I love airports. I realize that may be a strong statement, and there are definitely horrific travel stories filled with canceled flights, lost luggage, lines that stretch into eternity (and I’ve had a few hiccups along the way), but I still love airports. I love planes. I love the idea…
The Dallas World Aquarium is, in a word, amazing. The Aquarium has been one of my favorite places in Dallas for about as long as I can remember, even as far back as when the space was just the aquarium only. But now to get to that original space, you…
I went to Paris, TX for the first time the other weekend, just for the afternoon. It was never so much that I avoided it, but I have to admit that I thought it was much further away from Dallas than it actually is. But of course, the name gets…
A few days before my move from DC, I did something I’ve wanted to do for a long time: the Potomac Cruise and visit to Mount Vernon. And with no cruises scheduled for Monday, I lucked out. Initially I planned for Monday, but when I saw Monday wasn’t an option,…
Happy Mardi Gras everyone! This is your day to indulge before…well, if you practice it, then it’s the last day to indulge before Lent. But if not, then it’s a way to indulge in spirit. It’s become my tradition to make spicy, vegetarian jambalaya in honor of New Orleans. And…speaking…
The trek to Avalanche Lake nestled within Glacier starts off deceptively simple: a wooden path snaking around beautiful, lush cedars with the sound of water somewhere off in the distance. The going is slow, just ambling on and enjoying nature while quotations from Thoreau dance through the mind. But then…