I was out and about the last few days and made a return visit to Commercial Street in Springfield, MO. It is such a cool area to visit (at least in daylight), with interesting architecture, shops and food choices. I went back to the tea store I visited several weeks back, which is called Chabom … Continue reading Road Trip – Springfield, MO; Trailer Stuff; Food Stuff; Outdoor Stuff
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March 18th, 2023 – Road Trip to St. Joseph
I woke up this morning and it was cold and windy, with windchills in the teens. The weather gurus on the only broadcast station I get with news says this should be about the last of the cold weather. Still…grrr… As I often do, I decided at the last minute to take a drive someplace. … Continue reading March 18th, 2023 – Road Trip to St. Joseph
Travel Article, A Little Bit of Kansas City History
I just saw another very interesting story about travel, this time it was calling BS on travel influencers. You know - those conceited pouty-lipped-picture asshats who don’t travel to do anything other than boost their own egos. I first witnessed this horrific behavior in Pearl Harbor back in 2014. A young woman I saw stopped … Continue reading Travel Article, A Little Bit of Kansas City History
Travel With an Old Friend
I’ve gone tens of thousands of miles with this on the console As I mentioned a post or two back, I went to get a new road atlas to replace my older one. I actually had gotten a new one last year but I wanted to have the most current one in my truck. I … Continue reading Travel With an Old Friend
End of an Era
Tonight, the final flights will be departing and arriving at the old terminal buildings at Kansas City International Airport, known as MCI (Mid-Continent International) but known locally as KCI. The airport was built around fifty years ago to replace the Downtown Airport which was , well…downtown. The replacement consisted of three semi-circular terminal buildings (A, … Continue reading End of an Era