Experience the local side of the Bahamas!

The Beautiful Side to the Bahamas

This post was most recently updated on October 25th, 2017.   Close your eyes: When you hear the word, “Bahamas,” what comes to mind? The world-renowned beaches? The soft sand that plays with the crystal waters? The shady spots under a flourishing palm tree with coconuts looming with pride yet holding such a refreshing core? Or, maybe the cruises that dock […]

Eclipse, august 21, 2017, from the hills of the Shawnee National Forest.

Eclipse 2017- A Day to Remember

This post was most recently updated on September 16th, 2017.   August 21, 2017 will long be a day to remember, the Great Coast to Coast Eclipse displayed itself in full totality across the United States, from Oregon to the Carolinas. Millions of Americans gathered to watch, at public celebrations, at private parties, in back yards, and on breaks at work. […]

Do you Geocache? Places where geocaches have been hidden and found, while traveling.

What’s a Geocache? Do You Geocache??

This post was most recently updated on September 19th, 2017.   What’s a Geocache?? A geocache, is what a geocacher finds, when he plays geocaching.  What??  Okay, okay.  Geocaching is a game and that can be dream come true for young families struggling to make ends meet, but who still need adventure. Geocaching is fun, exciting, intriguing, and it can be […]

Experience the Autobahn., everything you need for your autobahn experience. drive autobahn.

I Can’t Drive 155- the Autobahn Experience

This post was most recently updated on May 27th, 2019.   “So you’re going to drive the Autobahn, right???” Inevitably, when planning a trip to Germany, many friends will ask this question. “Well of course,” I responded.  Then the get a goofy, conspiring grin, with a faraway look in their eyes, and said “You go girl!” Yes, we Americans of all […]

Front of the Superman Museum, as wonder women visit superman.

Wonder Women Visiting Superman

This post was most recently updated on June 24th, 2018.   Recently, my best friend and traveling companion, VerNessa, and I needed a quick getaway.   As it happened, the home of Superman,  Metropolis, Illinois, was exactly the right place.   VerNessa has a fascination for tree, and really wants to see the Sequoias.  But, hopping in a plane and heading […]

Hike like an expert- 10 hiking tips to hike like a pro.

Expert Hiking-10 Tips, NOT Seen in Movies

This post was most recently updated on July 27th, 2018.   Most of us have sat in front of the TV or at the movie theater watching a great adventure, when the lead actors run off into the woods on a wild chase that ends up being several days of hiking around.  Miraculously, they are in the right clothes, and the […]

Cathedral Caverns State Park, Alabama, Cave Tour. A US StatePark.

Cathedral Caverns State Park

This post was most recently updated on September 30th, 2018.   Cathedral Caverns are one of those wonders of nature that is hard to describe. Pictures don’t do it justice. The entrance is huge, 126 feet wide and 25 feet high. One of the first things you will see is a sharks tooth embedded in the ceiling. Proof that Alabama was […]

I Dream of Holi; The Festival of Color

This post was most recently updated on October 2nd, 2018.   I dream of many faraway places. I crave to smell the air of somewhere new, to run my hands along unfamiliar stone walls, to see a new skyline, to meet new people and experience other culture. Its an ache in my bones as alive as my heartbeat.  Among the places […]

The view from the Skellig Ring, on the Iveragh Peninsula, in Ireland.

Skellig Ring, Ireland- Home in my Heart

This post was most recently updated on December 17th, 2017.   Skellig Ring, or Schwarzwald? It was a tough decision for me.  I had to decide to write my piece for an article on another website.  The short article was for a collaborative effort on favorite European travel destinations. My travels are limited, but I love the Skellig Ring and the […]

Sin City makes fitness difficult, but First N Fitness owner Nancy Lamb has a method.

Can’t Stay Fit in Sin City?? Sure You Can!

This post was most recently updated on July 21st, 2018.   You may not think a fitness instructor would like visiting Sin City, but I do!  As a matter of fact, my husband and I end up visiting pretty regularly.  Since my livelihood depends upon staying fit, it is very important to me to find ways to maintain my condition, no […]