-
·
🇺🇸 Some Good Trouble: A Quick Trip to Nashville
Made a quick trip to Nashville last week to meet our good friends – and get in good trouble. The first thing I put in my suitcase was my cowboy boots. I loooooove cowboy boots. But after a few hours on my feet, I quickly remembered why I don’t wear my cowboy boots for any…
-
·
🇺🇸 A Day in Coeur d’Alene: From Sticky Rolls to Stunning Sunsets
A Day in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho today. Stopped for breakfast at a Guy Fieri anointed diner called, Jimmy’s Down the Street. Ordered the sausage gravy and biscuits. Mistake. Biscuits and gravy are the domain of the south. Not sure what I was thinking ordering it in Idaho. Tasted like peppery paste. Ordered one of their…
-
·
🇺🇸 Whitefish to Coeur d’Alene: Turquoise & My 50th State
It was 46 degrees and raining yesterday in Whitefish, so I vetoed our hike. Mountain Ken said we’d warm up once we got going, but I reminded him I would be miserable. Ergo, HE would be miserable. We’re heading to Coeur d’Alene later, and the last thing anyone needs is cranky me in the car.…
-
·
🇺🇸 Fun in Whitefish: Hiking, Huckleberries and Antique Finds
We’re antiquing and (not) hiking in Whitefish today. Well, not hiking day for me. Ken got up early this am to go scale a mountain. Happy Trails, Ken! I hiked all the way to the patio of our little cabin, where I indulged in a cup of coffee, and my book. I wasn’t a total…
-
·
🇺🇸 Road Trip from Havre to Whitefish, Montana
A road trip through the state of Montana (which, btw, is a big fucken state) through unexpected smoke, tiny towns, and the moment someone flipped the geography switch to: mountains. Driving through nothing, Day 2. Seriously. This state is never-ending. But – today’s nothing was covered in a layer of widespread smoke, apparently coming from…
-
·
🇺🇸 We Live in a Really Big Country. Fucken Huge.
Day 3 – Williston, ND to Havre, MT 🇺🇸 Really wanted to take Tux with us when we left our Airbnb this am. Airbnb Rules So. Our Airbnb had a *lot* of rules. Like 10 pages (not making this up) of them. To wit, Page 1: “No locals allowed in the house at all, for…
-
·
🇺🇸 Questioning My Life Choices in Deadwood, South Dakota
Day 2 – On the Road to Williston, North Dakota. 🇺🇸 North today! Deadwood, South Dakota First stop: Deadwood, SD. Have you seen the HBO show? Outstanding television. Ken is trying out all of his inappropriate Al Swearingen dialog. Mount Moriah Cemetery Detour to Mount Moriah Cemetery. I love old cemeteries. Saw the graves of…
-
·
Bucket List: Visit all 50 States
Day 1: Rapid City, South Dakota 🇺🇸 I’m >>this<< close to finishing a personal bucket list item — visiting all 50 states. I’ve only got 3 left – North Dakota, Montana, and Idaho. So, we’re off on a Great American Road Trip. We’re starting in Rapid City, SD. I’ve been to SD before, but Ken…
-
·
Photo Essay: Costa Rica 🇨🇷
I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. After…
-
·
🍹 🇨🇷 What to Drink in Costa Rica: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Costa Rican Drinks Culture
When we’re traveling, I post my little travelogues on the go and off the cuff. Instagram only allows 2,200 characters per post, so I have to be stingy with words. Maybe that’s a good thing. 😉 One of the reasons I started this blog is so I can take a pause after our trips, and…
-
·
Villa Nueva, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Travel date: July 6, 2024 Serious question: How do women in Costa Rica get through menopause without bursting into flames? To wit: visited an organic spice farm north of Quepos today. Sun stayed behind the clouds which was a nice respite. But still fucken HOT . Guide says: today is a perfect day, I’m not…
-
·
Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Travel date: July 5, 2024 Seriously. I’m melting. I cannot properly explain myself in this climate. Visited Manuel Antonio National Park today. Can sum up our day thusly: beautiful park, waaaay too many fuken people. We had an energetic guide. But there were hundreds of energetic guides, all carrying giant spotting scopes, jumping from one…