Tag Archives: travel

A Place That Felt Like Home: Highlands, North Carolina

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Highlands, North Carolina, never became my actual home, but after enough visits, memories and family connections, it began to feel like one. Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Prompt, Random | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Best and Worst Airports I’ve Been To — Sort Of

Posted on September 7, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Asked to name the best and worst airports I’ve visited, I realized I’m not much of an airport critic. Nashville is cool, Atlanta is unavoidable, Honolulu had surprisingly great sushi, and someday I’d like enough travel experience to have much stronger opinions. Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Prompt, Random | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Best Fictional World for a Vacation

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The Shire, Narnia, Hogwarts, Florin and the Star Wars galaxy all sound like great vacation spots—until you start asking practical questions about bathrooms, transportation and mattresses. Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Prompt, Humor, Random | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ten Places, Assuming Time and Money Cooperate

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

WordPress asked for my top ten travel destinations, which sounds less like a simple prompt and more like a long-range financial plan. Still, assuming time and money cooperate, I have a list. Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Prompt, Random | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

When Fun Shows Up Where You’re Not Looking

Posted on July 4, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I planned the Chattanooga part of our vacation pretty well, but one of the best moments was the one I never scheduled. Sometimes fun shows up where you’re not looking. Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Prompt, Random | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The International Travel Guide to Not Being Awful

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The biggest mistake people make when visiting another country? Forgetting they are guests. Wherever you go, represent your home well — and for heaven’s sake, don’t steal the cracker basket. Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Prompt, Random | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Best Road Trips Leave Room for Surprise

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The best road trips need snacks, coolers, hotels, maps and maybe a backup plan or two. But the memories that last usually come from the places you never planned to stop. Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Prompt, Random | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Best Thing to Do in Jacksonville Is Often Not in Jacksonville

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Jacksonville has its charms, but the best thing to do here is not always technically here. Sometimes Jacksonville works best as a launching pad. Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Prompt, Random | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Places I’m Perfectly Fine Never Seeing

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Some places inspire adventure. Others inspire a perfectly reasonable decision to stay home. Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Prompt, Random | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Why I’d Take the Car Every Time

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Sometimes the destination matters most. But if the journey counts too, nothing beats a car. Every other option sounds good until reality gets involved. Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Prompt, Random | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment