Yesterday, I mentioned the different ways that the residents of Green Bay honor their football team.   Today, as we got ready to leave, we saw a couple more signs of fervent fans. The breakfast room at the hotel was filled with people…

We are officially halfway through our road trip through the upper midwest. (Feel free to read about days one, two and three).  When we go on our road trips, not all of our destinations are necessarily known to draw tourists.  Sometimes…

When friends heard that I was going to Michigan, every single one of them told me that I must go to Mackinac Island. To be honest, I was somewhat skeptical of whether or not I would like Mackinac Island.  I tend to not enjoy what…

Day 2 of our road trip was filled with quite a few firsts for me. My mother and I are on our fourth annual road trip and this time we are exploring the upper midwest. You can read about day 1 here if you like. Today, we woke…

We have had a busy start to our upper midwest road trip.   Our journey started with a 4 hour delay in our layover in Denver.  Thankfully, it is a nice airport. We arrive in Grand Rapids and got straight to our hotel and collapsed. This…

I love to travel. A lot. For the past few years, I leave my husband and kids behind and embark on a road trip along with my mother where we explore a different region of the United States. We fly into one city, rent a car and…

June is here, which marks the official beginning of hot, dry weather throughout the southwest. While most of us can be found indoors in the comfort of air-conditioning - your plants can be suffering from the heat and intense sunlight. May…

Earlier this week, I have been sharing with you about our recent trip into the old, mining town of Bisbee, AZ. From unique pieces of art, the friendly people, great food and endless stairways, our trip was so much fun.   What…

Have you ever visited a place that took you a long time to get to? I'm not talking about how long it takes to travel there but the length of time that you had wanted to visit a place before you finally got there. I have lived in Arizona…