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Heidi Siefkas

Author, Speaker & Adventurer
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Look Up from Ground Zero Hudson River Valley

Look Up from Hudson River Valley, New York Earlier this month, I revisited Hudson River Valley, New York, a region

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Best Travel Experiences of 2018 Because I Trusted My Gut

Whether a hole in the wall tapas bar in Ourense (Get your head out of the gutter, not topless!) or

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Some Great Destinations For Animal Encounters

Since a child, I have loved to watch animals. It’s interesting to see how similar they to us in emotions

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Beaches in Havana Cuba – Top Travel Tips for Playas del Este

I get a lot of questions about Cuba, in particular, its capital, La Habana or as we write it in

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Active Winter Getaways

  For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere the temperatures are dropping, fall colors turning, and wardrobes changing. With

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Best Adventure Travel Tips Ourense Spain – Thermal Baths, Bridges, and Tapas Galicia

I fell in love with Spain twenty years ago when I lived in Madrid. I rekindled that love after this fall

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Five Minute Tour of Old Havana Cuba

Have you always wanted to travel to Old Havana, Cuba? NOW is the time to travel to Cuba to witness

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Look Up – A Tool to Overcome and Evolve

If this is your first time or your umpteenth time reading my blog, I’m happy to have you here. One year

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Camino de Santiago Spain – The French Way Video Recap

Camino de Santiago Spain – The French Way Video You may have heard of the Camino de Santiago (St. James

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Adventures Abound in the Finger Lakes New York – Finger Lakes Adventure Travel

Adventures Abound in the Finger Lakes New York – Hike, Fly, Race, and Refuel in New York About the Finger

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🌈Resilience is more than bouncing back. ⛰️ It's t 🌈Resilience is more than bouncing back. ⛰️

It's the fundamental ability to adapt when faced with life's inevitable changes. 

🎙️Discover a new perspective by watching this full Look Up Mindset Podcast!
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Solo date night: me, a Waymo, and zero small talk. Solo date night: me, a Waymo, and zero small talk. Just city views on the way to Grace Potter and Guster at Ascend Amp, Nashville! 🚗🎶
❤️Author and Host of the Look Up Mindset Podcast, ❤️Author and Host of the Look Up Mindset Podcast, Heidi Siefkas shares a deeply personal episode, honoring her father, a theater professor for 42 years. 

At 91 and in hospice, he embodies resilience, choosing to 'Look Up for what I still have,' inspiring Heidi's journey as a storyteller and the 'bounce forward' philosophy. 🌈

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Sometimes walking into a concert you don’t know th Sometimes walking into a concert you don’t know the set list is just what you needed + to go tacos. 

If you get a chance to witness, The Bleachers go. The carousel of talented musicians picking up horns, guitars, keys, and vocals like musical chairs. 

So much fun! Too repeat!
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