Thailand: We Aren’t In The Caribbean Anymore…

Last you heard from me, I was writing about my travel fears and anxieties while waiting with my husband at the airport for our daunting journey to Thailand to begin. Spoiler alert: Although I did use a A LOT of the medication I brought, I lived through my journey and nothing especially terrible happened. In fact, we had some amazing, once-in-a- lifetime experiences and…

Staycation Alberta: Reynolds-Alberta Museum

Father’s Day is tomorrow and you may still be looking for ideas on where to take dad on his big day. Last year, my family and I were looking for somewhere appropriate to take our dad. He has Alzheimer’s dementia and it can be difficult to find places to take him that are easy to access with mobility issues and have something interesting to…

Dance of Fire: Bungo at Jolly Beach, Antigua

When we visited the island of Antigua, which I keep recommending you do, we were treated to an amazing show hosted by the resort down on the beach. Normally when at all-inclusive resorts, we skip the shows (I’ve mentioned this in previous blogs). If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. I find them to be a bit cheesy. While the performers are usually…

Winter Blues: Experience The Teal, Azure, Turquoise and Indigo of Antigua

When I think about Antigua, I think of the color blue. The shallow water surrounding the island is a florescent turquoise like nothing else I’ve ever seen before. It’s so blue that even the seagull’s bellies look turquoise from underneath as they soar over the water. The teal of the slightly deeper waters where we saw starfish below the surface and swam with stingrays…