2020 has been a year…

I like to spend the time before New Years, looking back at the year and all the great things that happened. This year has definitely not been the best of years, and there isn’t a whole lot of great things that happened and I didn’t travel too far outside of my little one bedroom apartment.Continue reading “2020 has been a year…”

Thankful for Travel

Updated November 22, 2021 This week is Thanksgiving in the United States. While 2021 has been a bit more normal than 2020, things have still been different than they were in 2019 and prior. Vaccinations have made it more possible to safely gather with family for the holiday but there is that little worry inContinue reading “Thankful for Travel”

First covid vacation

Quick post this week as I’m on my last night of my first vacation during covid. I left for my trip last Thursday August 20th. As I was packing, I thought of the last trip I took, hard to believe I returned from that trip on February 25th, almost 6 full months ago. Since IContinue reading “First covid vacation”

2020 – Searching for Positives

We are a little over half way thru 2020 and boy has it been a year that none of us would ever imagine would happen in our lives. Who would have ever thought that we would be living thru a pandemic and things like lockdowns, social distancing, face masks and phased re-openings would be hotContinue reading “2020 – Searching for Positives”

Happy 100th Wonder Wheel

So many milestones are not able to be celebrated this year, from significant birthdays to weddings to graduations, but also important milestones of tourist attractions. This May the Wonder Wheel at Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY turns 100 years old.  Sadly due to covis-19, there is no celebration and opening day has been postponed. TheContinue reading “Happy 100th Wonder Wheel”

Travel Photo Memories Before the Digital Age

We may be unable to travel right now, but we can still dream of future traveling and look back on our past travel memories! There are so many benefits to looking back on past travel memories. Seeing pictures from these past trips can transport you back to that time of your life and all theContinue reading “Travel Photo Memories Before the Digital Age”

Louisville – Derby City

The advantage to setting a goal to run in all 50 states is that you definitely get to travel to places that you previously never thought of visiting before. When looking at races in Kentucky, I saw there was one that ran through Churchill Downs and knew that was definitely a bucket list race. SoContinue reading “Louisville – Derby City”