In
News, Roadtripping
Hit The Road: A Woman’s Guide To Solo Motorcycle Touring
Posted on February 8, 2018
I wrote Hit The Road, A Woman's Guide To Solo Motorcycle Touring to help readers experience the joy that a solo road trip gives me. It includes practical tips that anyone can use—whether travel...
How to Turn a Picture into a Book Cover (How I did)
Posted on January 1, 2018
Four Octobers ago, in the mountains of West Virginia, my friend Jill took this photo of me. It remains one of my favorite shots—as a photo, and as a memento of a gorgeous day with a de...
Social media platforms are blowing up with the campaign #MeToo that protests the culture of silence around sexual assault. While the hashtag is used mostly by women,...
History, Music, Food, and Serenity at Kentucky’s Shaker Village
Posted on September 24, 2017
When you hear the word "Shaker" you likely think of 19th-century furniture. Fair enough.
That said, Shaker innovations went far beyond furniture and crafts. They invented:
- The flat broom
- The circular saw blade
- The spring clothespin
- Chair tilter but...
I’m Headed to Tuscany, Corsica, and Sardinia by Motorcycle in 2018
Posted on September 18, 2017
[caption id="attachment_12360" align="alignright" width="300"]
Henry Ford’s Kentucky Coal Camps: My Great-Aunt’s Memories
Posted on June 1, 2017
I recently spent a week in Kentucky with my Great Aunt Buntin in the video above. She is the youngest and only surviving sibling of six, all of whom born in the 1920's and 30's in a Kentucky coal camp near the West Virginia state line.
Planning a great road trip might start considerations like a final destination on a specific arrival date, but why not add some roadside kitsch and history along the way? My philosophy is that the journey is an equally-important part of the vacation. #TravelSlow #ConnectDeep.
Lazio Italy by Motorcycle: Civita di Bagnoregio “the town that is dying”
Posted on May 11, 2017
Orvieto's morning air delights my soul, encouraging me not to think about the tour’s end in the afternoon. Instead I remind myself to wring joy and memories out of its last day.
Appalachian Coal Heritage Tourism: Yes, This is Important
Posted on April 19, 2017
This week in my TV interview, I highlighted some "Coal Heritage Tourism Sites" in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky, where the mining industry provided not only income, also a way of life to its workers and extended communities.
Umbria by Motorcycle: Lake Corbara Towns
Posted on April 8, 2017
