Last week I wrote a bit about the history of Branson and how this has been my least favorite place that I’ve visited so far, primarily because it’s too gaudy and high-priced—basically too commercial—for my tastes. Despite this, I was able to find fun things to do. And the cherry on the top was some […]
One of the hard things about being a tourist in a larger city is narrowing down where to spend your time and your tourist dollars. With so many fantastic tours, museums and other attractions, it is a hard task indeed. But, when I found a Portland food tour, I knew I had to sign up. […]
Generally, I publish my adventure posts eight to 12 weeks after I leave an area. And that will be true for my time in the Portland area as well. But I took so many more photos than I’ll have room to include on the posts, I thought I’d do a sneak peek today. A photo […]
I headed to Northern Alabama after my time in Middle Tennessee because Lake Guntersville State Park was the location of the 3rd annual Oliver Trailer Rally. As a new owner, I wanted to attend. One of the activities some of the group did was a zip line where we were high in the sky. I previously […]
For my first couple weeks in Tennessee, I referred to my location as Southcentral Tennessee. I soon learned the proper name was Middle Tennessee. The state of Tennessee is shaped like a leaning rectangle and if you section it into thirds, you get west Tennessee, east Tennessee and, you guessed it, Middle Tennessee. I spent […]
As I wrote last week’s post about the adventures in Fredericksburg, Texas, I started the section about the country schoolhouses. And the words just kept coming. I either had to significantly shorten it or I needed to make country schoolhouses their own post. It can be hard to tell what readers enjoy but shortening posts […]