Hit The Road: A Woman’s Guide To Solo Motorcycle Touring

Hit The Road: A Woman’s Guide To Solo Motorcycle Touring

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)

How to Turn a Picture into a Book Cover (How I did)

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...

My Grandmother could have used the Hashtag MeToo in 1934

My Grandmother could have used the Hashtag MeToo in 1934
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

History, Music, Food, and Serenity at Kentucky’s Shaker Village
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

I’m Headed to Tuscany, Corsica, and Sardinia by Motorcycle in 2018
[caption id="attachment_12360" align="alignright" width="300"]Our Italian motorcycle tour group will love the outdoor dining room at Podere la Strega in Tuscany.

Henry Ford’s Kentucky Coal Camps: My Great-Aunt’s Memories

Henry Ford’s Kentucky Coal Camps: My Great-Aunt’s Memories
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.

Four Mobile Apps for Finding Great Roadside Stops

Four Mobile Apps for Finding Great Roadside Stops
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”

Lazio Italy by Motorcycle: Civita di Bagnoregio “the town that is dying”
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

Appalachian Coal Heritage Tourism: Yes, This is Important
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

Umbria by Motorcycle: Lake Corbara Towns
Everyone in Italy parks scooters and motorbikes chockablock. No matter how much chrome or how many farkles a bike is adorned with, I never saw an incident of I'm-too-special-and-my-bike's-too-precious-to-share-a-parking-space behavior. If there is enough space to mount and dismount, that's sufficient; share the space.