Category Archives: Travel

Another weekend, another trip away

July is a busy month.
The boy and I are off to Birmingham for a wedding weekend.  We get a short reprieve next weekend, and then it’s off to fun at the beach in Hilton Head at the end of the month.
I leave you with this from Stuff On My Cat.com.  Cheers!

Out of hand out of town-ness

I just looked at my calendar, and holy schmoley.  I will be out of town 3/4 of the weekends next month, not to mention one this month.  Clarkesville, Orlando, Birmingham, and Hilton Head… sheesh.
I don’t think the monkey will like this.  I may need to upgrade her from a junior suite to make up for [...]

Big South Fork

Our Memorial Day weekend trip to Big South Fork was great.  We took side roads and enjoyed the scenery and reading all the little towns’ signs posted telling us that us sinners were going to hell.  Our cabin was excellent – jacuzzi, air hockey, plenty of space, and more.  We hiked in Big South Fork [...]

Wide Open Spaces

I’m going offline for the long weekend and spending some time with friends and dogs in this cabin in Tennessee, riding horses, hiking and exploring the waterfalls of Big South Fork, and consuming vast amounts of liquor while sitting in a jacuzzi. 
See you pretties later.

Flashback: Toledo

We rented an Opel from Avis.  It was the size of my closet.
The boy really loved driving it, though.  It had pep.
I finally go to see one of those toros on the side of the road.
This Toledo is sooooo much better than the other Toledo.
They have outdoor escalators to take you into the city (on [...]