USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice It’s been an eventful 2014 so far! Big things have been happening here at TurtlesTravel, and we wanted to take a moment to share them with you, our loyal readers.Just yesterday, we found out we are…
When we first started our blog in 2005 it was a small, online diary of sorts, a way for family and friends to keep up with our whereabouts. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves in to! We…
The 41st Comic Con was held in San Diego July 22-25, drawing over 120,000 people to the city’s Convention Center and downtown Gaslamp District. The conference is a gathering featuring the newest, latest and greatest in comics, sci-fi, anime and…
Blessed with beautiful weather, Seattle was a great stop! It was brief, but we were able to do some downtown tourist stuff one day, including Pike Place Market. After our event at the University of Washington, we had the chance…
It was a crazy Memorial Day weekend between the Country Cabin Motel and working at the Sasquatch Music Festival in the middle of Washington State. The festival is held at the Gorge Amphitheater, and features a great line-up of indie/alternative…
We are pleased to announce that we are less than one month away from our departure for our RTW trip!!! Everyone please have a look at our new blog, now we have posts regarding our routing and preparations. We…
The Dutch Iris Inn, Granby, CT After visiting Grandma and dining at the Parthenon restaurant in Agawam, we head to Granby, CT and the welcoming Dutch Iris Inn. The owners and hosts, Bill and Nancy Ross, greeted us warmly and…
On the way back north from Atlanta, we made a stop by Donny’s Mom, Greta’s family home in Chesney, South Carolina. Her parents’ home was recently sold, and it was time to get to the sad, final task of clearing…
If the Lenape had known the kind of bargain Dutch colonist Peter Minuit was negotiating when they exchanged the island of Manhattan for beads and trinkets, the deal never would have gone down in 1626. In fact, the Lenape had…
Northern Maine was wicked awesome. Locals including our friends Steve and Becky told us it had been warm and rain had melted a few layers of snow away, but there was still plenty to enjoy. The scenery was beautiful, and…