FOAMHENGE | GREAT SMOKIES | VLOG | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

Happy Travel Tuesday! Today I'd like to present the newest in our series of vlogs produced during our USA / Canadian Road Trip. This one takes place during our journey between Shenandoah Valley, to Great Smokies National Park. We did a quiz, sang some songs, and saw some foam. The usual. It'd mean a lot … Continue reading FOAMHENGE | GREAT SMOKIES | VLOG | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

THE FIRST LINCOLN MEMORIAL | THE RUSSIAN DOLL OF ATTRACTIONS | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

Roadside attractions played a big role in our lust for road-tripping the US of A; at this point, we had already hit up Dinosaur Land and Foamhenge. Neither disappointed.   I didn’t have quite the same faith in the next one, but I was willing to be pleasantly surprised… Abraham Lincoln’s Birthplace. (Not quite an … Continue reading THE FIRST LINCOLN MEMORIAL | THE RUSSIAN DOLL OF ATTRACTIONS | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

WATERFALLS AND WHISKY | TENNESSEE | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

Amazingly no, that is not the name of my new country music album, though it should be. It's how we spent one beautiful, warm day of our trip.  If you're a regular reader of this blog, then you'll know how much I like to plan. To the extent that before taking this trip, I pretty … Continue reading WATERFALLS AND WHISKY | TENNESSEE | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

FABULOUS GATLINBURG | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

I would never normally use the word fabulous to describe something, but my my is it appropriate... I really, truly had my reservations about staying in Gatlinburg but it was really not as bad as I thought it would be. Yes, it's pretty tacky and sort of like stepping back in time, but LORD no matter what, … Continue reading FABULOUS GATLINBURG | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OF SOLO TRAVEL | THROWBACK THURSDAY

It’s been a while since I have done a throwback Thursday, so I thought I would take a break from my tales of last month in the USA/Canada, and look back on my 2013 trip to America, specifically the portion of it I did by myself. Aka, the return flight home. I had just done … Continue reading MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OF SOLO TRAVEL | THROWBACK THURSDAY

HIKING IN SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

After an early morning filled with the excitement of picking up our rental car and entering a land of dinosaurs, you might think it was about time for a rest. Nope, instead we did the exact opposite; after checking in to Skyland and getting changed, we went for a long ol' hike. Rose River Falls  … Continue reading HIKING IN SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

WASHINGTON DC TO SHENANDOAH NP | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

The fourth day of our trip came around incredibly quickly; we’d spent a solid weekend in DC, and had a lot of fun, but we were ready to pick up the car to hit the road. At 8am sharp we left the hotel, which wasn’t the easiest seeing as we were still marginally jet lagged … Continue reading WASHINGTON DC TO SHENANDOAH NP | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

WE’RE BACK | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

(... That was intended in a non Poltergeist-y voice) Good morning, and a happy Monday to you all on what I hope is a lovely May day wherever you are reading this! The title kind of says it all, but to concur, we are indeed back from our adventures in Canada/America. Aka, we are currently in England. In … Continue reading WE’RE BACK | USA ROAD TRIP 2016

MONTREAL | CANADIAN ROAD TRIP 2016

Bonjour!  Happy Thursday everybody; Where are you in the world right now? Personally, I am on my way to Calgary (flying from Montreal airport), ready for a few days in Banff/Lake Louise to hit up the hiking trails (I'm wearing my faithful boots right now!) before getting the train across the Rockies to Vancouver! The last … Continue reading MONTREAL | CANADIAN ROAD TRIP 2016