Category Archives: US – miscellaneous

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 | 13 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

When everything comes together…

Posted on December 18, 2018 by simpletravelourway

Cloudy skies and a not-so-great AirBnB on Tybee Island, Georgia threatened our plan for a lovely seaside stay. We decided to escape to the beach. When we headed off for a walk, it was cool, and the grey sky showed … Continue reading →

Posted in US - miscellaneous | Tagged beach, birds, boat-tailed grackle, Georgia, road trip across the US, Tybee Island | 12 Comments

What is in between the Pacific and the Atlantic?

Posted on December 11, 2018 by simpletravelourway

We usually hug the coasts, but it was time to expand our horizons to see what was in between. ..and that is the condensed version of a 5-month road trip from the Pacific to the Atlantic. December 2018

Posted in US - miscellaneous | Tagged road trip, travel, travel across the US | 6 Comments

The road trip’s best of the best

Posted on December 4, 2018 by simpletravelourway

In this time of thanksgiving we reflected on our latest five-month road trip across the US and Canada and celebrated all the wonders and hospitality we received along the way. When we started planning the road trip it looked so … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada - Ontario, US - miscellaneous | Tagged AirBnB, Badlands National Park, Bedrock Depot, Custer State Park, Lobster Pot, Mangy Moose Motel, Medicine Bow Mountains, road trip across the US, Shelburne, travel | 16 Comments