It is early March in Florida, temperatures are averaging in high 60’s and low 70’s. And where do we decide to go? Portland, where there is a chance of snow or snowy rain mix. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind snow, it is the mix that gets me sometimes. Read more…
While many people know the terms “Gaming” and “Vegas”, our gaming was a different type. We went for “Dice Tower West”, a convention celebrating on boardgames, dice games, and card games. We traveled with friends, Ashley and Jed. We met them several years ago at a gaming convention in Indianapolis, Read more…
This year we decided to explored the great Smoky mountains. We looked around and found a decent flight into Knoxville, a smaller regional Airport. We thought it would be nice to rent a cabin in the woods, and there are a lot of options in both Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. Buyer Read more…
Eastern Europe In 2009, our big trip for our anniversary was to Eastern Europe. While most trips are just one post, this one needed more. Our trip was precluded by a business trip to Romania, and I figured while Teresa was there, I could join her near the end of it Read more…
Teresa and will sometimes want to do things rather spontaneously and this upcoming trip was one of those. We wanted some mystery and our plan was to go to the airport, bags packed for hot and cold, walk up to the ticket counter and lay down cash on the counter and Read more…
Growing up, there was a TV show called the “Streets of San Fransisco”. TV and movie sets/locations have always fascinated me. Add to that the diversity and culture that is San Fransisco and this was where we decided to venture to this year. The Street cars, Alcatraz, China Town, the Read more…
Sometimes, you have to put your hands into fate and enjoy what comes. This trip started out “planned”. I wanted to take Teresa to Colorado Springs for our anniversary trip. I was just a young boy when dad was stationed there, but I remembered Pike’s Peak, the zoo where you Read more…
Sometimes your trips are not to get away, but to get to something. In this case, we were invited for a family holiday gathering in Seattle, WA. Bonnie, Teresa’s sister invited her family out for the Christmas and afterwards, for a couple of days in Olympia National Park. Even when Read more…