Our next day was the first (of two) that we'd split between two parks. Both would be new to me, but both were on the smaller side, so it didn't seem like either would require all that much time. . . . more

My husband and I are toying with the idea of taking a trip to the Grand Canyon.  Neither of us have been.  Have any of you been there?  What can you recommend?  How many days should . . . more

  Our day at Liseberg looked like it would be particularly good. We knew it was a great park with some great coasters, and not only would we be at the park from open to close, but would have extended . . . more

It's that time of year where ball gowns and tuxedos meet and mingle with masked men and women throwing beads and even in some cases, moon pies. Welcome to Mardi Gras, the Mobile version. Alabama's second . . . more

Needing to clear my brain after a couple of hours of doing research for a project, I got in the car to drive just a bit up the highway from where we live... decided to take the little Wailea-Hakalau road . . . more

    The sun has risen on the new year. This weekend, the sun also rises on the 2012 Lit & Art Reading Series. The next Lit & Art takes place on Sunday, January . . . more

We were cold; yet the Christmas market was in full swing. Then we saw the stall selling Glühwein . Drinking the hot spicy wine soon warmed us for more shopping with the knowledge that we would . . . more

Costa Rica is fast becoming one of the world’s top destinations for cycling and mountain biking. The annual Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (Tour of Costa Rica) just finished in December. The 12-day-long . . . more

A quick and easy day trip from Costa Rica’s capitol city of San Jose is to the Botanical Gardens at CATIE (the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) in Turrialba. Just . . . more

I saw a really great short documentary on German tv this week. If you ever wanted to know what it would be like to drive a Dodge RAM 1500 Laramie (limited edition "Feldmeister") on German roads, you . . . more

I just came across this great website. It is mainly targeted to American and Canadian people who come to visit Germany, Austria or Switzerland: http://www.german-way.com/germany.html Honestly, . . . more

Saturday 19th November   Day out to the Cairngorms John took the boys and i on a surprise trip to the Cairngorm mountains and we had a lovely time going up the mountain . . . more

Well I am going to London and Paris in May 2012. I was wondering if anybody can tell me some great places to visit  comment away everybody. Thanks for the help. more

Le Touquet is a seaside resort in the Nord-Pas-De-Calais region of northern France. The long, sandy beach of the “Cote de Opale” (the “Opal Coast”) is the drawing card. But . . . more

It’s the last day of our Egyptian tour. After breakfast, we will exit the Royal Lotus cruise vessel where we have spent four nights and take our tour coach to the Luxor Airport. At the airport, . . . more

Vietnam is a place full of adventure - from cultural experiences or mountain treks, there's always some destination waiting to be explored. According to Lonely Planet, the Southeast Asian nation . . . more

In the mood for a little audio fiction?  Tune into Baltimore’s NPR station, WYPR on 88.1 FM or online at www.wypr.org to listen to my first fiction reading of 2012.   . . . more

I know that's super lame and my following Gather posts will be actually more about traveling and less about us. But I thought I should have a proper introduction post about our Travel Project. Our travel . . . more

  When we arrived at Utah State University on January 2, 1968, I drove immediately to the housing office where I had arranged for a student apartment less than a month earlier. We went inside and . . . more