by Cynthia Hogg | Feb 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s not the longest train in the US in terms of distance traveled but in terms of the length of the train itself, it is unequaled – sometimes almost a mile long! This is because it’s the only train in the US where you can take your car with you. In...
by Cynthia Hogg | Jun 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s no secret that I love taking skip-gen trips with my numerous grandchildren. Most of these trips are road trips. Road trips are easily accessible and the possibilities are so varied and numerous. Whenever I can, I also try to throw a train into the mix. In...
by Cynthia Hogg | Apr 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 2017, my husband and I took our four oldest grandchildren on a 2,750-mile road trip that we completed in eight days. The oldest child was 9 and the youngest was not quite 5 and we spent 40 hours together in the car. You read that right. 40 hours! I’ll never...
by Cynthia Hogg | Apr 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Sea Bass My husband teaches philosophy at the university level. His area of expertise is Stoic philosophy and his “guy” is Epictetus, a Stoic Greek philosopher who lived in the first century and taught that philosophy is a way of life, not just a theoretical...
by Cynthia Hogg | Mar 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
My dream trip was originally planned for August of 2020, but we all know what happened that year. COVID put an end to everyone’s travel plans. That summer, I had hoped to take my oldest granddaughter to Prince Edward Island to celebrate her 12th birthday....
