January 27th, 2026 – National Parks Changes; More Work Around the House; Seattle & Europe


I am trying to keep this first part as politically generic as possible. Make your own decisions…I know I have made mine. - S I have been seeing many travel articles about many major changes involving visitors to National Parks here in the States - especially foreign tourists. With regards to the changes to foreign … Continue reading January 27th, 2026 – National Parks Changes; More Work Around the House; Seattle & Europe

January 24th, 2026 – It Sucks, This Cold Weather; Travel Video


My experiment with using some blankets as insulation over the big garage door seems to be helping quite a bit. The garage was not nearly as cold even as I woke up to no temperature - it was 0° F. The best part? It was FREE! Wish I had done this sooner. On top of … Continue reading January 24th, 2026 – It Sucks, This Cold Weather; Travel Video

July 15th, 2025 – Free-styling While Traveling


I came across an article earlier today that really summed up travel well and thought it was worth sharing. It really made me recall the ‘18 trip and the experience of ending up where you go. As I have said before, there is a lot of BS out there for travel but this article’s website … Continue reading July 15th, 2025 – Free-styling While Traveling

April 28th, 2025 – How I Travel


I thought I would give a brief rundown on the gear and things that I travel with. First, I have Global Entry to expedite CBP re-entry. It is primarily for international travel, but it does come with TSA PreCheck for no extra cost. If you never fly internationally, just getting TSA PreCheck is well worth … Continue reading April 28th, 2025 – How I Travel

April 27th, 2025 – Europe Trip Thoughts


I had some takeaways from this trip, as I do with every trip I take someplace. Of course, the more you travel the fewer things you learn about how you travel since you have learned most things on previous trips and you use that knowledge every trip since. On this trip there were a few … Continue reading April 27th, 2025 – Europe Trip Thoughts