Sites and cities to explore in the USA
All of our friends know we love shopping at Costco, especially when traveling. Recently we stopped at the Costco food court in Honolulu, Hawaii while on our South Pacific Cruise. While planning our trips both in the US and in other countries, we always search for local product options not available in Texas. You just […]
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We are celebrating my 65th birthday with a 65 day vacation adventure. I know, itâs not a coincidence with the matching numbers. Weâre both retired now and since I planned the details for this trip, then why not travel for 65 days? Exploring Hearst Castle and the beautiful Paso Robles vineyards will kick off our
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We enjoyed a wonderful weekend of fun and cooler weather in Scottsdale, Arizona on a trip with our friends Cary, Tom and Autumn. Danny & I had never visited Scottsdale before. So, it was time for a new adventure. First stop, a party at the groom’s house. For our Houston friends and football fans, you
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Last weekend we drove to my hometown of New Iberia to attend the 80th annual Sugar Cane Festival (and to celebrate my birthday too đ). Itâs probably been 25 years since weâve been to this festival and who doesnât like small town Cajun fun? Our usual first stop each time we head back home is
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September has arrived and itâs time for my birthday get away. We enjoyed our amazing adventure in France this year, but now weâre looking forward to a relaxing and stress free roadtrip closer to home. So, we decided to drive up to Oklahoma and visit friends we havenât seen in a few years. I am
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We drove to Louisiana this past weekend to meet with family and attend the Youngsville 2023 Mardi Gras parade. New Orleans is historically synonymous with Mardi Gras, but there are times when you want to celebrate the carnival season with much smaller crowds in a more family friendly environment, rather than in the rowdy craziness
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This is our visit to historic Stowe, Vermont and discovering its quaint covered bridges. The beautiful landscape captivated us as we explored this rural area of New England. Gov. Wentworth of New Hampshire granted a charter to establish Stowe in 1763. The âski capital of the Eastâ is how Stowe is known today. It is
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The theme for Moody Gardens Ice Land 2022 is Caribbean Christmas. Haven’t ever been to Galveston, Texas to see this exhibit before? Evidently, it’s time for you to visit. What is Ice Land at Moody Gardens? An award-winning team of master ice carvers from Harbin, China flies into Houston each September to create the beautiful
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My travel memory began with a craving for ice cream… I recently had a craving for ice cream which prompted a memory of Paulette’s K-pie in Memphis. An amazing dessert that Danny and I shared on my birthday vacation last September. While researching things to do and places to eat during our trip in Memphis,
OMG! Paulette’s K-Pie is the best dessert in Memphis Read More »
The Lake Peigneur salt mine catastrophe is an event you may never have heard of if youâre not from south Louisiana. Today is the 42nd anniversary of the drilling accident that occurred on Nov 20, 1980. It forever changed this area, the lake, and its ecosystem. Originally, this lake was a shallow freshwater lake about
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The Astros won the World Series and the excitement in Houston was incredible. Then began immediate plans for the Houston Astros 2022 World Series Victory Parade in downtown. Our Own Astros Victory Parade Plans Danny didn’t attend the last victory parade when the Astros won the 2017 World Series, he wasn’t going to miss this
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