Category: travel
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Mistaken as a (potential) Criminal?
On the tail-end of our spring getaway last year, my husband and I overcompensated for airport traffic, giving us two hours before the rental car was due. So, we pulled into a lovely outdoor shopping center. My husband sought food while I scoured sales. Wandering into Talbots, the sales lady…
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Skaneateles Lake
Late last year, we visited the quaint town of Skaneateles, New York. This charming area has an array of restaurants, shopping and beautiful views of the lake. Skaneateles Lake is one of the eleven finger lakes, running approximately 16 miles long, one mile wide, and 300 feet deep at its…
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Forget Your Destination – Commercial Flying is the Real Trip
After several years of fairly regular air travel, cancelled connections and crew no-shows have officially become distant second inconveniences to enduring fellow travelers, giving the term “fly at your own risk” a whole new meaning. I wasn’t surprised when I read about the recent naked man running through an aircraft…
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Texas Take-Off
On a recent flight out of Austin, TX, we were delayed on the tarmac, but the Texas sky made waiting a pleasure. As we finally rolled forward, every angle was spectacular.
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Florida Lightning
Gulf of Mexico, near Sand Key, Florida, 2023. These were shot with just an iPhone. I have traveled frequently to Florida and Texas, and both states have some wild and exciting rain storms!
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Cloud Pillars
On a flight to Texas, I noticed these two, taller cloud formations and decided to share them with you. Blue skies were a mood-lifter as the plane rose up over the dark, dreary New York weather.
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Clearwater Coastline
A photo I took last year, walking down to the water at dusk. Clearwater, Florida, 2023.
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Church Doors
This is a little church I passed during a recent overnight in central NY. I snapped it from the car window, grateful it turned out as well as it did!
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Green Lake
Late last summer, my husband was traveling for work and told me about this interesting lake he discovered near Syracuse, New York. A few weeks later, I tagged along for a quick two-day trip to see this unique find. Green Lake, located outside of Syracuse in Fayetteville, NY is known…
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