Travels With Stacey

Being in the presence of greenery, especially flowers has a measurable effect on people. I, for one, enjoy looking for and looking at flowers of all kinds. When I was a kid, there was only one type of daffodil. Slowly, a new variety arrived. Then…

I have a guideline when I start to plan a road trip: two hours per day.  If it is just a day trip, then the farthest I want to travel is two hours.  This gives us plenty of time to drive there, explore what is…

Few events galvanize the entire world.  We all know where we were when we first learned of the events unfolding on September 11, 2001.  I was driving home, listening to the radio and wondering what the commotion was, then seeing the images on the TV,…

We were in New York City.  An unexpected, hastily planned trip where we were wandering around enjoying the views of the Big Apple.  We had no idea we were walking on Broadway – a very famous street.  And then we stumbled upon Wall Street –…

There are many great places to explore within driving distance for us.  The definition of “driving distance” has changed dramatically over the past years. There was a time when the distance was only two hours, and I had some medical issues worsened by being in…