adventure
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Daily Prompt: What’s the longest trip you’ve taken? 9/12/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and the military! We had a long flight, a two-week vacation to Alaska, though three flights, it only covered the 3, 278 miles to Fairbanks, Alaska, so it comes in second as trips go. The winner was… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s your best tip for budget travel? 9/11/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and the military! ~~~ Today is the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Let’s never forget the sacrifice of the innocent and first responders: ICE, Law Enforcement, firefighters, EMTs, and all first responders whose jobs are keeping us all… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What are your top travel destinations here at home? 8/5/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and Military! In the USA – Top 13 Road Trips covers much of what I listed below and they are as follows: (*) indicates things we have yet to do Historic Route 66 from Chicago, IL to… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s a movie or book that inspired you to travel? 7/21/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and Military! American movies – Who could forget Easy Rider or Sideways, which highlighted a story around the California wine regions. At the top of my list would be The Quiet Man and Leap… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s cultural tradition from another country that you wish existed in yours? 6/14/26
John 3:16 Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our President and Military! Japan – O-Soji: A tradition in which students participate in daily school cleaning. It promotes understanding of the effort required to maintain shared spaces, fostering empathy for janitorial staff and… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Have you ever been camping? 4/26/26
Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our Military!! As a kid, my friends and I lived in Cobbs Creek Park in SW Philly. We dug for worms, made rope swings, scooped up frogs, snakes, newts, or tadpoles, and even caught a crayfish… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Write about your dream home? 2/9/26
Be thankful, grateful, Patient, Charitable, Kind and don’t forget to smile as it is infectious It would be an adobe-and-stone hacienda, atop a very lush, private plateau, with a front portico overlooking a private Mediterranean beach for viewing the sunrise. It would have a stony mountain road that meandered down past our small vineyard into… Continue reading
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Prompt: Think back to your most memorable road trip? 1/11/26 Happy Birthday, Roger!! GO E-A-G-L-E-S!!
Live the year with thankfulness, gratitude, respect, patience, charity, and kindness; don’t forget to laugh and smile often, as they are infectious. In 2015, we had the opportunity to travel to Italy with our dear friends, Joe and Terry Conley. We flew out of Philadelphia as Pope Francis was returning home after six weeks visiting… Continue reading
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Prompt: Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why? 11/15/25
Have a fantastic weekend and remember to laugh, smile, be charitable, and kind to others. An earlier prompt this week asked, “What’s your favorite month?” To which my response, for various reasons, is September. I cited it as a great time to visit the shore, due to pricing, weather, water temps, and venues, most of… Continue reading
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Prompt: What does it mean to be a kid at heart? 10/22/25
Happy Hump Day! May you keep smiling and remember kind. I strive to live my life as a positive example in many ways. It’s important to have fun and engage in hands-on activities with your children and grandchildren, even if it takes you longer. Stay involved and try to see the glass as half full… Continue reading
