Nashville’s Ryman: The Mother Church of Music
As we have matured (diplomatic way of saying gotten older), we enjoy large crowds less. Our love of music however has continued to grow and our tastes have expanded. …
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Long Weekend in Nashville
Location, Location, Location and service For Christmas, my husband bought me tickets to see Little Big Town at the Ryman in Nashville. We had been to Nashville before and …
Yardbird: Southern Hospitality and Yummy Food
Traveling to Vegas from our home in Florida can really mess with your inner clock. The time difference is 3 hours earlier in Vegas than at home. For our …
Happy Hour at Bouchon Las Vegas
It just doesn’t seem like a trip to Vegas without a happy hour at Bouchon in the Venetian (https://www.thomaskeller.com/las-vegas-nevada/bouchon-bistro/wine-cocktails). It is one of my husband and my favorite traditions. We …
Caesar’s Cromwell Hotel: Renovation Success or Not
My husband and I like to give each other get away trips for Christmas. This year my gift for him was a long weekend in Las Vegas. If you …
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Even though we have been to Nashville on several occasions, we had never visited the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. There are three ticket options detailed below. We …
Finally, Wicklow
I am going to go a bit off schedule with my posts of our trip. While there are infinite reasons to go to Ireland, our primary purpose was to visit …
Ireland – Navigating the Neighborhood
One of our favorite things to do on vacation is to take a day or two to walk around the area and absorb the atmosphere. Our vacation cottage in New …
How It All Began
About 10 years ago, my husband and I started getting solicitation phone calls from Hilton for 3 nights and 4 days in Las Vegas, Hawaii or Orlando for $100 and …
Kicking Back at Skinny’s
Ask yourself: what would I do to build the perfect beach dive joint? Well, I’d have a bar with cheap beer that screams flip flops, shorts, swimsuits and t-shirts. …