Last month I wrote about enjoying small, simple pleasures in life, like the warmth from a good cup of coffee. I’d originally planned to write about gratitude this month, in line with the US Thanksgiving holiday, but the other week as I explored a new-to-me city, I heard church bells…
I came to learn over those days I spent some time on the water that there is a sound I love. It’s that exhale from a whale as it surfaces to release the old air and take in the new. It’s a powerful burst of air with mist escaping up…
I think that the idea of love at first sight is definitely a thing when it comes to travel. There are places I’ve loved from the first time visiting (Glacier National Park, Boston, Paris – though Paris was a place I loved from afar before that first trip). And now…
I’ve wanted to visit Seattle for a long time. Growing up, I was such a fan of the Seattle grunge scene music and cool, rainy weather seemed like a dream during the hot Texas summers. But interestingly enough when I visited this spring, the weather was warm and sunny. After…
Last month I wrote about taking advantage of a trip to western New York to visit Niagara Falls the other year, but my friend and I also did a little more exploring around that part of the state. As with every place, there’s so much to see, even beyond the…
Niagara Falls was something I would have liked to see, but I have to admit that the sight didn’t come up when actually planning travel – often because I wasn’t planning on being in the area (though that can lead to a larger question of when there’s so much to…