What follows is a continuation of my last post; Ireland has its hooks in me! Our 18-day visit to Ireland included seven days at the Seashell Cottage in the Ballinskelligs,…
All who know Steve or me know that it would be Ireland if we could be anywhere in the world today. We had planned to travel to Ireland this summer,…
Finally, we could visit the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. What is World Heritage Site? World Heritage is the designation for places on…
If you enjoy Texas History you’ll love Presidio La Bahia. The Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía, was built in 1747. It is a fort the Spanish Army…
Is a visit to Palo Duro Canyon worth the trip? Absolutely – nature at its finest! This stunningly vivid and brilliantly colored gorge located in the Texas Panhandle gets its…
The sturdy1886 museum building, built using locally sourced stone, at one time was the town’s jail at one time. Today the museum building contains historical artifacts used by settlers from the county and Texas Panhandle. An old school, barbershop, and other historic structures are situated adjacent to the museum to create a mock typical frontier town.
Here we go. I created a loose itinerary to follow; we arranged for pet care and loaded up the car. Here is the story of our visit to two small…
Rome — Andrà tutto bene translates to Rome — all will be well. These are the words on signs throughout Rome during the pandemic at the time of our visit.…
We had not been aware of many of these Texas small-town sights and are having just a lot of fun discovering what we consider to be exciting places so close…
Our newest adventure was an afternoon trip to Brazoria County, Texas. I made a list of sights we were curious enough to take a look at and, we had an…
