Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…
Category: Travel
Extending Your Stay: #3 The Souvenirs
Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…
Extending Your Stay: #2 The Photos
Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…
Extending Your Stay: #1 The Diary
Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…
Misc Kit
Something I always take with me on a trip is a kit consisting of two sets of plastic utensils (in case of take-out), a few grocery store plastic bags, several Ziploc, a couple sandwich bags, binder clips (for open snack bags), rubber bands (needed them once, didn’t have), scissors, safety…
The Morning Was Foggy, The Memory Is Not
I have experienced fog living in Pennsylvania, but on our most recent trip to the Seattle area, the fog there put the fog I know to shame. Waking up while it was still dark, I put the coffee maker on and stepped out onto the large deck above the Puget…
Paulsbo, Washington
The 12-foot tall cement Viking (click here for A Striking Viking) should have been a clue. All I knew about Paulsbo, Washington was that it was along the water; that is what had brouht my husband and me here from Port Orchard where we were staying. Who among us is…
A Striking Viking
Sister Rain’s Note: While in Washington state, I researched, as I always do, Roadside Attractions that I could torment . . . I mean, SHOW . . . my husband. That is how I found a 12-foot Viking in Paulsbo, Washington. I would not learn until I traveled down the…
Such A Fine Sight To See – Part 10
Even if you don’t know much about Seattle, you are probably aware that they are the location from whence Starbucks came. Their love of coffee does not end there, with small Fotomat-like (click here) drive-up coffee spots all over the surrounding area in parking lots, on corners and along the…
Empty Queues, On The News
Entering Philadelphia International Airport several days before Thanksgiving for an early flight, my husband and I were gobsmacked to see the check-in area virtually empty. As I followed Mister Rain to the Alaska Airlines self-service bag-check kiosk, a piercing bright light shined in my eyes. You have to know that…
