Tagged With: Jan Ross travel blog
Mountains or Beach: It’s a Never-Ending Quandary
Possibly because he had never seen the beach until we got married – don’t even get me started on how unbelievable this is – Tom is not the beach-loving fanatic that I am. My mom was born in Pensacola, Florida and we spent most vacations there my whole life so to me the proper travel … Continue reading
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A Weekend in Nashville. Or Two.
One of the deals with being a travel writer and photographer duo who get comped stays (or really comped stay = many articles, hundreds of photos, Twitter feeds, Facebook updates, etc. So not actually FREE. Only other travel writers will understand this disclaimer) is that hotels will often only offer a 2-3 night stay even … Continue reading
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Top 5 Southern Seafood Dishes
You know you are in a seafood restaurant in the Coastal South when 1) the place smells like frying seafood so succulent, your tongue wants to slap your ear off; 2) the seafood was swimming free just a very short time ago; and 3) there’s probably rice in the salt shakers because of the humidity. … Continue reading
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How to Avoid Ruining a Perfectly Good Getaway
A long, long, long, looooong time ago (35 years this past summer, to be exact), my husband and I went on our honeymoon. My poor, travel-deprived husband had never left the state of Kentucky and had never seen the ocean. As a worldly, well-traveled person myself, I found this very hard to believe. Are … Continue reading
Gourmet Cooking Class for a Non-Gourmet Cook
I went to a gourmet cooking class recently. This statement would seem more hilarious if you knew me. My grandmother hated cooking. My mother hated cooking. I won’t say that I hate cooking, but I will tell you that I just recently figured out the correct way to make both jello and iced tea. Our … Continue reading
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Yet Another Adventure – Kayaking on Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
I lifted the kayak paddle out of the water and droplets spilled down the surface of the paddle, dripping into the clear, cool water of Elkhart Lake and onto my bare arm. That was fine. I didn’t mind getting a little wet. It was a beautiful, warm day with not a cloud in the azure … Continue reading
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They Don’t Just Eat Tacos in Arizona
To those of us who travel for a living, culinary delights become crucial to enjoying the whole travel experience. We might just possibly start planning the next meal before we have completed the one in front of us. Okay, we do. Often. But those culinary delights, be they freshly baked éclairs from a storefront bakery … Continue reading
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Girlfriends Getaway to Bay Point Wyndham Resort in Panama City, Florida
It was true love. I was in love with this beautiful lanai patio which overlooked the gorgeous pool, the incredible landscaping and the quiet St. Andrews Bay in front of the resort. I sat down at our little private table with the ceiling fan rotating quietly overhead and just relished the fact that I was … Continue reading
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The Best Kept Secret on Tybee Island: Coco’s Sunset Grille
There’s a lot of restaurants on this small, 3-mile barrier island off the coast of Georgia. Most of them offer seafood. Some even offer local seafood and I have partaken of many a meal on my trips to this lovely locale situated a few miles from Savannah. But it wasn’t until this trip to … Continue reading
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