I’ve come to look forward to these monthly posts about what I’m into beyond travel because there’s so much more to my life than where I go, despite the fact that it’s something I love. It’s funny how many people respond with their obsessions or agree with mine! As with last month, I’m sharing … [Read more...] about Behind the Curtain: November 2016
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Lessons From My First Triathlon
Optional activity: Brett Robinson Coastal Triathlon When the email came across my inbox, I considered it only briefly before saying yes. It was an add-on to a press trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama, a place I hadn't been in well over a decade. I considered myself to be a moderately fit person, if not … [Read more...] about Lessons From My First Triathlon
Visiting the South Pass City Ghost Town
The roads through southern Wyoming are remote and unforgiving. It might be miles of prairie and rocks before you see any sort of structure. The ones you see are old and decaying. This is ghost town country. And after a week spent in Lander, we drove 40 minutes south in search for them. Atlantic … [Read more...] about Visiting the South Pass City Ghost Town
Visiting the Las Vegas Neon Museum at Night
If there's one attraction that was long on my Las Vegas bucket list, it was the Neon Museum. We didn't have time during my first trip over a decade ago, so I booked my ticket well in advance for an evening tour after a day at work. Also known as the Neon Boneyard, this is where the neon signs went … [Read more...] about Visiting the Las Vegas Neon Museum at Night
Where We Slept on the National Parks Road Trip
The two-week trip my sister Sammi and I took around Wyoming and Colorado was fast paced, almost staying in a new destination every night, and involved equal parts camping and hotels. This was my ideal situation as was Sammi's. She provided the tent and necessary gear, doing that part of the … [Read more...] about Where We Slept on the National Parks Road Trip