Cross Country Trip by Rail – Chicago to Granby on the California Zephyr Take the train to visit Colorado and the Rockies. Amtrak’s California Zephyr leaves from Chicago at 2 pm and arrives at Granby station the next morning. Noted as one of the most scenic train rides in […]
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The California Zephyr – Traveling First Class in the Windy City
On the second day of our Cross-Country Rail trip, we boarded the California Zephyr in Chicago and set out for one of the most scenic rail experiences in America. But before we arrived in the Windy City, we awoke to the Indiana landscape, with three remaining hours on the Capitol […]
Outer Banks – I’m in Love and Worried in the Wake of Irene
As I write this post, the Outer Banks of North Carolina are being pummeled by Hurricane Irene. All those beautiful places we visited as a family just a few short weeks ago are in danger of being damaged or swept away. It is likely that the landscape will shift and […]
Amtrak US Rail Pass – Vacation Alternative to Flying or Driving
Amtrak has a US Rail Pass starting at $459 per adult that allows 8 segments (boarding or disembarking) over 15 days. That’s enough to get you across the USA and back. I’ve been wanting to get the feel of traveling by train, but for years I’ve heard it’s as expensive […]
Haunted Paddle near Blackwater – Travel Hag Kayak Adventure
The Travel Hags will meet on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the Drawbridge Road Crossing of the Transquaking River near Cambridge, MD. From there, outfitters from Blackwater Paddle and Peddle will launch fifteen to twenty women (and maybe a few men) in kayaks down the Transquaking River for a leisurely […]
OBX – What’s the Draw? Travel Hag’s Take
The Outer Banks of the North Carolina Atlantic Coast – aka OBX – has a draw to it. There’s a palpable sense of place. The term OBX conjures up images of seaside cottages with porches and Adirondack Chairs, lighthouses, pirates and summer vacations. The book cover of Anne Rivers Siddons’ […]
We’re Off to Ireland for the Thin Places Mystical Tour
Dan and I will be traveling to Ireland on Tuesday. We’ll spend a few days on our own before meeting the tour group in Dublin on May 15th. In those few extra days we plan to visit Mayo and Sligo – particularly Down Patrick Head and some megalithic sites around […]
Happy Maryland Day – Top 10 Fun Things to Do in the Free State
I’ve lived in Maryland all my life. She’s just a little over 10,000 square miles, but this state has all a visitor or native could want for recreation and fun. Two major cities – Baltimore and Washington, DC, offer unparalleled venues for culture, entertainment, food and art. To the west […]
Bonaventure Cemetery – Savannah’s Enchanted Park
Bonaventure Cemetery located in Savannah Georgia, is the memorial park made famous by the book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. But it could also be America’s most enchanted park. Savannah is a city of superlatives … America’s most haunted city, home to the First African Baptist Church, […]
Top 10 Ireland Travel Experiences
Tourism Ireland’s Facebook Fan Page recently posted The Top 10 Irish Experiences (as voted by you). I’m thinking “you” means their facebook fans. I’m a fan and regret that I didn’t vote. I’m glad Tourism Ireland’s took inventory of fan experiences, but alas, the chosen sites show little of the […]
The Ghosts of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Sometimes we have to travel to the edge of ourselves to find our center. ~ Buck Ghosthorse Visitors to my Thin Places blog often ask, “what is a thin place?” My response is short – a thin place is a place where the veil between this world and the next […]