Travels With Stacey

When thinking of Salem, I tend to think of Hallowe’en.  When I think of Hallowe’en, I think of devils and demons.  When I think of devils, I think of a Satanic Temple. I am a child of the 80’s, and it was during a time…

When I think of castles, I immediately think of the castles of Europe. Most of these castles are now in ruins, with a few that remain in their former glory.  These ancient relics are something I would love to explore, but I do not think…

Long before we discovered traveling, we would do Walmart tours.  My beloved wife, Charlene, works at Walmart.  She was in charge of a couple of departments and wanted to know how other Walmarts in the area were doing it.  So we traveled from one Walmart…

I have the pleasure of being a school bus driver.  One of the great delights of driving little kids around is the joy of seeing them learn something new.  One kindergarten girl had learned something new and was eager to share this with me. “Do…

It is not every day that one gets to go to Vegas, but we are, and we will be for the Fourth of July celebration.  This year, the USA turns 250.  We will be spending a few days in this iconic city, taking in as…

I loved this place so much, I brought my parents here. It is not often that I can take my parents on a day trip.  We were going to see relatives that we hadn’t visited in a while, and stopping at ZimArt was a good…

We decided to give camping a try since we found hotels to be an expensive, cost-prohibitive way to spend the night.  My daughter had a tent, and I decided to borrow it one day.  I set it up in the backyard, sent a picture to…

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…

July 8, 2025, was a great day for us on our America is Beautiful summer vacation. We visited a bird zoo, had lunch in the first place to put the “K” in KFC, visited a Hindu temple, and stopped at a Walmart to replenish our…

I heard of Mount St. Helens and the huge eruption that happened in 1980.  That was so unexpected and shocking, but it was nothing like the volcanic lava flows of Hawaii or the fiery displays of Iceland.  For Mount St. Helens, it was a loud,…