Aug 23
Anyone who knows me, knows I like unusual stuff. The rarer, the better. The 2017 Great American Eclipse had been on my radar for over a year, but after visiting the NASA Center in Huntsville, Alabama in May, I knew I had to see the eclipse. There other travel bloggers and I met with a …
Jul 20
Millions of Americans and visitors are planning on watching the Great Eclipse this August 21, 2017 and it’s not too late to plan a trip. Although hotels have been sold out for years, it’s still possible to camp in prime viewing spots throughout the US. I put together this guide of Eclipse Tips to plan …
May 08
When planning a vacation, Huntsville isn’t at the top of many lists, but maybe it should be. For a 200,000 population, the city has a home town, relaxed feel. And the city has the highest per capita of Ph.D’s, a huge art scene, and friendly population so it’s a great place to mingle with the …
May 07
Nashville is Music City USA, but also party central USA. There are endless concerts, tours, sporting events to keep a person busy for days. I had the pleasure to spent 4 days and 4 nights there. Even as a solo female, I was able to meet lots of people and have a fun time. There …
May 03
If you want to get out of Nashville for a day and see a bit of the countryside, Lynchburg, TN is a good destination. I rented a car for the day and headed south to Lynchburg, home of Jack Daniel’s Whisky and a cute little town with a population of 361. The quickest route is …
Apr 30
Michigan is a winter wonderland with skiing and snowmobiling and a summer spectacular with great weather and many things for tourists to do. Before visiting Michigan in spring, I spent some time googling “Traveling in Michigan in Spring” and “Michigan in Springtime”. The searches didn’t come up with much. There were mostly articles about the …
Apr 24
Last year, I really enjoyed visiting the deserted buildings of Pripyat, Ukraine in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. So, when I heard about the Traverse City State Hospital Extended Tripod Photography Tour with a professional photographer at the deserted buildings of the Traverse City State (Mental) Hospital, I had to go. These tours only run a …
Apr 17
I like train trips. My some of my favorites were the Transsiberian trip across Russia and the Canadian Via Rail to Churchill – the Polar Bear Capital of the world. This year I got to take Amtrak Across America – at least half way. My trip on the Amtrak Empire Builder started at one of …
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