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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Let’s start with the fact that 2018 was a crap year for me personally due to a job layoff and the ridiculous executive job search. Add to that, my friends woes (death of a parents, cancer diagnosis and job search drama) and it was tough to find the positives. Real […]
I reached into my coat pocket today looking for change and pulled out one of my Icelandic wool mittens, the only souvenir from my trip to Iceland. Putting on the mittens brought back a flood of amazing memories from my quick four day weekend trip to Reykjavik. When planning my […]
I love hotels and hate hotels at the same time. When planning a trip as a solo traveler, there is no one to split the cost of the lodging so I need to be pretty particular when spending cash on lodging. This is why I love my Starwood AMEX card as […]