As a school bus driver, I am blessed with regularly scheduled time off. These days off are why I became a bus driver in the first place. They give us time to do our favourite pastime: TRAVEL! During my time off, better known as March…
There is a story behind this picture: one of sadness and disappointment. We have ghosts in our house. Neither one of us believes in ghosts, yet it is the only explanation we can come up with to explain what we have seen and experienced. Our…
The day started out perfectly. We had a great night’s sleep, a peaceful breakfast and an easy drive to our first destination of the day. We were early and decided to drive around a bit before waiting in line with our car at the gate…
There are three very common names for waterfalls: Upper, Lower, and Buttermilk. Unlike towns and cities, waterfalls do not need a unique name. This particular Buttermilk Falls has three other same-name falls, all within an hour’s drive. What was unique about this Buttermilk Falls was…
I have created another research map that show many places that we would potentially see on our next trip to Pennsylvania. Feel free to use this map for your own personal trips. It will be updated when I find more places to visit. Click here…
Several places supposedly defy explanation: cars rolling up hills, gravity on its side, and water falling up. On our West Virginia trip a couple of years ago, we visited Mystery Hole. I figured it was a tourist trap, and we generally avoid those, but the…
For many Canadians, Queen Victoria’s birthday is the official start of the summer season. It is the first warm long weekend and is the busiest on the highways. Dubbed “May Two-Four,” it rarely is on May 24th due to the rules of when the celebration…
I have been trying to get to this location several times and was able to reserve a spot during the return portion of our Virginia Beach Road Trip. It is a popular destination that tells a unique story of a unique man. We have been to…
I remember Andy Warhol when I was growing up. I saw him on Fashion Television, a show that was popular in my childhood home, even though we did not care about fashion, haute couture, or anything remotely related to those things. It was that the…
We were introduced to it as The Palace of Art. This is a rightful title given to what the tour guide described as the most beautiful government building in the United States. Charlene and I travel a lot. We love art and architecture, and when…
