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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 11-14, 2018 The Park Record C-5 Local couple encourages adventures PUZZLE ANSWERS FROM PAGE C-4 Travel Is Beautiful finds gems that are off the beaten path SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record Park City couple Cheryl Acheson and Rick Hyman know the difference between travelers and tourists. A tourist is someone who visits places to see famous landmarks, while travelers “may get lost and experience the unexpected,” they say in their blog, Travel Is Beautiful. “We go to places not knowing what we’re going to see and do,” said Hyman, whose primary responsibility is taking photographs. “It’s always an adventure.” Hyman and Acheson started the blog nearly 18 months ago and have visited Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and Switzerland since. Closer to home, the couple has traveled to Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend in Arizona, as well as Yellowstone and Zion national parks. They even wrote an entry about mountain biking in Park City, Hyman said. “The goal of the blog has evolved as we have gone through it,” he said. “The current goal is to be an example of what you can do as you travel.” Acheson, who is the primary writer and editor of the blog, said she and her husband usually like to travel alone, but do make some exceptions. “We went to Istanbul this year and we had private guides for four of the five days we were there,” she said. “We got to see things that we wouldn‘t have known what to look for, and we got a history lesson with the tour guides.” C A P N A C A I I T A L Y R A D I O S E R E N A S L A M Y A C H T E T H E R A T A R I G A G S A P O P M A R E A R T C E N T E R Y E A G E R L S A T G O T I T E M E R G E D A R N E D W E N T E A C H T R A Y L A M T E A T E T E S T A T O I R O N R A N I S T I N A G N S Y C A T S A M H L I E G I N R A G E A O R S T V S H E F R A A Z L I T E R M O R T A T H O S H Y I L F L I A B A L S E S S L I M E J U I C E O R A P U P I S S H E A H T O N T U A A R M U S B E S H U N O T T E N E G E T O L L O A T D C I N O X O U S B R T E G E L E T S A A R I S S L S E N S O R E N T E D M A P F F L R U E A L N A C A L E P L P A T Y A S S G O S T TAKE 35% OFF THIS LABOR DAY Lawn Games • Pool Party • BBQs • Live Entertainment • Taco Bar Movie Night • Breakfast Buffet • Petting Zoo • Plus, so much more! PHOTO BY RICK HYMAN The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is one of the places Rick Hyman and Cheryl Acheson write about in their blog, travelisbeautiful.com. www.steinlodge.com/LaborDay | 800.453.1302 (Restrictions and limitations may apply.) PHOTO BY RICK HYMAN The Cinque Terre, located nearly 53 miles from Portofino, Italy, is a mecca of restaurants and shops accessible by cliff-top trails. for the guide, she and Hyman would have gotten lost. “We also wouldn’t have known how to ask if we could take photos,” she said. One of the most inspiring trips for the bloggers was one they took to Croatia last year. “(The Balkans) just survived a war and everyone who lives there had been affected by it,” Acheson said. “Some lost their parents, some lost their homes, and you can see where shells have crashed into some buildings. But the people there have a phenomenal spirit and it really was uplifting to see and interact with them.” Another rewarding excursion was to Yellowstone to participate in wolf tracking with guide Leo Leckie. “He introduced us to the world of wolf trackers,” Acheson said. “There is a whole community of people who love the wolves, and they have their phones, walkie-talkies and all kinds of ways to contact each other.” Hyman and Acheson spotted some wolves, included a couple that faced some bears over a recent kill. “Leo also explained to us Please see Blog, C-7 VOTED PARK CITY’S BEST STEAK HOUSE 5 YEARS RUNNING! WHEN QUIET Summit COUNTY goes HOG SHEEP, COW AND HORSE Wild. PATIO DINING and LIVE MUSIC Come see our fresh new interior! Enjoy 2 for 1 Entrees thru 08/31/18 PARKRECORD.COM 2-4-1 NOT valid Fridays or Saturdays in July & August 840 Main Street, Park City 435.655.9739 • primeparkcity.com AUGUST 4-11, 2018 D U E T E P E E A L S P O I C R A E R I N G U L S E E B A H B A D U B N E R C A L L A N E S R A A R D S B A R S I M I N C A P S Rick Hyman and Cheryl Acheson, seen here on a trip to Switzerland, are the creators of the Travel Is Beautiful blog. Rick Hyman blogger DON’T GET CAUGHT IN A STORM! CHECK THE WEATHER FORECAST AT O L L A PHOTO BY RICK HYMAN We go to places not knowing what we’re going to see and do. It’s always an adventure.” One of the guides was a local photographer, Hyman said. “He took us to the back shops that are located over the Grand Bazaar,” Hyman said. “These back shops are where people, craftsmen, have worked for centuries, and we were able to watch a craftsman make handpoured brass castings of various items.” The couple also met a young Syrian refugee. Turkey has become a landing spot for thousands fleeing the Syrian Civil War. “The guide was able to translate his story,” Acheson said. “So we were able to hear it first hand, and not third hand.” Acheson said if it weren’t I A G R E E |