This is a blog I wrote months ago about a trip I took last year. Mom died during the summer, … More
Tag: travel
California Thinkin’: my takeaways from a trip to the Golden State
A vacation to end the summer symbolizes the start of autumn, on the calendar if not the thermometer. It won’t … More
Paco’s Tacos might have the best tortillas in America
It’s Labor Day weekend 2018, and for the second straight year, Kristi and I are taking a little vacation. Last … More
Pittsburgh baseball pilgrimage capped with visits to PNC Park
Of all the places I’ve traveled to in the past decade, no place has surprised me as much as Pittsburgh. … More
Toes in the sand: Life is good in Myrtle Beach
We got to Myrtle Beach super late Wednesday night, post-midnight Thursday morning. We might have arrived sooner if I hadn’t … More
Breakfast with full-on Southern charm: Buttermilk Kitchen everything I expected Atlanta to be
Flew in to the ATL Tuesday night with a trip through the Deep South ahead of me. But my first … More
Lake Anna getaway my latest Virginia adventure
It’s like Virginia is becoming my second home. This is at least my third trip to Old Dominion in the … More
Cool getaway for cheap? Beavers Bend State Park brings the beauty
Oklahoma is a much more topographically diverse state than most folks think, although I love referring to John Fullbright’s “All … More
8 New Year’s resolutions for 2018
New Year’s 2018 greeted the United States with a deep freeze, colder weather than we’ve seen in these parts in … More
3 Albuquerque highlights: UNM football, Old Town, Sandia Peak
My first trip through New Mexico came 20 years ago when some friends and I drove straight through the Land … More