This was one of the happiest moments of my life. I know I can be prone to exaggeration in pursuit of a good story, but I hereby solemnly swear that...
For Lauderdale, Florida, is a popular cruise port. In fact, on my first cruise ever (the one that took me, my mom, and my sister to Bimini), we found ourselves...
Our itinerary in Morocco was based on two things: 1) going in and out of Marrakech and 2) making our way to the “real” Sahara Desert. In between? We were...
Ait Ben Haddou (also spelled Ait Benhaddou) in Morocco challenges me. We spent a full day there on our recent family trip to Morocco, and I will tell you what...
Fun fact: I spent my first year of college in Indiana. So when my oldest son wanted to visit Purdue to see if it had potential for him, I was...
There is travel, and there is vacation. I remain convinced that these are very different trips. When I travel, I want to see and experience as much as I can....
Roanoke, Virginia, is my hometown in some ways. We moved to the area when I was in high school (which was a fairly crazy phase in my life). I have...
I had fallen into the role of a tour guide by accident, and everyone looked at me, asking, “Are you sure the Dambulla Cave Temple is worth the visit and...
This was the adventure I was most looking forward to – and, if I can be honest, most people are envious of. I went to a remote island in Asia,...
We invest so much in our trips and travels – we plan, anticipate, and spend a lot of money on them. And yet, they seem to go by in the...