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Cahokia Mounds, IL: Prehistoric American City

May 17, 2022 budget travel, history, museum, road trips, solo travel Comments are off
Painting of Cahokia Mounds

Cahokia Mounds, in southeastern Illinois, was once a thriving American city…before there was an America. During its peak–about 1100 A.D., the population was larger than London’s at the same time. Until 1800, no other urban area in the United...

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Solo Road Trip to Manistique, MI: A Beautiful Bargain

August 9, 2020 budget travel, Michigan, road trips, solo travel, US travel 2 Comments
Geese crossing Manistique MI boardwalk

I confess: I was itching to get out again after nearly five months of sheltering-in-place. A solo road trip seemed like a good idea for several reasons: First, solo travel is my jam. Second, one’s own car is the...

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Cheap Eats in Seattle: A TravelSmart Woman Food Tour

October 13, 2019 budget travel, Food, Seattle Comments are off
Cheap Eats in Seattle: Find the best fish and chips at a working fisherman's terminal!

Finding cheap eats in Seattle is easier than you might think. And surprisingly delicious. You just have to know where to look–and even that’s not hard. Seattle has always been pricey; it’s been at the top of “too-expensive-to-visit” list...

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“Ten Years a Nomad” Shares the Wisdom of a Weary Traveler

September 1, 2019 Books, budget travel Comments are off
Whether you've ever dreamed of traveling full-time, or not, you'll enjoy the lessons in "Ten Years a Nomad" by Matthew Kepnes.

Spoiler alert: Matthew Kepnes, author of Ten Years a Nomad, doesn’t give up traveling. But he does burn out. And he does come to realize the price that being a constant wayfarer is high. Then again, so is the...

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FREE Museum Day: Saturday, September 21, 2019…Yippee!

August 19, 2019 budget travel, museum Comments are off
Free museum day means you can visit a new and different place that matches your interests! Here: The Michigan Iron Industry Museum in Negaunee, Upper Peninsula.

(Updated 8/15/19) Heads up! The 15th Annual Free Museum Day is coming! It’s a fabulous gift to everyone from Smithsonian Magazine! It’s an annual one-day event (This year, Saturday, September 21, 2019) that encourages us to visit a museum...

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Staycations: How to Make Yours Fun & Memorable

July 3, 2019 budget travel, Covid-19, solo travel, Travel Planning 2 Comments
Staycations offer the chance to really enjoy the area where you live and call home.

Updated July 12, 2020. Staycations! Fun, right?!? Please don’t groan and roll your eyes. Suddenly, staycations have been more or less mandated. And if the public health experts are correct, we may be doing “local travel only” for the...

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Chicago Cultural Center: Visit the”Palace of the People”…FREE!

March 24, 2019 budget travel, Chicago, museum Comments are off
The Chicago Cultural Center takes up a full block on Michigan Avenue!

It’s scary to think that the Chicago Cultural Center was almost demolished so that a dull mid-century office tower could have a spot on Michigan Avenue. The mayor’s wife saved the Chicago Cultural Center What–or rather, who–saved it? The...

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14 Fun Reasons to Walk the Camino de Santiago…Yes, You Can!

March 13, 2019 budget travel, Camino de Santiago, solo travel, Travel Planning, Worldwide Destinations Comments are off
Reasons to walk the Camino de Santiago: Morning shadow selfies!

What’s that, you say? You need some reasons to walk the Camino de Santiago? True, 500 miles does seem like a long way on foot…and it does take at least a month. A long month, with 31 days. My...

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Where to Go in 2019: Practical–and Dream–Destinations

January 16, 2019 budget travel, Travel Planning, U.S. Destinations, Worldwide Destinations Comments are off
Where to go in 2019: Singapore is a trendy destination!

“Where to go in 2019” articles started cropping up about the time we were setting the table for Thanksgiving. They’re always a mad array of destinations; every travel magazine, guide book, and newspaper puts out a list. The lists...

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Free Guided Tours: A Boon to Budget Travel

January 13, 2019 budget travel, solo travel, tours, walks Comments are off
Free guided tours are available in a surprising number of places around the world!

Free guided tours? FREE? You bet! It seems too good to be true, but not only do they exist, you have a choice of companies and programs that offer unusual ways to see cities around the world. For travelers...

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Worth 1,000 Words…

A labyrinth can reset our mind and intention. Can we do the same with how we travel? (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
Flower Vendor at sSeattle Pike Place Market
Seattle’s Pike Place Market is one of the nation’s treasures. (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
The World's Largest Rocking Chair in Casey, Illinois.
Going to Seattle? Of course you'll want to visit the Space Needle. Fresh from a renovation, here's what to know!
"Becoming Human" by Christian Ristow welcomes you to Meow Wolf.The flower-sniffing robot is 30 feet tell. (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
A "young man" of 70+ years leads the band in Santa Clara. (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
Sandia Peak Tram was a challenge to build.
After your selfie at The Bean, visit one of the Chicago food halls!
The passage to the stadium was once covered entirely by a stone arch roof. Today, only one section remains. It's easy to imagine how athletes felt as they ran down the narrow entry into the stadium
The wooden roof is what burned on 15 April 2019, taking the spire with it. When it was built, Notre Dame Cathedral required 52 acres of forest to complete the roof.
Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, NM: The Mysterious and Miraculous Staircase
Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times..
Solo travel doesn't really have many downsides
Unclaimed Baggage Center is easy to find in Scottsboro, AL.
Milwaukee Art Museum: Architect Santiago Calatrava designed MOM to resemble a ship. Given its location on the Lake Michigan waterfront, his idea was brilliant. (Photo credit: Suzanne Ball. All rights reserved.)
Peace solo travel by eating at a nice restaurant
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U.S. Destinations-Seattle-Pike Place
Window shopping in Florence: Silk ties
The Acropolis in Athens awaits!
Craving Europe? There are some surprising European destinations in the US!

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