My husband and daughter are amusement-park freaks. The faster, higher, and scarier the ride, the more quickly they line up to experience it. Me, I hate the damn things. I like to keep my feet on... Read more >>

Summertime is high time for amusement park vacations. But a few days among the roller coasters and Disney characters might leave you with more than you bargained for—including a few extra... Read more >>

I’m hooked on virtual tourism and one of my favorite stops in Google Earth includes Pyongyang, North Korea. While traveling along the Taedong River, I noticed something that looked like an... Read more >>

Sometimes a person enters your life, and before you know it, EVERYTHING is different! She colors your world in a completely different shade, and things that had been stuck in the same groove for a... Read more >>

Some days I wake up and I feel like I’m on top of the world, like everything is going so well and I can’t ask for anything more than I have. I’m ahead of the game;... Read more >>

Living in south Florida like I do, I get to Orlando every Labor Day weekend for a family visit revolving around my niece’s birthday. When you live by the coast, any coast, in Florida, going... Read more >>

My dad was a great man. Of course we didn’t realize it growing up, but what kid does? I still credit my Dad for saving my life. I thought he was off his rocker at the time (Popi had some quirky... Read more >>