We all need something to look forward to right now. The pandemic took away the weddings, reunions, family vacations, summer cruises and so much more that we need a bit of hope. Travel has always been that ray of sunshine, the reason to work all day, to save for, to […]
One rarely mentioned quirk that I have, that my friends know about me (and tease me), is my OCD like behavior in hotels. The first thing I do after taking photos for the blog is open the bar of soap and wash my hands then get a tissue (or ten) […]
You might remember (Gen-X and older alert) or be surprised to learn that there was a time you could walk to the airport gate without security checks. Saying goodbye at the airport gate isn’t just a movie trope or a funny scene in 90’s television, it was, at one point, […]
Updated: February 2021. The cruise industry continues to be battered by covid, border closures and money issues. The 2021 Alaska cruise season has been canceled already. Cruise lines are extending vouchers and still advertising for cruises. Once the vaccines are more widely distributed, expect to see tenative sailings occur likely […]
On day 2 of work from home (WFH) this week, I almost ordered a trampoline. My neighbor has one and my home office window looks out to it so my inner child was screaming “I want a trampoline! You need to remember how to have fun!” Thankfully Amazon is shipping […]
The controversy has popped up into our social feeds and reignited a debate of fierce stances – should you ask to recline the airline seat or not or just go for it without warning? I don’t normally jump into the “topic of the day” but here I am because I’m […]
Every year, in the dark days and cold nights of winter, we all dream of escaping somewhere warm and sunny. The cruise industry is at the ready to accommodate you during Wave Season with hundreds of itineraries around the world. Cruise Wave Season starts in mid-January and ends in early […]
As I get older, the days and years really do seem to speed and the highlights become flashes of memories whereas the low points, the really low points in life seem to be set on slow motion torturing me even longer. That doesn’t seem quite far – 2019 has been […]
If you have followed my shoe posts for the past year, you will know how my size 11 feet are often relegated to a choice of black suede, black leather and black patent leather in the fall/winter season. If the salesperson brings out any size 11 shoe/boot in a color […]
Everyone keeps saying the “desert call you back when it’s time for a change” and I’m starting to believe them. For the past two months, I’ve had photos of the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend pop up in my social media feeds almost daily – sure, I liked […]