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Sunday Travel Funnies—When Life Gets Bad Sometimes You Just Have To Laugh

Happy Sunday… and welcome to this week’s installment of “Sunday Travel Funnies.” I decided to preface this week’s blog with a disclaimer: The following story is about a man who had the unthinkable happen—he had his car stolen twice in one day. Some of you who may not think that being the victim of a crime is a laughing matter, but wait until you read the entire blog before you rush to judgment. The victim’s reaction to an otherwise horrendous ordeal may surprise you. York Heiden lives in a north central Wisconsin city I called home the summer preceding my … Continue reading →

On The Road—-More Tips For Women Who Travel Alone

Willie Nelson’s catchy ditty, “On The Road Again” was my theme song for about two years in the early 90s while I was maintaining a long distance relationship with my then boyfriend. In my previous blog I told you how I spent endless hours traveling solo along highways and byways so we could keep our relationship alive (he did his fair share of driving too). That was years ago, and I find myself wondering how it is that I was able to travel so far without ever experiencing a travel calamity. I am much better educated about driving solo now … Continue reading →

On The Road: Tips For Women Who Travel Alone

Upon graduating from college I accepted a job in a city located about 200 miles from where I went to school. My boyfriend at the time decided to remain in our college town, so thus began our long-distance relationship. It was kept alive by each of us driving about six hours roundtrip once a week. (I drove down on my weekends off and he drove up on his “weekends”—he had Tuesdays and Wednesdays off.) Back then I didn’t think much of it. I simply loaded up my Toyota with my favorite tunes and snacks and hit the highway as soon … Continue reading →

Travel Warning: Hide Your GPS Units

What car thieves really want is a free set of wheels, but apparently they will settle for expensive GPS units. Just ask my neighbor. He was parked on a busy street, in a well-lit area and ran into a store to pick up a box of battery packs. When he returned less than 15 minutes later he found his car had been hacked into and his $750 GPS unit was gone. Yes, you could wag your finger and make the comment that he shouldn’t have left the unit exposed in his vehicle. But he figured he was in a well-traveled … Continue reading →