Tag: Georgia

Gilded Age Luxury at the Jekyll Island Club

The first time I visited the Jekyll Island Club, I thought I’d arrived on a movie set.  Live oaks dripping with Spanish moss line a broad driveway leading to a turreted Queen Anne-style hotel where croquet players, dressed in regulation whites, practice their sport at a resort that was the winter retreat for families like […]

A Respite from Grief: A Week at Hilton Health

For decades, Ira and I had explored the world. Initially, we traveled as a young couple. While our children were growing up in Illinois and Colorado, we embarked on engaging in family adventures. As empty nesters, we focused on our bucket list filled with worldwide destinations and romantic cruises. Unlike most people who did not […]

Road Trip to The Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame

Kick Field Goals and Sing Your College Fight Song on a Road Trip Pit Stop in Atlanta  While the global pandemic may have slowed international travel, Americans willingness to jump in the car and take on the time-honored tradition of a road trip, is higher than ever before. In fact, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago Translab conducted a survey regarding sentiments […]

Cumberland Island and the Strange Deaths of its Developers

Many men came to violent ends on Cumberland Island, Georgia’s largest barrier island. 

Generational Travel: A Different Type of Travel

Every summer one of my best friends travels to a resort in Wisconsin where her family fishes and they kick back. They all go. I always thought this was so wonderful that they all traveled together, and now that we had two family trips this past year I realize I was right: generational travel is the best!

Trail of Tears

Nine States: A Multiude of Options