On the initial days of our sabbatical journey around the country, while running in Machipongo, Va, I spotted trees displaying bright red buds, as well […]

When telling others of our plans to travel around the country for a year, I frequently used the phrase: “Rest, Restore, Reset” to encapsulate our

Several years back my wife Yvonne shared a desire to travel around the country in an RV for a year. We were carrying a lot

Yvonne and I were headed south on I-85 in North Carolina. Our destination was a quick overnight outside Raleigh on the way to Florida. The

Airbnb has been a gift to the American traveler. Like so many things that are entrepreneurial and capitalistic, they are expressions of the best and

Friday is date day. On the spur of the moment Yvonne said – “Let’s do Skyline Drive.” It was October, the weather looked promising, so

Ever since a trip to Prince Edward Island in 2009 Yvonne and I had been wanting to get to Nova Scotia specifically to visit the

True confessions: we have had a gym membership. But normally it was only for the winter months. Given the opportunity, we want to be outside.

Over the years I have repeatedly recognized the wisdom of these words from Frodo Baggins, although for entirely different reasons for which he uttered them.