Here is a guide to Nashville food and drink that I experienced on my Nashville Road Trip. The locations included restaurants focusing on hot chicken, barcades, a community-style buffet, a board game café, and a restaurant with live music. I enjoyed each place, but each has unique offerings to serve their customers. The places I…
Guide to CityPASS Tampa
While I stayed in Tampa, I used CityPASS to get discounted entry into Busch Gardens Tampa and four other notable sites in the Tampa area. I saw the Florida Aquarium, ZooTampa at Lowry Park, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, and the Chihuly Collection. Admission to the Chihuly Collection with CityPASS also includes entry to a glass-blowing art…
I’m Taking My Talents to South Beach (and more)—for a Week!
So I’m traveling to Miami (or South Beach as LeBron James calls it) for a week at the end of the month! So excited to visit this city, drive the Overseas Highway, listen to some great music, experience the sights, and have lots of fun! I’m still planning out what I’m doing each day, but…
Pivoting the Blog from Reflections to “Let’s Get Down to Business”
So I have decided to pivot the nature of my blog post writings from reflections to being about business. When I first started to blog, I thought I would simply creatively write what was on my mind. This meant describing my road trips, philosophical reflections, and humor. What I’ve found through my studying and research…
Road Trips and the Declaration of Independence
Traveling to New York gave me plenty of lasting memories. I enjoyed walking the Poughkeepsie pedestrian bridge, traversing the Big Apple, visiting Yankee Stadium and so much more. As I wrap up reflecting on my New York road trip, I’ve thought about how road trips are infused with American values, including from the Declaration of…
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
I visited Yankee Stadium during my last full day in New York to see a ball game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays. Nicknamed the “House that Ruth Built” after the slugger Babe Ruth, this Yankee Stadium opened up in 2009 next door to the original Yankee Stadium’s location. Raised on…
Go the Distance for Friendship
Dreaming in the field Field of Dreams is one of my favorite sports movies. In the film, Ray Kinsella, a farmer from Iowa played by Kevin Costner, is working in his fields when he hears a voice: “If you build it, he will come.” This begins an adventure where he builds a baseball field, visits…
How to take a one-day bite of the Big Apple
Note: This is Part 1 of the Two-Part New York City blog post. This one focuses on guidance to visiting New York City. Part 2 focuses on the experiences I had in New York City on my one-day visit. After a couple of days in the Hudson Valley region, I ventured into the Big Apple:…
Tasting the Big Apple
Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part post about visiting New York City. Part 1 is about how to do a one-day trip to New York City, and Part 2 is about my experiences going into New York City for the day. As I approached this one-day adventure into New York City, I knew…
Do and Donut…There is No Try
Sunday I joined my sister’s family for church and a visit to the farmer’s market in Beacon. I tasted some really good chocolate goat milk, which is totally a real thing. While chocolate goat milk is a pretty good surprise, the biggest surprise of the day was making a surprise connection with friends of my…