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International Driver's Permit, Adventure Coach

 As I prepare to prepare (yes, I'm only preparing to prepare) to embark on my trip to Espana (that's Spain in Spanish,) (yes, I know I'm cheeky) I did a quick search on driving to find that there is a requirement to have an International Driver's Permit to rent a car. Part of the actual preparation of this trip is to decide if I'm renting a car. Preparation of that prep is to get myself in good order with this permit. AAA is the only private organization in the USA that can provide this permit. And it's only $20 plus the cost of two passport photos (which I liken to a mug shot.) No appointment is needed. So off I went! Maybe it's me but everything seems like an adventure to an Adventure Coach. I called AAA to make sure the location I was about to drive to did indeed offer the service. The lovely associate who answered the phone in Virginia (because the Ohio AAAs have just merged with the Virginia AAAs) assured me they did. To my hometown AAA I went! Now, I...

Adventure Coach Nikki Blog #1 | HERstory, part 1

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A new adventure begins (again) in my life, it's just a budding idea but indulge me and allow me to share. It's important to know because it will lay the foundation for all the professional and/or ridiculous posts that shall come from this Facebook page for the next several months (plus!) It's the 50th anniversary of the day of my birth and while 2024 started out with much angst and worry, I've recovered enough to make some life-altering decisions and seemingly crazy vacation plans. We shall see how much angst and worry it begets, but I don't want to digress so fast. I'M GOING TO SPAIN - FOR A MONTH In my almost constant quest to drink the most delicious wines and have the most amazing days (no matter where I am) I have stumbled and then obsessed upon a grape variety called Monastrell. Specifically the Egos Bodegas brand... seriously, try the Fuerza wine, you'll become obsessed too! And, now I'm taking it to the next level. As part of a branch of my busi...