Category archives: Travel

  • The American Southwest

  • Mesa Verde National Park It's a place of history, legends, and possibly more wide open spaces than anywhere in the Western hemisphere. A place made magical and mystical by its first inhabitants, the Native Americans, who respected and worked with the land. A place so incredible, it was chosen [...]
3 Days in Mexico City
  • 3 Days in Mexico City

  • Seems like EVERYONE has been to Mexico.  Well, surprisingly, until recently, I was not among "everyone."  I wondered what all the fuss was about and why so many Americans go to Mexico so often.  Aside from it being a quick trip from most places in the U.S. and having a favorable exchange rate, what [...]
Three Days in Paris
  • Three Days in Paris

  • When you are flying across the pond it only makes sense to get as much out of your trip as you can without going overboard.  My plan for our family of four was to visit London, Paris and Brussels, each for four days.  It would be easy since the EuroStar train makes a nice triangle between the three [...]
24 Hours in Reykjavik
  • 24 Hours in Reykjavik

  • I had heard a lot about Iceland, but it wasn't on the very top of my travel list until I went looking for a way to get to Denmark.  Icelandair offers a stopover program, so on your way to a European destination or over to the United States, you can stop for up to seven days in Reykjavik.  And stop w [...]