I’ve been to North Carolina many times in my life, but a few weeks ago was my first visit to Winston-Salem. I had the opportunity to stay downtown at the Kimpton Cardinal Hotel and was able to really enjoy the downtown area of Winston. If you are visiting the Winston area, there are a few…
Recently I had the opportunity to spend some time in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Although I spent much of our time in meetings and at a conference, I know that every trip to a new city should involve seeing something historic about the area. A visit to Old Salem is well worth the afternoon trip. What…
Are you planning your vacation and looking for some place new that offers something for everyone in your family? Springfield, Massachusetts may be the perfect place to consider. Springfield offers something for everyone from the kids who love Dr. Seuss, to the basketball fan and even the firearms enthusiast and art critic. Take a look…
This afternoon we took some time to go exploring. Nothing major. No big road trip. No elaborate plans or destination. Just a brief side trip after work and before it got dark. Sometimes those spontaneous trips are the best. So how do you prepare to be “spontaneous”? Here are a few things you need to…
Each Christmas season we like to try a new holiday lights display or Christmas activity for the family. We’ve been to various light shows in KY and TN, holiday events at Dixie Stampede and Dollywood, and enjoyed the Mega Caverns at Lights under Louisville. But this year we wanted something a little different. We decided…
Sometimes you feel the need to get away but don’t have time to really take a road trip. So what do you do? That’s when you look for places that are close enough to run over and give you that adventure without requiring an overnight vacation. Less than an hour from our house is the…
While on our epic Road trip vacation this summer, we had the opportunity to tour the Fenimore Art Musuem. This museum in Cooperstown, NY gave us the opportunity to explore the works of Ansel Adams plus one of the most extensive collections of American Indian art. It’s important to us to expose our kids to…
Sometimes you just have to step back in time and get a glimpse of how life used to be. Recently we were on a family road trip with grandparents and they pulled off the side of the road to walk into RM Brooks Store near Historic Rugby. The kids weren’t quite sure about this but…