As a professional who prides herself in understanding tourism economies and tourism communities, I routinely read information about towns, places, restaurants, and parks that are recommended as places people should visit. I agree with some, disagree with some, and want to see for myself about others. You will find certain towns that pop up on […]
After two weeks in Las Cruces, I moved on to Benson, AZ. Benson is dominated by snowbirds, of which this year, I was one. There are more RV Parking spots in town than housing units. One of the reasons I went to Benson, Arizona was that it was perfectly situated between Tucson (where the Saguaro
After leaving Roswell, I made my way toward White Sands National Park and chose the straightest direction even if it was over the mountain. And by taking that route, I came across the cute little community of Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Cloudcroft is a small mountain community that is at an elevation of over 8,000 feet.
I am not a science fiction aficionado, nor am I an alien watcher, but I have friends who are. As a result, I couldn’t get close to Roswell, New Mexico without taking it all in. I’m extremely glad I did because for a small town in the middle of nowhere, this town has its tourism
Las Cruces is near the epicenter of three national parks and a couple of other attractions I wanted to see. Once I had resolved the car issues and felt comfortable driving again, I set out on my first trip without my RV. I first headed back into Texas to El Paso and then went north
A significant part of my travel is about looking for great places to take pictures. As I left New Orleans, my next stop was Oak Alley Plantation, which was commonly featured for it It began as a sugar plantation in 1820, when it was purchased by Valcour Aime. It was sold to Jaques Roman in
The day after I took Jeremy to the airport, I went to Jean Lafitte in the bayou of Louisiana. There, I took another airboat ride through the western bayou. The difference between a bayou and a swamp is that a swamp is usually stagnant water, while a bayou is a very slow moving (almost stagnant)
I have been to New Orleans (or N’awlins) twice, once in 1969 coming home from a baton competition in Houston, Texas and the second one in the mid 80s when I went with Myles to set up the opening of the World’s Fair in New Orleans. The first time, I was too young to explore
The first time I saw the ocean was in Long Island Mississippi. The next time was a couple days later when we spent 5 days in a small motor lodge on Pensacola Beach. The carefree vacation was the first ever taken. In the 55 plus years since I first was on the Emerald Coast, (It used
