Travels With Stacey

It was our last day of travel for what has become a tradition – a birthday trip on Labour Day Weekend.  My birthday is September 1, and it’s always been a sore point for me to have this as my birthdate.  As a kid, it…

There is nothing like seeing your favourite celebrity in person—the excitement, the amazement, the joy, the overwhelming elation that fills your body. The most significant being the sense of connection. My first celebrity encounter was with Mickey Mouse decades ago. I was surprised by how…

The day was Labour Day, and it is one of the hardest days to plan when we are on a trip.  Monday’s are particularly bad since many of the places we want to see are closed, and then there’s the consideration that it was a…

Many years ago, on a wintry night, a woman died.  The circumstances surrounding her death are a mystery, but the biggest mystery was who she was. It is Christmas Eve back in 1933 in the small town of Willoughby, OH, when people noticed a woman…

It is an interesting angle. I am looking up at the blue sky, and there are a few clouds. The glass is dirty from hundreds of others who have walked through here before me. The water, for the most part, is clean, but there is…

There are two places we have been that have a lot of crosses: Quebec and the USA. The Cross at the Crossroads in Effingham, IL, was eye-catching enough that we detoured to get a better view. It is the final days of our summer trip…

“Welcome to the armpit of America,” was our greeting when we said we were Canadians. Neither one of us had expected to hear this when we walked into Walls Off Washington.   We love seeing large displays of art on the sides of buildings’ walls. We…

It is hard to believe that it has been three years since we last visited Cranbrook House and Gardens. This location has been one that I have been trying to revisit, but there are so many other places that also demand our attention. It was…

We have visited numerous cemeteries over the years, as they offer a unique opportunity to appreciate art, and we also view them as a way to remember people we never met. I can imagine that most of the graves we have visited no longer get…

When planning a trip, there is a lot to research.  Finding destinations to explore can be time-consuming, and trying to discover everything that can be done requires considerable effort. However, even after conducting thorough research and being satisfied with the plan, I still miss a…