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A Columbia Wrap-Up

Our visit to Columbia, South Carolina lasted a week and a half.  We have come to really like this city.  The downtown is larger than our hometown’s downtown without being overwhelming.  There are dozens of restaurant options and when staying… Continue Reading →

Introducing Columbia: Riverfront Park & Historic Columbia Canal

People sometimes ask me why I travel overseas so much. Well, that’s a long answer for another post.  But, so often, people want to know why I don’t appreciate my own nation and they want to know whether or not… Continue Reading →

Oak Grove, Kentucky: Honoring America’s Military is a Walk in the Park

Have no fear, dear reader, new content related to new travels will begin soon.  For today though, I wanted to recap one last place from a previous trip that was just too cool to skip over. In the last few… Continue Reading →

Green Light! Post-Pandemic (ish) Travel Resumes for Mrs. HomeFree

Remember that game we played as kids: Red Light, Green Light?  The caller would turn their back on a group of approaching rivals.  The caller would then yell, “green light” and the crowd would make progress toward the caller.  But,… Continue Reading →

When Travel Plans Don’t Go Smoothly

Mr. HomeFree and I travel more than some, but considerably less than others.  We have now been to Europe five times and our overall country count is in the double digits.  We are fortunate that we don’t really have any… Continue Reading →

Friends Across the Water

“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” Tim Cahill While I am not a huge social media user, I do have one of those blue & white accounts.  You know the one I mean.  I also acknowledge… Continue Reading →

Six books to bring out the Travel Bug in You (Part 2)

Welcome back to part two of my travel-inspiring literature suggestions.  I am going to cheat a little bit today and review a couple of collections, not just individual books.  That’s because there’s just so much good stuff out there!  Sometimes… Continue Reading →

Six books to bring out the Travel Bug in You (Part 1)

*Content Warning* Mushy, sentimental introduction coming up.  If that’s not your thing, you might want to skip the first paragraph of this post. As many of my readers know, my very first career (many moons ago) was as a high… Continue Reading →

Predjama Castle in Slovenia: Let the Lutes Play

It has been more than a month since I provided the last virtual vacation, so here is a new one for those of you who need a break from real life.  This post is a special dedication to my friend,… Continue Reading →

Foreign Food Experiments (Part 2)

In part two of my quest to review my culinary experiments while travelling, we will visit Slovenia, Scotland and Belgium.  As I mentioned in part one of these culinary memories, sometimes your adventures will work out well and you will… Continue Reading →

Foreign Food Experiments (Part 1)

Let’s talk food.  Yay!  The first thing you need to know about me is that I don’t have four food groups like other people.  I only have three: chocolate, cheese and bread.  Hey, I earned these hips honestly, folks.   Seriously,… Continue Reading →

Packing to be HomeFree!

I left home in February with the intention of living on the road and becoming HomeFree.  The Universe had something else entirely in store for me, though.  Rather than moving to a new city in the Southeastern U.S. each week… Continue Reading →

The Internet is your Friend: My Tips for Reading & Writing Online Reviews

I use Trip Advisor quite a lot when trip planning.  That just happens to be my trip planning resource of choice.  I read a lot of reviews and I write a lot of reviews.  Reading reviews that other users have… Continue Reading →

Wedding Crashing in Four Countries

OK, so I didn’t really crash any weddings, but I did spy on them a little bit.  There is something lovely about stumbling on a stranger’s wedding while you are traveling.  For me, it is a professional fascination since I… Continue Reading →

What Sincere Customer Service Looks Like

In America, being a restaurant server is usually seen as either a second job that one does for extra income or as a preliminary job that someone has while they work towards their “real” job.   For example, there are very… Continue Reading →

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