The more I travel, the more I want to see cool things in nature, and in particular explore national parks and similar sites around the world. Hand in hand with this, I aspire to level up my hiking skills. Sometimes I catch myself in negative self-talk: “I’m too out of shape to hike!” Then I … More Take a Hike! Two Women’s Journeys to Hiking Triumph
If you haven’t already read Part I of this post, go check it out, and come back here. In April, I had some family come to visit and we had a little staycation at a favorite place of mine in Fort Lauderdale, Lago Mar. It is an Old Florida resort, directly on the ocean right … More 2023 Bucket List Part II – Alaska, Red Rocks, Atlanta and South Florida Adventures
Holy moly, I’ve officially become one of those bloggers who goes months at a time without a post. Well, I have good reason – I’ve been busy packing about three years’ worth of “bucket list” activities into less than six months of 2023. Things have finally slowed down and it’s time to catch up. In … More 2023 Bucket List Experiences: Part I
Let’s talk about backpacking and packing light. We’ve touched on these topics before (see list of articles at the end), but it’s useful to have a comprehensive visual. Note that when I say backpacking, I don’t mean hiking and camping, Hobbit-style under hedgerows. I simply mean traveling for more than a week out of a … More Backpacking-Packing List: Pack light, do more.
TrekSimple is excited to collaborate with Cris Gawlik, a nomadic travel blogger Maggie met online through a personal finance Facebook group. She has an interesting story to share not only about her nomadic lifestyle, but also about spending intentional family time doing what she loves – traveling! Our thanks to Cris for guest posting, and enjoy! In … More A Suitcase and a Smile: Mother-Daughter Time in Portugal
One of the great things about living in a vacation destination with a hugely popular cruise port means friends and family often come to town to hop on a cruise. While the options out of Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale’s cruise port, include the eastern and western Caribbean, South America and even repositioning cruises across the … More Extending Your Fort Lauderdale Cruise Vacation
Have you ever visited an area and became so enamored with a particular food or drink that your new mission was to find it everywhere you go in that place, and again when you get home? Food has an incredible relationship to travel, hence the popularity of so many travel food shows. Here are three … More Food, Glorious Travel Food!
When you ask people what’s on their travel bucket list, many say they’d like to see the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, a natural “light show” caused by disturbances on the sun pulling on Earth’s magnetic field. It’s kind of cool that something so many people want to see costs exactly zero … More How to See the Northern Lights
Travel enough and you’ll experience some interesting things, but for me one event trumps all others, considering I’ve lived in South Florida now longer than anywhere else. I was in Havana, Cuba – a place most Americans couldn’t easily travel to for a generation – when Fidel Castro died. The journey to Cuba began in … More The One Where we Went to Cuba – and Fidel Castro Died
This product recommendation and guide is useful under a few conditions: You’re traveling internationally in a warm climate and have packed lightweight, quick-drying clothing You want to pack lightly for your trip, and are maybe backpacking* You and/or your travel companions are cool with washing underwear in a sink You’re camping or beaching and want … More Laundry: pack light, wash, and air-dry with a travel clothesline
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