by Cynthia Hogg | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
My recent trip to Prince Edward Island with four of my granddaughters proved just how perfect Amtrak train travel is for grandparents traveling with grandkids. I call it GRAMtrakking. No, you can’t take a train to PEI. It is an island, after all, and although...
by Cynthia Hogg | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
I kind of fell into this trip at the last minute, without my usual preparations. I did – and didn’t – necessarily want to do it. Did, because I always enjoy taking trips with my grandkids and didn’t, because I had just returned from a 12-day...
by Cynthia Hogg | Jul 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Just when I thought things couldn’t get any more “exciting” (i.e. – stressful) in the week leading up to our trip, one of my granddaughters fell off our back deck onto the lower deck, resulting in a scratched up face and bloody nose, a...
by Cynthia Hogg | Jul 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
What is this? Actually, it could be just about anything. When you are traveling – or even if you are just planning a trip – so many things can happen to throw a monkey wrench into your best-laid plans. These things can test your patience, your...
by Cynthia Hogg | Apr 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
What Baby Boomer doesn’t know at least the refrain from Nat King Cole’s rendition of “Get Your Kicks on Rt. 66”? Rt. 66. The “Mother Road.” Neon signs, mom-and-pop motels, offbeat and quirky over-sized roadside attractions. Growing...