and smiles like a pineapple. He is the all round awesome sauce that keeps the wheels of Beers & Beans 'a spinning. He also loves the Lakers.

9 Reasons Why You Should Enter To Win A Free Cruise For Every Year of Your Life

Randy Kalp

We’re having quite a week here in New England! A massive storm graced us with more than two feet of snow; the Patriots are in the Super Bowl; and Beth…

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5 Places in The World That Deserve to be Seen With Binoculars

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Randy Kalp using testing out the new CL Pocket binoculars from Swarovski Optik.

We do our best to streamline our packing. Beth and I have always been in the camp that the less baggage you have the better. But between her photo equipment–which…

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3 Steps to Better Travel Planning

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Gili Lankanfushi Villa Suites in the Maldives.

Earlier this month, Beth and I celebrated our ninth anniversary since we first met in San Diego. It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly decade, and even crazier…

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What 7 Days On A Caribbean Cruise Looks Like

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My first time on a cruise ship was about five years ago. We were living in San Diego and my mom booked a short one down to Ensenada, Mexico, for my…

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4 Ingenious Toiletry Bag Tricks (+ $100 TownePlace Suites by Marriott® Gift Card Giveaway)

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of TownePlace Suites by Marriott®. All opinions are 100% mine. One of the fun things about being a blogger is…

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A Guy’s Guide To Cruising

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A young man sitting on the balcony of a cruise ship sailing through the Caribbean.

As we prepared for our Carnival cruise this month, I discovered there weren’t many guy-specific guides for cruising, so I set out to create one (ah, the beauty of running…

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