I’ve heard of ghost hunting, ghost spotting and, of course, Ghostbusting. But I hadn’t heard of Ghost Crab Spotting until I went to The Outer Banks. That also may be because I hadn’t heard of Ghost Crabs. And no, these are not the ghost of crabs who ended up in all of the crab cakes […]

The slogan “Pure Michigan” has enticed me for some time, but a trip to Michigan has yet to make onto my travel schedule. Now I’m even more intrigued thanks to this fantastic guest post about exploring Michigan’s Great Outdoors by Dr. Jessie Voigts of WanderingEducators.com, a travel library for people curious about the world. Founder […]

If you want proof that I wasn’t expecting much from our impromptu day trip to Kent, Connecticut, here you go: I didn’t bring my camera. Yep, all of these photos are taken by my iPhone 4 because I didn’t think that that our Memorial Day trip to Kent was going to be anything to blog about. Northwest Connecticut, the foothills of the Berkshires, is a beautiful area, but I’ve been there so many times throughout the years that I wasn’t expecting to see anything truly different. But the impressive waterfall at Kent Falls State Park blew me away — I was glad to be wrong!

There was something magical about the horse-drawn carriages of Seville, Spain. Sure, they’re just about the only thing more touristy than taking a gondola ride in Venice. And to be honest, I wasn’t even tempted by horse and buggies in Seville — probably because we had a very active 11-month-old with us when we were there […]

I’ve never been to Texas. Neither had my friends Marla and Erik Decker (who you might remember from their trips to Paris and the Poconos). Then they got invited to a wedding in Austin at the end of September so they finally had a good excuse to go. They were very excited for two reasons: […]

I was actually more surprised to see deer at Caneel Bay in St. John than I was to see the wild donkeys. Not that I find deer in general a surprising sight — I’ve seen them countless times all over New York State, Connecticut and other places like that. But what were deer doing in […]

I never thought of beaches and donkeys together, but it actually makes perfect sense. Look at how well that donkey blends into the sand! There were lots of wild donkeys at Caneel Bay in St. John, and my husband almost walked right into one that resting on the sand because he was too busy looking […]

For Liz Curry, last summer was a time of extremes. She and her boyfriend, Dave, lived in the extremely small town of Bishop, California, where he was working as a National Park Ranger for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. In yesterday’s post, Liz told us about their search for the oldest living tree in […]

Florida is a very flat state. There aren’t a lot of scenic overlooks in Florida, but then The Sunshine State isn’t known for its dramatic scenery either. That’s OK — it’s got fantastic beaches, the world’s best theme parks and often the country’s best weather. Myakka River State Park bills itself as “Where the River […]

The first thing I learned on my airboat ride in Florida’s Myakka River State Park was that alligators hate the cold. I guess that’s why most of them live in Florida. But Florida can get colder than their liking too, and on those chilly days they prefer to stay under water. And February 13th just […]