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A Scaredy-Cat’s Guide to Travel (New Reasons to Consider Amtrak and MegaBus for Your Summer Vacation)

July 20, 2018

A Scaredy Cat's Guide to Travel: Image of the New River Gorge Bridge by Patrick Conrad.

When I was growing up, most of our summer vacations involved a two-day drive—from Huntington, Best Virginia to Wytheville, Virginia to North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina—a week in the ocean-front Hartford C Motor Inn, then two days to travel back home. Yep. Two days each way. Don’t laugh. My dad was that driver.  The summer after […]

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Filed Under: Family, Travel Tagged: Amtrak, fear of bridges, fear of flying, MegaBus, summer vacation, travel, travel by train

Ireland 101: 12+ Travel Tips for Enjoying the Emerald Isle

March 16, 2018

Ireland 101: Image of the stone turrett at the Cliffs of Moher.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, friend! Today I’m offering up travel tips for the emerald, patchwork-quilt island known as Ireland. Specifically, the southern region. First and foremost: Pack a high-quality rain jacket. Maybe even test-drive it in the shower. Because the weather in Ireland can be super rainy. Unless you visit in May or June, their […]

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Filed Under: Life, Travel Tagged: Guinness, Guinness Storehouse, Ireland, The Blarney Stone, things to do in Ireland, travel to Ireland, What should we do in Ireland

Scotland Versus America: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

October 20, 2017

Scotland vs. America: Image of Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

You can tell I’ve fallen in love with a city (or country) if I pick up a real estate publication for the area. If I wanted to move there, how much might a house cost? Over the years, I’ve considered Bruges in Belgium, Sanibel Island in Florida, and San Francisco. And now, Scotland. Shall I […]

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged: Applecross Scotland, Scotland, Scotland versus America, what is Scotland like

Scotland: A Whole New (Make that, Old) World

October 13, 2017

An image in Scotland with a rocky stream, pasture, and gorgeous sky.

Last week I flew to a remote village in Scotland for a women’s “listening and hiking retreat.” The website applecross.uk.com describes the area like this: “Between the mainland mountain masses and the Island of Skye lies the Applecross Peninsula. Home to just a couple of hundred people, and accessed by only two roads, the Bealach […]

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Lessons from The Thousand-Year Flood

June 23, 2017

Beneath the photo of her flooded home, my friend DeeDee’s June 23, 2016 Facebook status read: “One day can change everything.” My heart sank. Over the course of more than a year, via Instagram, I watched DeeDee and Bobby Lewis build their dream home on the banks of the Elk River in Clay County, West […]

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Filed Under: Friendships, Relationships, Travel, Whatever Strikes My Fancy Tagged: Clay County, Elk River, flood, natural disaster, Thousand-Year Flood, West Virginia, What was the Thousand Year Flood like in West Virginia

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