The view today… Many years ago, the kids, 16 and 18 at the time, and Bub and I did a week-long Christmas trip to Kauai and Maui. I’d never been to either of the islands and was excited to see…

The view from Hawaii’s Big Island… It was pitch black outside as I rolled out of bed at 4 AM, victim of the 3 hour time difference from home. A canopy of twinkling stars filled the night sky and a…

Over the 30 years we’ve been visiting The Big Island, we’ve seen most of the well-known landmarks and then some. This trip we’re dropping in on places we love but not jumping in the car for daylong treks. It is…

Today’s view…… Includes swaying palm trees, towering volcanos in the distance and lots of smiles and aloha! Tucson to Kona on American Airlines started bright and early. Phoenix Sky Harbor’s morning rush hour airplane traffic caused delays and our scheduled 25-minute…

On the road again….. The view today is from a road trip to the Chiricahuas for an afternoon lunch and wine tasting at the Keeling-Schaefer Vineyards Bub and I hit the road in my new cruising car and chose Townes…

If a luxury spa is your idea of bliss, the destination spa Mii Amo is where you’ll find happiness. Surrounded by Sedona’s red rock spires and the energy of the Kachina Woman Vortex, this spa couples professional expertise with nurturing, healing…

Today’s segment of the 2018 Road Trip takes us from Chadron, Nebraska to Thermapolis, Wyoming. 315 miles 5 Hours It was a very warm, blue-sky summer day and the wind blew hard all day. One of the native Wyoming ladies…

For Bub’s birthday, we took off on a three week, 4336-mile road trip across 8 western states, staying in historic hotels, soaking in hot springs, and finding tennis courts along the way. Many of the hotels also had stories of…

Road Trip June 2018. Leaving Colorado, the next stay is in Cheyenne, Wyoming. We arrived a few weeks earlier than the famed Frontier Days and only had one day to explore. Our room for the night was perfectly located in…

Zuni Pueblo Our first night in New Mexico is spent at the Inn at Halona at Zuni Pueblo. On the border of Arizona and New Mexico, the Zuni Pueblo is teeming with archaeological history stretching back to the 1300’s. These…