The whole matter of how “inconvenient” and “awful” air travel has gotten is a bit old, don’t ya think? I mean, when did it stop being amazing that we could be freezing our bottoms off at -20F in Wisconsin one minute, and four hours later, bikini-clad on a fabulous beach, drinking a mai tai? Photo … More 5 Things You Can Bring to Make Air Travel Comfortable Again
What if you could get free round trip tickets to Japan? Photo by Charish Badzinski. It actually isn’t as far off as it may seem. Yahoo blogs today reported that Japan is considering giving away 10,000 free round trip tickets to their country to re-invigorate travel after a rather rough spell of setbacks. Here’s the … More Two Tickets to Paradise, Please! Fly to Japan free
by Jane Comeau Summer isn’t summer without a trip to Minnesota’s second largest lake, Lake Mille Lacs. In fact, for more than 25 years I have skipped summer’s last stone into this lake’s massiveness and bid the loons my annual summer farewell. Lake Mille Lacs at sunset. Photo by Jane Comeau. It’s tradition. It’s a … More Lake Mille Lacs Swallows Summer’s Last Stone
Imagine what could happen if you were to travel.Surely, beauty would emerge. Photo by Charish Badzinski. When they hear of my travels, particularly my solo adventures, so many people say, “Oh, I could never do that.” When I press, most often people seem uncomfortable considering the possibility, though few will admit they’re just plain scared. … More Go ahead, travel. What’s the Worst that could Happen?
Living the philosophy, “it’s all about the journey” in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It’s been said that in life, “it’s all about the journey, not the destination.” Yet when when it comes to travel, most people rush-rush-rush to get where they’re going. Not that I blame them, what with the tragic state of Americans’ vacations these days. … More The Stopover: It’s All About the Journey
This post will surely date me. I remember, as a child, watching slideshows of other people’s vacations. On real slides. You know, the kind you hold up to the light when you don’t have a projector? Then, of course, there were the home movies. Mom had some, of her visits to Puerto Vallarta as a … More Resurrect the Slideshow
For this RBG, this summer was all about the water. Typically I like to keep my feet on dry land, but not this summer. Inexplicably, I craved water. I wanted to be near it, on it, in it. La Crosse Queen river cruise on the Mississippi. Photo by Charish Badzinski. So, I didn’t fight it. … More The Thirsty Summer and the Quest to be Near Water
I have a dear friend who boarded a plane today and is probably somewhere over the pond right now, feasting on international flight food, flipping through her French phrase book, and feeling the thrill of first time travel outside the U.S. My dear friend is headed to Europe. Photocontributed by Diane Raaum. In related news, … More Rollerbagging Buddies and Travel Envy
I hear Dallas has had more than 40 days in a row of 100+ degree temps. Here’s something for the folks who need a cool down: the sound a glacier makes, taken in Homer, Alaska. This is ice from Grewingk Glacier, sweeping up against the rocky shoreline. If you dip your toes in this … More Mini Vacay: The Sound a Glacier Makes, Alaska
Tucson, Arizona is the heart of America’s southwest. A great city with many personalities. Which will you choose to explore when you travel here? … More Destination: Tucson, Arizona
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