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Louisiana North American Continent U.S. Travels

Weekend in New Orleans: A Mother-Daughter Adventure

Hitting the streets of New Orleans with my most favorite daughter in the whole wide

July 29, 2024September 28, 2024
New Mexico North American Continent U.S. Travels

New Mexico: Scenic, Indigenous, Artistic & Enchanting

It’s time to travel again, road trip style. This 16-year-old Subaru Forester gem is road

June 5, 2021October 28, 2023
Missouri North American Continent U.S. Travels

Missouri: St. Louis & Kansas City

St. Louis It was just a four hour drive from Memphis, Tennessee to St. Louis,

September 20, 2020October 12, 2023
North American Continent Tennessee U.S. Travels

Memphis: Civil Rights, the blues, Elvis & Victorian homes

Memphis, Tennessee’s second-most populous city may well be known for its historic blues clubs on

September 14, 2020October 12, 2023
Alabama North American Continent U.S. Travels

Alabama: Confronting Slavery, Jim Crow and its Painful Past

You can’t step into Alabama without stepping into the slave markets, the Jim Crow laws of

September 12, 2020October 12, 2023
Florida North American Continent U.S. Travels

Welcome to St. Augustine, Florida: The Nation’s Oldest City

After spending a month in Rockledge with my brother David and sister-in-law Justine, along with

September 1, 2020October 12, 2023
Florida North American Continent U.S. Travels

Florida: Tracking Zora Neale Hurston through Eatonville and Fort Pierce

Let’s just get this out of the way, I’ve never been a fan of Florida.

August 22, 2020October 11, 2023
Florida North American Continent U.S. Travels

Florida: Exploring Ybor City, St. Petersburg, Tampa & More

Florida may be known for its beaches, water sports, Disney World, the Kennedy Space Center and

August 17, 2020October 10, 2023
Mississippi North American Continent U.S. Travels

Natchez, Mississippi: A history of Native Americans, Slavery, Cotton and Plantations

Have mask and hand sanitizer. Ready to social distance and stay away from crowds. Old

August 3, 2020October 11, 2023
North American Continent Texas Treasures U.S. Travels

Backyard Traveler: San Antonio, Texas

Enjoyed the sites of my home state of Texas at the Riverwalk in San Antonio

November 27, 2019February 5, 2021
North American Continent Texas Treasures U.S. Travels

Dallas: There’s no Place like Home!

After more than six weeks of travel, it feels good to be back home. Sometimes

June 3, 2019January 8, 2023
Florida North American Continent U.S. Travels

Miami: A Florida Favorite of Diversity

I’m staying at a cozy Airbnb in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood and this feels like

March 16, 2019January 9, 2021
North American Continent Texas Treasures U.S. Travels

Backyard Traveler: A Marker, a Library, my Home and a Travel Back in Time to Dallas’ First African-American Branch Library

It’s a simple rectangular plaque on a slanted block of cement at the corner of

September 13, 2018January 2, 2021
New York North American Continent U.S. Travels

Bingeing on Buffalo, New York

When my dear friend Debra asked if I’d like to come hang out with her

August 8, 2018January 8, 2021
North American Continent Texas Treasures U.S. Travels

Backyard Traveler: Tour Guide and Tourist With My Family through Dallas’ JFK History

Dallas is my home. But I got to be both tourist and guide of my

July 10, 2018January 1, 2021
Georgia USA North American Continent U.S. Travels

Georgia on my mind in Savannah & Atlanta

Savannah, Georgia, feels like a cold glass of sweet tea on a sun-drenched yet cool

October 26, 2017January 1, 2021
North American Continent South Carolina U.S. Travels

South Carolina: Columbia & Charleston

It’s our second full day in Columbia, South Carolina, and also the midway point of

October 18, 2017December 31, 2020
North American Continent North Carolina U.S. Travels

North Carolina: Raleigh, Winston-Salem, New Bern, Durham and Asheville

When I was planning this road trip through North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, I

October 12, 2017December 31, 2020

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