You can easily turn your two week vacation into an eight week one. It’s all about the pre-work and the afterglow. 🙂 I’m currently planning a two week trip to Croatia and will have a lot more to share once I’ve actually been there. But this whole month is a big part of our upcoming […]
All Things Travel
5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Move to Ventura, CA
REASON #1: The Weather is Terrible It’s always so sunny and breezy. Booooring. I mean, could we get a blizzard or something once in a while? Hail? Anything besides a steady 75 degrees?? REASON #2: It Has Way Too Much Character Everyone knows a good city should be bland, characterless and full of big […]
Your Step by Step Guide to a Great Exuma Getaway
Since I’ve been to the Exumas one whole time, I am now an expert and ready to share with you all of my tips on getting here and getting around. Okay, I may not know everything but I did plan to blog about this so at least took some photos and notes. […]
The Number 1 Biggest Secret in the Bahamas
I shouldn’t be telling you this because I kind of don’t want anyone else to know. But my excitement is totally overruling my prudence and insisting that I tell everyone what we found! If you are looking for a secluded beach, with crystal clear swimming-pool waters, that is easy to get to (I’m talking a […]
New Orleans for the Over Thirty Crowd
Brian’s cousin got married in Gulfport, MS a few weekends ago. The closest major airport is Louis Armstrong International in New Orleans so dear hubs and I decided to make a long weekend out of it. This was my fifth time to NOLA and Brian’s second but we’d never gone together. We’ve both done a […]
Family Snow Fun in Keystone, CO
We survived Keystone! My two sisters, two nephews, and one niece, packed ourselves into a cozy condo at Jack Pine right in the heart of River Run Village which is the little area with shops and restaurants at the base of the mountain. You can walk to rent skis and walk to the lifts. The […]
3 Days in Los Angeles? Here’s What You Must Do
My friend Jennifer is taking her newly minted teenager to Los Angeles this summer. Since I lived there for several years she asked me for some sightseeing suggestions. I thought I might as well share them with you too! So here it is, my best advice on what to do in a quick trip […]
6 No Fail Ways to Help Your Altitude Sickness
I just booked a trip to Keystone, Colorado with my sisters! We’re staying at an awesome condo right at the lift, and we’re going to ski, eat, drink, ice skate, and ski some more. I’ll post about the actual trip in a few weeks but since Keystone sits at 9,280 feet at the base of […]
4 Items Every Backpacking Germaphobe Must Have
I’m not really a germaphobe. I’m not scared of germs. I just hate them; those little tiny microbes that get everywhere and in your nose and eyes and make you sick or at least make you sick to your stomach thinking about them. If you are like me or at least have a healthy regard […]
Traveling Europe by Long Distance Bus
Riding around on a bus may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you start dreaming of a backpack adventure. But short of hitch-hiking, which I wouldn’t recommend, it’s the least expensive way to see the most of Europe. Eurolines is a registered non-profit bus cooperative that offers coach service between a […]