This post was most recently updated on September 30th, 2018. Waimea Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. Part of the Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve. Waimea is approximately 14 miles long, one mile wide, and up to 3,600 ft deep, located on the western side of Kauai. Waimea is Hawaiian for “reddish water”, a reference […]
This post was most recently updated on May 10th, 2022. People Always Ask About Certain Amsterdam Adventures.. Amsterdam is known many things, but when people know you have been there, they ask if you went to the red light district, or if you went to a coffee-house. Â It is said that Amsterdam glows red, literally, in the red light district, and […]
This post was most recently updated on May 31st, 2019. For several years, I have visited Mexico for a little relaxation. Most of my vacations revolve around family, and my second job as a football trainer, and neither of those options afford much down time. You can imagine it- “son take me here,” “son take me there,” and “hey coach, I […]
This post was most recently updated on June 1st, 2018. Kauai, Hawaii -Also known as the Garden Isle of the Hawaiian archipelago, for it is covered in lush tropics. The island of Kuaui is very small and crazy beautiful, with only one main road. Yet, this tiny island has a ton of things to see and do, besides just […]
This post was most recently updated on May 10th, 2022. -Why it’s worth it, and how to minimize the wait. The morning after our train ride fiasco, we went to visit Anne Frank House and Museum. Visiting Anne Frank House was one of my two absolutely must do things while in Amsterdam.  As we planned, and since we have been […]
This post was most recently updated on May 10th, 2022. Take the ICE train to Amsterdam. It is the easiest way to get there… Once I had made a definitive plan to travel to Germany, I knew I absolutely could not be that close to Amsterdam, the iconic must experience it city, without taking a hop over for a visit. […]
This post was most recently updated on August 22nd, 2018. Okay, so we all know there is a work and vacation correlation. Yeah, I know, its obvious. Â We have to work to be able to take a vacation.. We work to make money to pay our bills and maintain our lifestyle, and hopefully put a little money back, to take […]
This post was most recently updated on October 13th, 2018. Get Away from it All, at Turkey Run State Park! Getting away is not always about the lavish cross seas venture. Sometimes a day trip, or a weekend will do your soul just right. Sometimes something located in your very own backyard, such as state parks, are perfect. Within about an […]
This post was most recently updated on July 20th, 2018. Is Kaiserswerth Dusseldorf’s best kept secret? Kaiserswerth, Germany, is the oldest part of the city of Dusseldorf, and one which has something significant in relationship to everything in the original title of this post, emperors, nurses, saints and Michelin stars. On top of that, it is such a beautiful section […]
This post was most recently updated on October 21st, 2018. We spent our first afternoon in Germany making a visit to the Kaiserpfalz Ruins, and the town of Kaiserwerth.  Kaiserwerth is more or less a suburb of Düsseldorf, and it is one of those places that locals love to go for a day trip, and often take their visitors. Kaiserwerth has […]
This post was most recently updated on July 21st, 2018. We arrived in Dusseldorf, Germany at about 1910, local time. Â Mind you, we had left our home in central Illinois at 4:30, or 1630, the prior afternoon. Â Between the drive to OHare, the check-in, the wait, the flight, the layover, and the second flight, we had been “enroute” for about 17 […]
This post was most recently updated on July 29th, 2018. Long trips, and in particular international travel, always elicit feelings of both exhilaration and apprehension, also known as ANXIETY. In particular, I get a bad case of pre-flight anxiety! There is so much to look forward to: seeing amazing and beautiful places, experiencing a new culture, tasting traditional foods, learning […]
