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
I-10 starts at an elevation of seven feet above sea level in Orange, Texas and by the time you reach El Paso, the elevation is 3,740. My 2019 Kia Sorento SUV, which I dearly loved, was rated to haul my trailer. But, as my friend, Greg Temple, told me, “Yes, it was designed to haul
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
