While I am Traveling

On my most recent road trip, I booked a room at the Wingate by Wyndham Alpharetta location. When booking hotels I normally use Expedia for my searches because I can get prices and views of different hotels in one place and in addition each time I book a flight or hotel I get points that…

A Bit of History on Toledo Toledo, Ohio, also known as (aka), the City of Glass. Why is it called the City of Glass? Because during the 1800s glass production began to boom in the city, birthing many major glass manufacturers like Owens-Illinois, Libbey Glass and more. It is said to be the “ Glass…

Imagine yourself in your swimwear, laid back in a chair, feet up, shades on, and eyes closed. Now imagine you can also hear the wind whistling in your ears, waves splashing along the seashore and the sun shining down on you, while the scent of sea salt permeates the atmosphere. Doesn’t the thought of it…

This week one of my friends took an entire week off from work and didn’t go anywhere, just stayed home and did everything as usual except for work. She is an employee of a major airline company, working the phones and decided to take a little time off due to feeling burned out. Now if…

As part of me discovering South Florida, I visited the Flamingo Gardens located in Davie, Florida. The city of Davie is a part of Broward County. The most popular city in this county is Fort Lauderdale, but there is more to Broward County than just Fort Lauderdale. Davie is approximately 16 miles away from the…

I came to live in Miami in 1997 and I lived there until 2004, 6 years. I now live in a neighboring city in the connecting Broward County. My home is approximately 5 minutes away by car from the Miami-Dade County line. So I am still very close to Miami and I have been living…

I would like to take this opportunity to first thank Nicky for affording me the opportunity to write a guest post on her blog. I am not the most avid traveler but I like to take at least one significant trip per year. This year my wife Jamilia and I decided to travel to Thailand….

When we are vacationing, taking that long road trip, or just out having fun the last thing we want on our mind is to worry about something going wrong, but just in case something does go wrong with your vehicle I have compiled a list of roadside assistance numbers for you to print out and…

Vizcaya Museum and Garden is a must see for history enthusiasts and explorers a like. This grand estate, located in the community of Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida is the former winter home of businessman James Deering, who lived at the Vizcaya from 1916-1925, the year of his death. James Deering was the Vice President…

What do you do with your vacation photos after you have chosen the best ones to place around the house? I normally just leave them on the camera and never look back, unless I really need to. Now that I am a blogger I have gone back to some of those photos that I have…