The things you see when you’re driving up the road without enough death insurance!
First, the construction crews are out in force around here. Flaggers alert us to people who are filling potholes, trimming tree branches away from power lines, digging ditches to clear the storm drains, and fixing utilities. The thing is, though, […]

I saw a story on the news last night about the end of an era.
The Cunard ship Queen Elizabeth 2 is well on her way with her farewell tour. The QE2 has been sailing around the world since 1969, and now she’s on her way to semi-retirement as a luxury hotel in Dubai.

I’ve never […]

How creative are you while selecting gifts for those special people on your list?
I always try to put at least a little thought into the gifts I choose, but admittedly, some ideas work out better than others.
Most of my best gift memories are centered around my mother.  So many people have told me that they […]

We’ve been having an ongoing discussion (not quite a debate) about the best way to vacation. I’d like to know where you stand on this.
My family vacations as a child included visits to relatives, of course, but generally, we would just pick up and go someplace we had never been. One summer, we […]

Can you imagine how people booked this week on one of those Caribbean cruises must be feeling?
Personally, I never taken a cruise.  I know — odd for a Pisces, but there are three main reasons why.
First, I’m a control freak, so unless the captain will let me drive the boat, I’m going to have pretty […]

BJ and I have decided that next year, we’re going on vacation.
Aside from camping and family functions, we haven’t gone anywhere in several years. There’s always been something else to come up that eats away at the vacation savings. This year, it was the soffit and facsia job.
I would love to return to […]

I’ve been blessed in my life to have traveled quite a bit. I’ve gone swimming in both the Atlantic and the Pacific, as well as the Gulf of Mexico. I’ve even been to Europe.
One place I’ve always wanted to visit but have never been, though, is San Fransisco. From Chinatown to Fisherman’s […]

Have you ever stayed at a Bed & Breakfast?
Here in Wheeling, we have several old Victorians that have been restored and made into B&Bs, and they’re great.  A guy I know fairly well and his girlfriend actually worked as hosts in one of them a few years ago, staying there rent free in exchange for […]

About every other time I talk to Marisa, or maybe even more often than that, the topic of Hawaii travel comes up. She would go back in a heartbeat, I’m sure of it, but then again, she’s always so glad to be back home, too.
I’ve never been, but it’s certainly on my short list […]

Which do you prefer when you travel about, hotel or motel rooms, or vacation rentals?
I generally tend to stay with relatives or check into a motel that accepts pets, but a guy I used to work with swears by staying at a rented condo on the beach. He would pack up his wife and […]