Southport, North Carolina – not just for movie sets
Southport is known for its historic areas and the fact that many movies and shows have been filmed there (Movies...
Critters of Yosemite/Sequoia National Parks areas
One of my favorite things to see when visiting natural areas is all the animals. The deer here clearly don’t...
Great news! Automatic refunds for some instances of flight delays/changes/etc
Check out this article: https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/biden-harris-administration-announces-final-rule-requiring-automatic-refunds-airline This new airline rule makes it that airlines have to refund you AUTOMATICALLY if they...
Chicago area peeps: A corn maze with a bar and ax-throwing? Count me in.
Around Halloween, there is a corn maze in Chicago. And this is actually in the city of Chicago, not one...
Wisconsin’s Devil’s Lake State Park – beautiful, steep hikes and glorious views
Devil’s Lake State Park is in central Wisconsin north of Madison. It is the largest state park in Wisconsin. It...
ChicagoHenge, Manhattan Henge, etc
In many modern cities, the streets are lined up in a grid pattern (some are specifically N-S and E-W, and...
National Parks in US and Canada
National Parks in the US and Canada aren’t as numerous as the UNESCO sites, but you’d still be hard pressed...
La Brea Tar pits: stinky paleontological research (California)
It’s odd to find an active paleontological research site in an urban area such as Los Angeles, but that’s what...
Dr Seuss’s trees in the desert (California)
Joshua trees are funky dancing trees from Dr Seuss’s imagination brought to life in a desert. The backdrop of the...
Stories told by cemeteries
When I travel, I often find myself attracted to old graveyards and cemeteries. I didn’t even realize that those two...
