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The Mid-Atlantic coast is a bit of a jumbled blur in my mind, especially the Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey states and how they fit together. Did you know that Scranton Pennsylvania is north of New York City? If you did, you know about that area better than I do. Or did, until … Continue reading Harbor to History: At the Threshold of the Chesapeake Bay

When planning our Moroccan adventure, we decided that after two nights in Marrakech we would stay local(ish) rather than flying off to other parts of Morocco. We just had to get to there. So we rented a car and drove to three different locations outside of the city, all relatively near the base of the … Continue reading Between Peaks and Pouring Tea: Stories from Morocco’s High Atlas Villages

To prepare for one of my most anticipated trips, I read a novel set in Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains, checked the weather, and consulted ChatGPT for a packing list. That didn’t seem quite enough, so while in the airport and on the redeye flight from NYC to Morocco, I read parts of National Geographic’s … Continue reading Marrakech: Doorways to New Perspectives

My final tour was the morning of my departure in the Roosevelt Row (RoRo) neighborhood which began with a simple question (mine). Are palm trees native to Phoenix? They are not. Most of the palms you see in Phoenix today were imported from California and Mexico during the early 1900s to make the city seem … Continue reading Phoenix in Photos Part 4: RoRo Street Art

The next morning we started our day with a behind-the-scenes-tour of Taliesin West, the southwestern home of Frank Lloyd Wright’s apprenticeship program. He and his third and final wife, Olgivanna, had a house on the campus as well. Wright grew up in Wisconsin, attended college for less than two years and as a 20-year-old moved … Continue reading Phoenix in Photos Part 3: Taliesin West and Wrigley Mansion

The only thing my friend Julia and I planned prior to my visit to Phoenix was a behind-the-scenes tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West. I’ve visited her periodically since she moved to Phoenix in 1991 but have not done many touristy things. We usually go hiking and frequent the botanical garden. This visit would … Continue reading Phoenix in Photos Part 1: Japanese Friendship Garden

The only thing my friend Julia and I planned prior to my visit to Phoenix was a behind-the-scenes tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West. I’ve visited her periodically since she moved to Phoenix in 1991 but have not done many touristy things. We usually go hiking and frequent the botanical garden. This visit would … Continue reading Phoenix in Photos: Wright, Wrigley & other Wonder-filled Wanderings

It was an elaborate plan to get one of our vehicles from Idaho to Texas. I worked around an anniversary dinner in Houston, a wedding in California and a girls’ trip to a lake in central Texas. And I needed to be out of Idaho and Nevada before it started snowing. The morning after Don … Continue reading From Potatoes to Pralines: A Two Week Solo Roadtrip from Boise to Houston

The kids took over our house in Idaho for 10 days, so Don and I decided to take a road trip to southwestern Washington and several stops in Oregon. After an afternoon and evening hanging out with “The Bigs”, as they call themselves, we hightailed it to Washougal, Washington to hangout with my transplanted Texas … Continue reading On a Mission in Oregon