Chattanooga, You’re More than Your Tourist Traps!
Posted on July 8, 2014
Headed from Cherokee, North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee I started seeing billboards for Rock City and its sister properties on Lookout Mountain everywhere. They gave me a Wall Drug Store feeling.
Cherokee and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Posted on July 1, 2014
I created this free guide to planning a ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Just click the link below. No registration required.
Planning a Family Vacation Road Trip? Here’s My Advice
Posted on June 28, 2014
July is prime family vacation and road trip season. I'm a people watcher, and since I am often alone on the road I get plenty of opportunities to observe families on vacation.
FDR’s Little White House and the Joy of Solo Travel
Posted on June 22, 2014
Coming home from my recent swing through the Deep South I found myself northeast of Columbus, Georgia on a byway. I came upon a brown highway sign—always a welcome sight to my eyes—that said "FDR's Little White House 15 miles." The arrow pointed left.
Embrace Mindful Minimalism? Try Downsizing, Then We’ll Talk
Posted on May 21, 2014
I must've gotten too smug about downsizing to mindful minimalism.
My TEDx Talk with Neale Bayly: Chance Encounters
Posted on May 1, 2014
When the organizers of TEDx Charlotte gave me and my friend Neale Bayly the opportunity to talk about the role that chance encounters have played in our lives we jumped right in.
Speaking at TEDx Charlotte this week. Watch online, if you can’t attend!
Posted on February 16, 2014
Who doesn't love a TED Talk? It's been called "the ultimate brain spa."
Gettysburg and My “Mixed” Marriage
Posted on November 22, 2013
Meet 83-year-old Sally Stanke, a Woman (still) on Wheels
Posted on October 1, 2013
If you think you're too young or too old to do what calls to you in life, you're going to love Sally Stanke, who celebrated her 83rd birthday last month.
Developing a Great Presentation: Lessons from Pecha Kucha
Posted on September 18, 2013
