Category Archives: Trip Reports

A Fun Take On A Traditional Food In Belize: The Pizza Fry Jack!

BelizeLast month, we headed to Belize over Spring Break. This was the first visit to this Central American country for all of us.

While reading into Belize, I came across a bunch of traditional foods which sounded really tasty. One of them called the Fry Jack definitely stood out. Continue reading A Fun Take On A Traditional Food In Belize: The Pizza Fry Jack!

Randomly Seeing The Most Important Sporting Event In Belize!

BelizeYesterday, we had a long day of travel. It took us two flights to arrive in Belize and a two hour car ride to get to our hotel in the Cayo District.

We decided to grab breakfast at our hotel. While Kim was making a coffee, she found out that the biggest sporting event in the country would be passing by! Continue reading Randomly Seeing The Most Important Sporting Event In Belize!

Visiting The Abandoned Douglas C-47 Plane At Zeljava Air Base In Croatia!

a man standing on top of an airplaneIn August 2021, we went on a month-long road trip around the Balkans.

During our time in Sarajevo, we checked out the abandoned Olympic Bobsled track. While at the track, we were chatting with some other travelers and one of them shared a tip about a site we had to visit.

On the way to Plitvice Lake, Croatia, we had to stop to see the abandoned Douglas C-47 plane at Zeljava Air Base! Continue reading Visiting The Abandoned Douglas C-47 Plane At Zeljava Air Base In Croatia!

Ridiculous Street Signs #32: Attention Beware Thieves and Pickpockets- Sarajevo

Ridiculous Street SignsSince starting my site back in 2011, I’ve shared many Ridiculous Street Signs. While not all of the signs are literally ridiculous, they’re (hopefully) funny, interesting and/ or bizarre.

During our month-long trip around the Balkans (Summer 2021), I came across an interesting sign in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Continue reading Ridiculous Street Signs #32: Attention Beware Thieves and Pickpockets- Sarajevo

Happy 10th Birthday World Traveler Lucas- 70 Countries Visited!

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Memphis Pyramid

A couple of weeks back my not so little man Lucas reached double digits! I can’t believe that he is 10 years old! To celebrate, we had our favorite burger at Peter Luger.

Due to COVID, 2020 wasn’t a very good year for anyone. In terms of travel, Lucas and I took a trip to the Netherlands, otherwise, we all went on some bunch of road trips.

While I didn’t write a 9th birthday post for my young world traveler, he was at 65 countries (UN Member States), adding only one new country that year. Continue reading Happy 10th Birthday World Traveler Lucas- 70 Countries Visited!

We Got To Hold Half A Million Dollars At The Arkansas Capitol Building!

Half A MillionDuring our winter break trip, we flew into Memphis and then drove to Arkansas.

While we’ve been to Tennessee a couple of times before, this was a good opportunity to also check out a state none of us had been to before. Continue reading We Got To Hold Half A Million Dollars At The Arkansas Capitol Building!

Visiting The High Line of Bethlehem, PA: SteelStacks Hoover-Mason Trestle

The High LineThe High Line in NYC is an almost 1.5 mile long elevated public park which was  “built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side,” according to thehighline.org.

We’ve enjoyed walks along The High Line many times including one during OpenHouseNY when one section wasn’t yet open to the public.

One problem with The High Line is that it can get very busy, making visits at times not as enjoyable. Continue reading Visiting The High Line of Bethlehem, PA: SteelStacks Hoover-Mason Trestle