Do you live in Des Moines or ever swing by for some weekend shopping? Make sure to add Active Endeavors to your list, especially if you’re looking for active apparel or other goods. We recently interviewed the owner of AE, Jason Juehring and can’t wait for you to learn more about this local retail store
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Explore Iowa Parklands with Matt Scott
Hey, Iowanderers! Have you met Matt Scott of Iowa Parklands? After meeting him at Active Endeavors at a pop-up market, we knew we wanted to introduce him to all of you! Follow along to hear about Iowa Parklands from Matt himself… I was born in Des Moines and moved to Ankeny when I was in
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6 Random Things I Think You Could Benefit From Knowing if Traveling to Italy for the First Time
Hey guys, welcome Morgan to the site! She’s a great friend + first-time guest blogger to the site. We hope you love this post as much as we do. As friend to the IOWANDERERS, I am thrilled to share my experience as a first-time international traveler exploring one of the most visited countries in the
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Packing for Ecuador
As we start packing for New Orleans for the New Years, we can’t help but think of the exciting trip to Ecuador that awaits us in February! This is our first trip together to South America + my (Emily) first time there. We’re flying into Quito and then spending a few days in Banos. It
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A Year of Travel: Where 2017 Took Us
2017 was a pretty phenomenal year for us. Most importantly, we got married on June 10 in downtown Des Moines! You can take a peek at this magical day on my personal blog. It was filled with sunshine, family, the best of friends, and solid dancing. So back to the beginning of the year…. We
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Traveling Iowans: 5 Places Visited This Summer
We are always asking… where did you go this summer? Where are you going next? Traveling is what keeps us motivated and inspired and we are guessing the same goes for many of you! Here are five Iowans who shared their travels so far this year. Shauna and Dan: Washington DC (repping Toppling Goliath, we
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5 Reasons to Visit Moab in July
This month’s featured guest blogger is Claire Richmond, of Clairified Design and Hello and High Five! After taking an amazing trip to Moab this summer, she’s sharing five reasons you should visit Moab in July. I recently returned from a whole week exploring the mountains and deserts of beautiful Utah with my boyfriend, Michael. We
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New Year’s Eve in Little Rock, Arkansas
My knees hurt after playing basketball and I’m finding splotches of grey in my beard from time to time. But the true sign I’m turning into an old curmudgeon is that I don’t really like going out for New Year’s Eve. Every year is a guarantee of being cold and overcharged but this year, rather