• Airlines,  Food,  Nature,  Travel

    Alaska – Land of the Midnight Sun

    I told each of my three girls that when they graduated high schooI, I would take them on a trip to somewhere that interested them.  My oldest Kaleigh went to Ireland, as she wanted to learn more about her roots.  My middle daughter Brynna is a budding photographer and wanted to see the Greek Islands for her graduation trip – but, Covid had other ideas.  We were very fortunate in that we were all able to get vaccinated earlier in the year and decided that we would find a destination in the United States where we could visit yet be socially distant.  Alaska seemed like it might fit the bill. …

  • Food,  Nature,  Travel

    Desert Vibes

    I am a very introverted person, and the thought of a group tour – especially one with the possibility of having upwards of 40 people in it, literally makes me break out in hives.  I avoided them for a very long time, and then, I decided I wanted to visit Morocco.  There are so many places that I would visit and plan my own itinerary – but Africa is not one of them.  I had no idea what to expect and had heard so many horror stories that I thought it would be safer to visit with a tour.  (After visiting I think we could definitely have done it ourselves,…

  • Creative,  Nature,  Travel,  Uncategorized

    Our Bucket List Trip out West….

    After taking a trip to Italy in 2014, I got really excited about travel and started saving airline miles to take my three kids on a trip.  I wasn’t ready to take them overseas yet and being from Florida I thought it would be really cool to take them out West.  I asked them each to make a bucket list, of items big and small that they wanted to do while we were there, and I’d do my best to make as many as I could happen. Their requests ranged from things as big as whitewater rafting, to as small as having an In-N-Out burger.  Once I had their lists,…

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