When Mum visited the states for the first time, she came with her rock-n-roll friends to see Nashville and Memphis. Over 20 years later, she made her second trip to the US to see Nashville and Memphis again. Hahaaa! Dean and I drove in with no concept of how big Nashville was or if there […]
Rolled over the state line into Chattanooga– where Dean and I had just been a few months earlier for our anniversary. Clearly, we can’t get enough. This time, we had a lotta fun shopping at East Town Antiques. It was the start of Cliff’s tireless quest for rock-n-roll 45s (he ended up with over 50). […]
Holy Helen! It’s been over a year since we took my British in-laws on a road trip through the south but better late than never to reminisce. I am completely smitten with the town of Helen. It’s got North Georgia’s natural beauty with the mountains and Chattahoochee River; then it’s got the kitsch factor of […]
Bits and bobs from our trip that didn’t quite “fit” anywhere else. Woohoo! It’s officially vacation time and we’re in the air! Landing for our first desert sunset. In real life, the colors looked neon and electric. We terror drove through the mountains in the darkneess. It was icy and, at one point, there was […]
Right before flying home, Dean ‘n’ I fit in a quick hike through the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy in Scottsdale. It was a quiet, early morning. We saw a couple other people but, mostly, it was just the two of us and the saguaros. My friend, Richelle, shared these fun facts: Saguaros grow about a foot […]
Ted and I met as Seattlites working for Fantagraphics; we reunited as a Phoenician and an Athenian. I really miss hanging out with my old co-workers, especially the red house basement crew. Catching up with Ted and meeting Susan was the best! We loved hearing about their life out there. Here’s hoping me ‘n’ Dean […]
Me: “Are we lost?” drives around the corner Dean: “I thiiiink we’re in the right place.” This was our first stop in Phoenix and we saw the top of the Muffler Man before we saw his properties. We didn’t get to meet Don Parks but he is my Dream Neighbor. Just from the street, we […]
Two Guns had been “saved” on my Roadside Attractions app for a minute but I was totally sold on checking it out after seeing a post on the Dainty Squid blog. Friends had recommended Seligman and Holbrook too but we just couldn’t fit it all in this trip. Next time, Arizona! Until then, we’re happy […]
Me ‘n’ Dean saw the south rim of the Grand Canyon after it’d been hit with a few days of snowfall. Neither of us had seen it before and my heart swelled up when we got to the ledge and looked out. The snow was dusted along the top layer like powdered sugar and the […]
I first heard about Flintstone’s Bedrock City a little over a year ago after reading an article that it was for sale. Believe me, if I had $2 million, I would buy this place and straight-up live there. You enter the park through a gift shop/diner (which, among other things, sells 5¢ coffee??) and, after […]
