Category Archives: Travel
Travel Tales: When plans go awry
Travel is not always “smooth sailing,” but it is always worth the effort to come home with memories of people and places that differ from your home turf. Relish all the varied experiences and “keep on traveling!” Continue reading
Solo Travel: Just Go
Statistics show that an increasing number of solo travelers, particularly those in the 50-plus age range, will take to the highways, the seas, and the airways in coming years. We may not be back to pre-pandemic numbers, and the demographics … Continue reading
Traveling smart in today’s world
A recent experience crystallized once again the things every traveler must keep in mind while “on the road.” Be cautious and aware of your surroundings when in unfamiliar territory, and know what to do in case of an unpleasant occurrence. Continue reading
Under a wandrin’ star…
There may be nothing new under the sun, as my grandmother was fond of saying. However, everything on the globe is new to you if you haven’t seen it before. Travel offers infinite possibilities — not only to see, do … Continue reading
The Call of the Old West
Note: In September, on a visit to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, I was enthralled by exhibits in the building’s second-floor Cattle Raisers Museum. It’s worth a trip if you have not been there. The West lives … Continue reading
Wichita: A Return to the Old West
Fort Worth’s Cattle Raisers Museum recently rekindled — unexpectedly — a dormant passion for the cattle trails and cowtowns of yesteryear. The history of the American Heartland and the Old West is a unique combination of hard times and severe conditions, … Continue reading
D-Day — so long ago, but not forgotten . . .
On an off-season trip to France in early February, my husband and I were mesmerized by the Normandy beaches. Their windswept expanses and blustery beauty are inescapable, of course, and in many of the small-town historic locations not another tourist … Continue reading
My husband and I recently took the grandkids to the circus. Somewhere between the elephants and the camels, the tigers, the clowns and the flying trapeze, my husband asked our wide-eyed eight-year-old if he’d ever thought about running away to … Continue reading
Right Off Main 
Are you leaving again?
Number 3 in a mini-series about solo travel, and travel in general. Let me know your thoughts. Continue reading →