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Where Shall We Go? A Road Trip to South Padre Island

As the 2024 Thanksgiving season passed, I was reminded of a memorable road trip my husband and I took a few years ago, right before the holiday weekend. We had...

Where Shall We Go? Celebrating 50 Years of Friendship, From Iowa Roots to Ozark Adventures

Back in 1974, my family moved to Iowa, my dad’s home state, to be closer to my grandmother, whose health was failing. We settled in Grinnell, a quaint liberal arts...

Where Shall We Go? Niagara Falls, Nature’s Thunder

It was May of 2018. My parents’ 65th anniversary was coming up and we wanted to celebrate it but not with a party. So, we asked them to take a...

Where Shall We Go? America’s Largest Home

Since the devastation of Hurricane Helene and Milton has been in the news so much of late, my mind was taken back to our trip to Asheville, NC. It was...

Where Shall We Go? Drifting Along the Oregon Coast

Our love for the Pacific Northwest is still going strong! If you enjoy road trips, we have found August to be the very best time of year and it’s best...

Where Shall We Go? The Rainforest of the Pacific Northwest

After the beauty of our trip to British Columbia, you might be wondering if anything could beat the beautiful Butchart Gardens and the Empress Hotel. Well, hold on to your...

Where Shall We Go? The Cool Air of the Pacific Northwest

Last month, here in Missouri, was filled with several brutally hot days. At least, it felt brutal as we were trying to finish up some outside work on our house...

Where Shall We Go? A Wild Ride on Grand Turk Island

The Midwest is experiencing a blast of hot weather causing a wave of nostalgia for the ocean breezes of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Our journey began with four of...

Where Shall We Go? Driving Adventures: From the Autobahn to the Streets of Paris

Watching the recent Olympics took me back to the 1990’s when my husband and I made our first trip to Europe. We flew to Frankfurt, Germany - which reminded me...