My husband and I took a weekend trip – just us for once! – to Tequesta, Florida last summer. Tequesta is a small town just north of Jupiter, on the east coast as you start to get into South Florida. While Jupiter is more commercial, Tequesta has an old-world Florida…
During the summer of 2022, my extended family got together for a week in Asheville, North Carolina. Family trips are always special, since we’re all scattered around the southeast and don’t see each other regularly. It was a great opportunity to spend time with my sister and her boys, my…
We recently had a wonderful opportunity to spend two days together with (most of) our family in New York City. This 2 Days in New York City itinerary reflects our actual trip. The main difference is that we actually arrived mid-morning on Sunday, and left mid-morning on Tuesday. Our teenage…
In July of 2021 we had the chance to take a puffin cruise in Maine with Cap’n Fish’s Cruises out to Eastern Egg Rock Island to see Atlantic puffins. These birds spend most of their lives on the sea, not on land, so the only good chance at seeing them…
Vermont Route 100 is one of the most beautiful places for a day-long Vermont road trip. There are fun tourist attractions, beautiful waterfalls, and quaint towns. With that much variety, there’s a bit of something for everyone. During the summer of 2021 we took a road trip through New England…
If you’ve never been to the Florida Keys, you’re in for a treat. The sunshine and blue ocean water is breathtakingly beautiful. The laid-back lifestyle of tourists and locals alike contribute to a relaxed vacation that’s anything but boring. This sample Florida Keys itinerary will provide you with an exciting…
Some people travel to gain life experience. Others travel for business, or for family, or for adventure. Me? I travel for birds. True, I also travel for those other things, but primarily most of my travel is centered around birds. And in 2019, I had a chance to take my…
My #1 bucket list item when I visited England was The Tower of London. I love medieval fiction, especially books by the late great Sharon Kay Penman, and the Tower features so much in that time period that I just had to see it myself. There are many reasons to…
I recently made a little whirlwind trip across the southeast, starting with Atlanta, GA, then a brief stint in Easley, SC, and finally on to Charleston. My son Peter was with me for the Georgia leg. His second love is baseball (don’t y’all know his first love is his mama?!?!) so…