Shit! Crap, crap, crap! My first trip abroad and I’m going to miss my connection, I thought as I rode the shuttle from the plane to the terminal at Charles de Gaulle in Paris. I kept looking at my watch, wanting time to stand still, but the bus to keep moving – faster! I was on my…
“Gotta stop to breathe,” I yelled to my friend, Julie. Holy shit! I forgot how the altitude affects your breathing. I forgot how difficult even an ‘easy’ 14er can be. A 14er is a 14,000 foot mountain. There are officially 53 of them in Colorado, a state I lived in for 15 years. I…
We made a stop in Denver…at a marijuana shop. I had expressed interest in visiting a “pot shop” now that weed has been legalized, recreationally, in Colorado When I moved away, only medical marijuana was legal. But now, it’s a whole new ball game. So, as my friend, who shall remain nameless, drove me from…
Today I am offering up something different. This comes from a client of mine that traveled to Portugal in early May. I asked him for a testimonial and he wrote more than just a few sentences. He wrote all of the below. So, I thought I would share. I’ll be honest, I think I blushed when I first…
Last week I went on a family vacation – the first without Mom. I’ll be honest, it was difficult at times. I missed her – a lot. I had a moment half way through the trip of crying on the beach, my sister grabbing my hand as we sat and watched the waves roll in.…
The family vacation. It conjures up images of long, hot car rides; overlooks in national parks; building sand castles at the beach; visiting historic sites; and Chevy Chase’s quest to get to Wally World! I loved our family vacations as a child and as a teenager. But, my favorite family vacation occurred 5 years ago.…