Itinerary: Thursday - Fly to Cleveland, Ohio Friday - Cedar Point Saturday - Impromptu pub crawl Sunday - Cuyahoga Valley National Park Monday - Fly out Dates: August 31 - September 4, 2017 Our Odyssey: What do Polish heritage, America's densest concentration of roller coasters, Drew Carey, and a casino + Taco Bell + bachelorette … Continue reading Cleveland Rocks! No, Really.
Itinerary: Thursday: Fly to Boston, Massachusetts Friday: Drive down to Newport, Rhode Island (about 2 hours away) for the day Saturday: Wedding in Boston Sunday: Fly back Dates: June 29 to July 2, 2017 Our Odyssey: While planning a trip for me and Tim to the Boston area for a friend's wedding, we decided to … Continue reading Rhode Tripping – A Day Trip to Newport, Rhode Island from Boston
Itinerary: Thursday: Fly to Rapid City, South Dakota Friday: Explore Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park, Wind Cave National Park and Mammoth Site Saturday: Explore Badlands National Park, Minute Man National Historic Site, Wall Drug Store, Chapel in the Hill, Dinosaur Park, and downtown Rapid City Sunday: Fly back Dates: July 27-30, 2017 Our … Continue reading Why South Dakota Belongs at the Top of Your USA Travel Plans
Tim and I work in Gainesville, Georgia, about an hour and 10 minutes northeast of Atlanta. Earlier this year when we learned that Gainesville would reach 99% totality in the Great American Eclipse of August 21, 2017, we decided we'd take a late lunch that day to drive the 30 minutes further north east to … Continue reading What It’s Like to be in Eclipse Totality
Itinerary: Thursday: Fly to San Juan, Puerto Rico Friday: Beach day and night out in San Juan Saturday: Pool day and evening kayak trip in bio-luminescent bay Sunday: Fly back to Atlanta Dates: July 20-23, 2017 Our Odyssey: Tim and I flipped a coin and it landed in Puerto Rico. Two weeks later on a … Continue reading Trips to Puerto Rico, Say the Word and We Go
Itinerary: Thursday: Fly to Fresno, CA and drive to our Airbnb in Mariposa Friday: Day 1 in Yosemite National Park; hiked Mirror Lake loop Saturday: Day 2 in Yosemite National Park; hiked the Nevada and Vernal Falls loop via the Mist Trail; dinner out Mariposa Sunday: Fly back to Atlanta Dates: June 8 to 11, … Continue reading You Had Me at Yosemite
After the World Nomad's writing scholarship, Tim Neville encouraged me to start taking my writing more seriously. His first piece of advice - to start small and local. When I saw that the Virginia State Parks had their own blog/website, I decided to reach out and see if they would be receptive to my writing … Continue reading Virginia’s secret wedding venue hidden in plain sight
About two months ago I entered a travel writing scholarship competition- my first ever. It was hosted by World Nomads, a travel insurance company. I didn't win, but out of 8,000 applicants, I was selected as one of only 20 finalists. It was, and still is, a tremendous honor to be featured on the shortlist. … Continue reading Journeys in Life and Death
Itinerary: Thursday: Fly to El Paso, TX and drive to Dell City Friday: Hiking in Guadalupe Mountains National Park Saturday: Visiting Carlsbad Caverns National Park Sunday: Fly back to ATL Dates: December 8-11, 2016 Our Odyssey: Our Semi-Spontaneous Trip to Guadalupe Mountains and Carlsbad Caverns National Parks This past weekend, December 8-11, Tim and I … Continue reading Small Town, Big Rocks
Itinerary: Thursday: Fly to Denver, CO Friday: Drive to Pueblo Reservoir, sailing Saturday: Sailing Sunday: Fly back to ATL Dates: September 8-11, 2016 Our Odyssey: Last weekend Tim and I traveled to Colorado (September 8-11) to embark on a new adventure. A few weeks ago Tim finalized a business deal with a couple he’s known … Continue reading Sailing (yes, sailing) in Colorado
Our 21st Century Odyssey 