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Solo in Salinas: How Much Fun was That?

by | Aug 19, 2019 | Travel

I recently returned from a solo trip to Salinas, CA. While there, I attended the 38th Annual Steinbeck Festival “In Search of America” at the National Steinbeck Center, right in the heart of Salinas. This year’s highlighted book just happened to be one of my...

Will Travel Writing be in my Future?

by | Dec 6, 2018 | Travel

Halfway through 2018, I made a strategic decision to take a break from writing parenting articles for a few years. I’m at that in-between stage, where my kids are adults (at least most days!) and I don’t have any grandchildren yet. Once I finish up two...

What’s in my Travel Journal-Best of Cape Cod 2018

by | Aug 7, 2018 | Travel

After a rather lengthy hiatus from blogging I’m back! Before I tackle any serious topics, I’m going to start the last month of summer with a travel post to help you to have some fun in the sun before Labor Day arrives. Here we go! Best of Cape Cod 2018 Moon in the...

Adventures in Cuba-Initial Impressions

by | Nov 21, 2017 | Travel

I recently returned from a week-long People-to-People trip to Cuba through Cornell’s Adult University. True confession-I have not ventured outside of North America since 1991! The other novel part of the trip was that, prior to Cuba, I had never taken an organized...