Category Archives: North America

A tradition takes hold

Posted on December 1, 2019 by simpletravelourway

We were young, newly married, and didn’t want to fall back on either family’s traditions. When our children were little, we started to drive to Washington, DC for Thanksgiving to visit Beth’s brother. We didn’t know it at the time, … Continue reading →

Posted in US - Washington, DC | Tagged art, flowers, George Catlin, National Gallery, Paphiopedilum Transvaal, Solandra grandiflora, travel, U.S. Botanical Garden, Vincent van Gogh, Washington DC | 10 Comments

Lessons learned on the road #2: planning, planning, and more planning

Posted on October 20, 2019 by simpletravelourway

For many years travel planning consumed our lives. Our planning took us beyond the obvious: where to stay and what to do. We delved into the perfect time of year to visit and would there be enough to do to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life after travel, Trip Planning, US - Pennsylvania | Tagged Canvas Champ, decorating, Floyds, Kendal at Longwood, moving, transitions, travel planning, Tuft and Needle | 5 Comments

Lessons learned on the road #1: simplifying life

Posted on October 6, 2019 by simpletravelourway

How could we take what we had learned from our years of travel and use that to shape and plan our new life? Six and half years ago, we had taken a giant leap by giving away almost all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life after travel, US - Pennsylvania | Tagged packing for a trip, simplicity, simplifying life, Stewart Island robin, travel, travel clothes, travel lessons | 16 Comments

A trip in free fall

Posted on September 20, 2019 by simpletravelourway

We thought of ourselves as serious travelers. So what could be simpler than a 3-night, late summer get-away on the Delaware shore? We reserved a walk-in camping site at Cape Henlopen State Park months earlier but were so busy in … Continue reading →

Posted in Packing, Trip Planning, US - miscellaneous | Tagged Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, Lewes Delaware, Packing, trip planning | 15 Comments

The (almost) last destination

Posted on September 3, 2019 by simpletravelourway

How do we top 6.5 years of travel in the U.S. and around the world (twice!)? We probably can’t. Our years of travel will always be one of the best periods in our life, but we always like to look … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Planning, US - miscellaneous | Tagged Continuing Care Retirement Community, Fort DeSoto State Park, Kendal at Longwood, Life Plan Community, Longwood Gardens, travel, travel planning | 21 Comments

Travel expectations

Posted on May 31, 2019 by simpletravelourway

We like to think we keep our travel expectations moderately realistic. We fall somewhere between those who hope for nothing more than a relaxing get away and those leaving nothing to chance with a too-long checklist of sites and restaurants … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Planning, US - miscellaneous | Tagged Aphrodisias, Italy, Mausoleum of Galla Placida, Miamsburg Mound, Ohio, Ravenna, travel, travel planning, Turkey, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Visigoths | 4 Comments

How two eager, but weak, birdwatchers fared at “The Biggest Week in American Birding”

Posted on May 10, 2019 by simpletravelourway

We admit it: we love to watch birds. We also admit that we are not good at the whole thing. For us, the hardest birds to identify have always been warblers. So, what better challenge than to head for the … Continue reading →

Posted in US - miscellaneous | Tagged birds, birdwatching, black-throated blue warbler, Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, The biggest week in American Birding, travel, Virginia rail, warblers, white-throated sparrow | 12 Comments