This post was updated on July 31st, 2024. If you are looking for a place to get away, Hannibal, Missouri may not be one of those places that immediately come to mind. Perhaps you have never heard of Hannibal, or if you have, you have, you may wonder, what could this small own in […]
This post was updated on September 8th, 2018. Miyagi is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located in the northern island of Honshu. Situated along the Pacific coastline, Miyagi Prefecture is a natural place of interest because of its complex shoreline, rocky islands, warm beaches, and lush mountains. It’s capital city, Sendai
This post was updated on September 8th, 2018. Missouri Adventure?? Perhaps that is the last thing you think of when you consider Missouri, in the center of the US. But Elephant Rock State Park is the home of one of those odd natural wonders that hardly anyone knows about. It is also one of
This post was updated on September 4th, 2018. Munster is one of those overlooked cities that doesn’t show up on a lot of German travel itineraries. In a way it makes sense, since northwest Germany is loaded with amazing cities: Dusseldorf, Cologne, Hamburg, and Bremen, among others. But having spent some time in the
If you are looking for a great weekend getaway or weeklong vacation. Look no further. Nebraska has a beautiful spot for all you needs – Eugene T. Mahoney State Park. Of course, Nebraska has many beautiful state and local parks for camping, hiking and enjoying the great outdoors. All you need to do is check
This post was updated on September 18th, 2024. Mammoth Cave National Park is one of those national parks in the middle of the US that we don’t really hear about that often. But we are here to tell you that visiting Mammoth Cave should be on your travel and adventure list. We put together
This post was updated on June 27th, 2024. Which city in the US comes to mind when you think of Spring Break, Jazz or Mardi Gras? There can only be one unique American city common to all three of these very different cultural institutions – New Orleans, Louisiana – also known as NOLA or
This post was updated on June 9th, 2019. Cities in England? Do you mean London? When you visualize yourself jetting off to England, you probably picture a handful of images: palace guards dressed in striking red uniforms, that big clock tower from Disney’s Peter Pan, double-decker buses whipping along roads that have been around
This post was updated on April 16th, 2019. The Natural Wonder of Giants Causeway! On an island of stunning landscapes, Giants Causeway, on Northern Ireland’s Antrim coast, is one of the most gorgeous. Spring is the best time of year for exploring the coast, also referred to as the Causeway Coast, but no trip is
This post was updated on June 2nd, 2022. Welcome to our first featured veteran interview! At Gypsy With a Day Job, we believe the world belongs to everyone. We also believe that no matter who you are, or where you go, you should be safe enjoying all of the wonders of our amazing planet. We
This post was updated on May 31st, 2022. If you are looking for a weekend destination in the Midwest, we think you should consider Springfield, Illinois. It may be a relatively small city, without a lot of bi city glamour. But there are tons of things to do in Springfield, Illinois, and plenty of reasons
Las Vegas hasn’t always been the mainstream attraction in the United States that it is today. In fact, it was only a couple of generations ago when the city was still infamous throughout the world as Sin City, a hub of hedonism, appealing to our baser natures, run by gangsters and wooing big name celebrities.
This post was updated on September 4th, 2018. In an era of social media, instant texts, and video chatting, long gone are the days when people around the world spent hours with pen and paper pouring out their thoughts and experiences, writing letters to friends and family. Writing letters, even writing love letters, is
This post was updated on October 24th, 2018. Throughout our history there have been moments that changed the future almost instantaneously. In modern times there may be no day more memorable, no day that altered the course of mankind more, than D-Day. Storming the Normandy Beaches was the largest seaborne assault in history. It
This post was updated on September 4th, 2018. When people think of Ireland, and what they might see on a visit, there are a few images that come to mind. The grassy green pastures, the rugged coastlines, the quaint villages… some of the things in our exploration of the Irish Countryside. For me, the most
This post was updated on April 14th, 2019. I have made a lot of road trips in my lifetime, but for all out glorious scenery, and quirky, charming appeal, few can compare to driving the Irish countryside. It is a land where history and myth intertwine. The lines between Druids, Celts, and Saints have
This post was updated on April 14th, 2019. A Perfect Ireland Itinerary? Everybody Has One! Ireland is a perfect travel destination, with it’s gorgeous and verdant landscape, steeped in myth and mystery. It is a country with a unique religious, and political history, and has the cathedrals, castles, and ruins to go with that
This post was updated on June 2nd, 2022. As 2017 comes to an end, my original plans were to have dinner with Keyauni Friday night, as we laid out our plans for taking Gypsy with a Day Job forward into 2018. I expected to be writing a summary of what we had done and
This post was updated on June 16th, 2019. The truth is, I really hate Christmas. No, I am not a Scrooge, with an overall stingy and bad attitude. In fact, I am pretty kind and very giving the rest of the year. But, I am one of those people who works in a job impacted
This post was updated on January 8th, 2020. A Grand Canyon Experience is sort of on your bucket list, right? When I say sort of, I mean, many of us think of our bucket list travel destinations as those far off places that we have a fat chance of ever getting to. In the
