Fulfilling a Dream in Alaska

I’ve never taken a cruise. I was scheduled to take one for my Honeymoon, but we ran into issues at the time and ended up Honeymooning in Key West. It was nice, but I still wanted my cruise. Unfortunately, I was unable to convince my ex to take the time off to take a cruise […]

When I Visit Orlando

I just went with my daughter, one of my best friends and her daughter to Orlando for the weekend. We went to the Princess and Pirates Party at Magic Kingdom Friday night and then to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot on Saturday. Since we only stayed over one night, we just opted for a room […]

Booking a Flight? Shop Around.

I am a huge proponent of checking out the popular travel sites before I book a flight. The problem I have is that if I look on Expedia and Travelocity, for example, I often find slightly different prices on the same or similar flights. Since all I am really interested in is finding low fares, […]

Outdoors in Virginia

I was born and raised in Virginia, just over the river from Washington, DC. Despite being right there in the middle of the Beltway culture, growing up was just as much about drives along the Blue Ridge Parkway, apple picking in Warrenton, and the Civil War Battlefields as it was trips to the Smithsonian museums, […]

Personal Touch

The internet has revolutionalized so many things.
I rarely send paper letters anymore, in favor of sending e-mails. The downside of that is that you lose the personal touch of a hand written letter. On the other hand, I have time to communicate with more people, more often now.
I’ve never really loved shopping in stores. The […]

Cheap Travel

I don’t like to pay retail. I look for sales on food, often going into supermarkets to buy their loss leaders. I buy a lot of items online, where I can obtain coupons for free shipping, deep discounts, and a way around local sales taxes. I wait for big ticket purchases until the price is […]