This is a travel story about finding Garfield the Cat. So if you’re not a fan of whimsical travel that has the sole purpose of tracking down a lazy, fat cartoon cat, then just move right along. The rest of…

This is a travel story about finding Garfield the Cat. So if you’re not a fan of whimsical travel that has the sole purpose of tracking down a lazy, fat cartoon cat, then just move right along. The rest of…
Iowa’s Field of Dreams is one of those places that reminds you America is a pretty good place after all. We might argue about politics and masks and whether the sky is blue, but when it comes to baseball in…
Of all of the fabulous things about visiting the Florida Keys — things like sea turtle hospitals and and key lime pies and the whole Conch Republic thing — the absolutely coolest thing is the Coral Restoration Foundation. “What?” you ask…
Have you ever wondered how Route 66 came to be called Route 66? Why not Route 12? Or Highway 45? Why 66? The answer is found in Springfield, Missouri, the little city in the Ozarks that gave birth to Route…
They call it the Causeway Cure – that feeling of immense relaxation that happens when you cross the bridge from mainland Texas to Galveston Island. The traffic slows down, the breeze blows the cobwebs from your brain and well, life…
Weird museums are my thing, so when we were planning our trip to Portland, Oregon and I learned they had a vacuum cleaner museum, I was all in. “Keep Portland Weird” had the opportunity to earn its stripes. This post…
Bad Nauheim Germany, a short train ride from Frankfurt, is an idyllic little community known for its healing waters, fresh air and spas. But all of that serenity ended in October 1958 when an American GI named Elvis Aaron Presley…
Located just 50 miles east of Yellowstone National Park, Cody Wyoming was the site of one of ten internment camps for Japanese-Americans during World War II. It received its name Heart Mountain from the majestic mountain near the camp.…
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is a small, medieval village in Burgundy France, one of literally hundreds of charming villages found throughout rural Europe. It’s a member of a group called “Les Plus Beaux Villages de France,” which translates to “the most beautiful villages…