Latest Blog Posts

  • Breaking Through Barriers

    There are plenty of obstacles to travelling. Time and money are the most obvious obstacles, but there are language barriers, accessibility constraints, conflicts and wars, and sometimes simply our own fears.  Sometimes the best way to overcome these obstacles is to simply take the first step, book a trip, and make it happen.  This week’s… Read more

  • Baked Manicotti – Simple and Delicious

    Manicotti is one of those meals that is perfect for any occasion and, best of all, it is even better the next day. When we’re looking for a meal that can satisfy our tastes as well as offer multiple dinner options, manicotti is an excellent choice. The spaghetti or marinara sauce can pull double duty… Read more

  • From Flowers to Clowns

    This week, for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Red and Yellow, we decided to use this photograph of a flower from our backyard taken by our youngest daughter several years ago.  Red and yellow are such complimentary colors that you see them combined quite often in nature. Don’t scroll down and look at this next… Read more

  • Hidden Gems of Santiago, Chile

    Today we are featuring a guest blog from LocalAventura, who specialize in creating personalized Latin American adventures and are helping us with our upcoming trip next week.   Stand back Paris and Rome, Santiago Chile is coming. but rather than cobblestoned line streets or ancient ruins, Santiago Chile has got something else. Incredible Character and… Read more

  • Daily Post Photo Challenge – Abstract

    We had a couple of ideas for this week’s photo challenge, abstract, but ultimately we decided on this photo that was taken from our yard several years ago. We actually get skies like that from time to time here in Colorado and usually it means that there is going to be a tornado. Fortunately we… Read more

  • Our First Blog Award – THE LIEBSTER AWARD

    We were very pleased to be nominated by Roxanne and Dimitri from Travelize.me for nominating us for the Liebster Award! The Liebster Award is an award that exists only on the internet, and is given to bloggers by other bloggers.  This is the way recognize and appreciate fellow bloggers and also promote our blogs. How the… Read more