As a paying ticket holder at the Travel Bloggers Exchange (TBEX) conference, I was provided with the option of signing up for pre-conference trips. I chose to spend part of a day in Stillwater, MN.  Pre-bex tours such as this are included in the admission fee. 

This weekend, I got to celebrate Minnesota with hundreds of other travel enthusiasts at TBEX, a travel bloggers conference. Like many other Midwesterners, I was thrilled when the official announcement dropped: Minnesota would host the conference.

I looked forward to TBEX for six months. The event signified so much to me. A celebration, learning experience, and networking opportunity. A homecoming.

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