Travels With Stacey

A couple of years ago, I decided we would go to Alaska. As part of my initial research on this destination, I looked at things we can do when places close up for the day. One of the most annoying things we have discovered is…

Being a bus driver can be a thankless job. People can take the service I provide for granted when I show up every day, arrive at the correct time, and repeat the same task in the afternoon. This reliable service can become mundane and taken…

I prepared this map and itinerary for a frozen fall day trip in the Buffalo and Niagara region.  We had been hit with a rather significant cold spell and this is the best time to see waterfalls at their winter glory.  Unfortunately for us, the…

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The summer of 2023 was a great adventure and fulfillment of lifelong dreams.  We had travelled to Alaska.   Our Alaskan journey was epic; if we could, we would immediately pack our bags and head that way.  It was an experience that can never be repeated.  …

The kids are amazing.   As a bus driver, I see these young minds develop and grow.  Watching this fruition into adults brings great joy to my heart. But I also see the difficulties some children have to suffer—sad moments like what happened on my bus…

The martial art known as karate was developed because people needed to defend themselves without using weapons.  It was brought to Japan in the 1920s, where it was adapted and became known as it is today.   Or so I thought. Karate started somewhere other than…

It is no secret that I love to travel with my wife.  There is great joy in seeing people, places and things.  There is such an amazing world out there.  I can speak from personal experience that some of my prejudices, misconceptions, and ignorance have…

I have some helpful advice for you to share. Relationships are the most significant part of many people’s lives, and how these relationships are handled impacts everything.

Washington, D.C. has been on my travel hit list for some time now.  But, it is a little far for us to make the drive worth the effort.   That changed when our plans to visit New Brunswick fell through and there was no way I…