Simply Traveling, Traveling Simply

June 29, 2018

BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NP---OURAY---OWL CREEK PASS For our next adventure, we decided to explore the rugged southwest corner of ...

CRISS-CROSSING COLORADO

June 13, 2018

“Let’s make Colorado our big trip this year.”My mind had been racing with excitement ever since my husband spoke those words. ...

DUBROVNIK

May 31, 2018

Dubrovnik, Croatia is one of my very favorite towns in the entire world. As a matter of fact, it's the first place I recommend when people ...

THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: Why April is an ...

April 30, 2018

PART I When would you like to visit the Rocky Mountains? Perhaps a Christmas ski trip to Breckenridge. Or maybe Jackson Hole over spring break. ...

TRAVEL BETTER: SHOOT WITH A GOPRO

February 22, 2018

A couple of years ago, I won a GoPro Hero4 Silver in a photo contest for my capture of the Breitling Jet Team at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show. ...

FLY TO ICELAND FOR LESS THAN $400

February 06, 2018

October is a great month to visit most places in Europe. Temperatures are milder and it's less crowded. But I never considered Iceland because I ...

THE DAY EAST AND WEST GERMANY BECAME ...

October 03, 2017

Germany’s Reunification Day…On October 3, 1990, I boarded a flight to Hungary where I was to work as an English teacher. It was my first ...

Cross Country Road Trip 2017-Hippies, ...

July 15, 2017

Have you ever spent the night in a barn? Would you believe that I have?! Behind a cornfield in Rockville, Indiana, I found the coolest old barn ...

Cross Country Road Trip 2017-Oklahoma!

July 09, 2017

The most important part of a road trip is the time spent on the road. What makes a solo road trip great is that only YOU get to decide how you spend ...

SHOOT BETTER: Composition

June 13, 2017

Have you ever looked at an image and not understood why you liked it? There was something about it that moved you but you just couldn’t ...

SHOOT BETTER

May 27, 2017

Tips for Improving Your Travel PhotographyThe question I get asked a lot is “How can I take better vacation photos?” Which is followed ...

SICILY: Celebrating Good Friday

April 15, 2017

**Please note. The traditional costumes shown in this article are centuries old, originating from Sicily's Spanish period. While those unfamiliar ...

YOU DON'T NEED WIFI OR DATA FOR GOOGLE ...

April 09, 2017

Did you know you can use Google Maps when traveling abroad without using WiFi or Data? Wha What?? Is this for real?? YES, IT IS! It will even ...

Yolks and Jokes

January 30, 2017

I love a good diner. You know the kind…locally owned, breakfast all day, counter seating, a menu selection from pancakes to crab ...

Independence Pass, CO

July 25, 2016

INDEPENDENCE PASS With my bags packed and my GPS set, I drove out of the dark Colorado Springs forest. Ahead of me, the clouds hovering ...

Road Trip: Colorado Springs

July 20, 2016

While it was still dark outside, I prepared to leave for the next leg of my 17-day road trip adventure. I said my goodbyes to my sleepy Amarillo ...

Road Trip: Palo Duro Canyon

July 15, 2016

When you tell someone you are taking a road trip across the United States their eyes light up with excitement. Then when you tell them you are ...

BIG BEND: Hiking the Chisos Mountains

November 24, 2015

When I told people I was traveling to Big Bend, more often than not they would respond with, “Where is that?” As one of the largest ...

Big Bend and Marathon

November 23, 2015

Did you know there is a magical place in Texas with over a million acres of rugged mountains, deep canyons, and awesome vistas? A place where black ...

Ljubljana, Slovenia

June 28, 2014

With my time in Croatia quickly coming to an end, I was determined to squeeze in every last excursion possible. While researching ...

Easter in Lipik

June 12, 2014

Lipik is a small, sleepy town in the Slavonian region of Croatia. My friend, Sanja, invited me to spend the Easter weekend at her family home there. ...

Road Trip: Calvert, Texas

July 17, 2013

Driving through central Texas on Highway 6, we visited the historic town of Calvert to take a look around. Having driven through it many times, ...

AUSTIN MY AUSTIN

June 06, 2013

As we drove through Round Rock on our way to Austin for a quick overnight stay, my mouth hung open at the miles and miles of thick commercial ...

Traveling in Hungary

May 03, 2013

Many countries in Europe can fit inside of Texas with room to spare. Those of us who live in the Lone Star State are used to driving long ...

My Time in Hungary-Part 2

April 25, 2013

The day my plane landed in Budapest, Hungary, was the first time I had ever been abroad. I would experience a lot of firsts that year and so would ...

MY TIME IN HUNGARY

April 22, 2013

In the early 90's, I lived in Gödöllő, Hungary, a rural village outside of Budapest where I taught English to elementary ...

A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS

April 14, 2013

Many of you have asked, upon hearing that I had sold my stores, “Now what are you going to do?” While the answer to that question was ...