travel

When you travel (non-business) how much do you stick with your spouse/partner? Writing here while I was in Calgary made me realize our way of handling our stay might seem odd to others - I mostly slept at my parents', he at his. I can't imagine my parents doing the same thing. He sometimes...

So, as has been alluded to a few times on here, I have been travelling again. Family vacation this year was the Appalachian region, covering parts of Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. We also passed through four other states in transit, including some rather scenic parts of Kentucky. So...

So, we seem to be heading South for our summer holidays. Tentative plan is to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, which runs through the mountains in Virginia and North Carolina, then visit Great Smokey Mountains National Park in Tennessee. It's quite driveable, esp. since we have three drivers...

Yeah, I know. Some of you see it as a waste of resources and time and I get why. Doesn't stop me from being interesting or excited by it, though. Today is a big day in the space world. SpaceX's new baby (maybe, if the weather cooperates) gets its first flight. The Falcon Heavy is three of their...

Anyone here been to Cancun? Any thoughts on cool things you saw/did beyond the usual (I'm already drawing up plans for trips to one or two Mayan sites given my love of all things ancient and archaeological)? Natural sights/scenery a bonus since that's what my son tends to go for. He's a...