Since we used Choice Hotel points for our night in Tokyo, we were in a great, central location. The room was small but comfortable, and included a vast assortment of…

Japan so far has been a whirlwind. We were graciously greeted by the Hashizume family, who treated us to a yummy late dinner and a place to lay our weary…

We are sitting in the international terminal at LAX. Off again. The past few days were a whirlwind of mental checklists: travel insurance, notifying credit card companies of travel plans…

It’s been too long since we’ve posted regularly, and hopefully that’s about to change. Part of the silence has been due to the fervent planning and plotting that’s been going…

Last week, we took a quick mini-road trip up to Hart County in Georgia. The Savannah River was dammed, forming Lake Hartwell, which is part of the border between South…

Since the year-long Coke Zero tour ended a couple of weeks ago, we’ve spent lots of time contemplating what’s next.   Inevitably, between the snow and the lack of income,…

Been here before?  Well, yes.  Worth another visit?  Most definitely!!! We always look back fondly on our first visit to Joshua Tree National Park, so we took advantage of a…

Who could resist an entry on the Sportsmen’s Lodge?  This Studio City hotel is a Hollywood Legend that was originally a restaurant and trout-fishing lake (Hollywood Trout Farms), where people…

National Trails System Some of our cross-country drives have taken us along various stretches of the National Trails System, the network of scenic, historic, and recreation trails created by the National Trails System…

Leaving San Francisco for the last time this year marked another step closer to finishing this tour.  Since it’s college football season,  there are plenty of events left, but that…