Today was a fly by the seat of your pants kind of day. My mom was in a pissy mood so we left her at the hotel. I guess watching a third of your retirement go out the window can do that to a person but it was still annoying enough that we took of...

Istanbul had always been one of my dream destinations; being so close and so far away in the same time. I wanted to visit the mosques to the sound of the prayers from the speaker above and especially sense the trading in the bazaar. I was sure that Istanbul was a city that you could spend much more time in than a weekend but I was looking forward to get my first taste of this large country.

Nature, Traditional, Village, Beach.

Today was our chance to see the first National Monument.  President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower the first National Monument in 1906.  This amazing formation rises nearly 1,300 feet into the air above the Belle Fourche River and is one of the most well recognized natural places.  Of course the movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” also has made the site famous.  This 1,347 acre park not only includes the wonderful tall rock formation which no one can...

Absolutely fantastic-if you're going to scotland it's easy to see the whole country in your own car-the highlands are beautiful but would have had no meaning to me if it weren't for our awesome scottish tour guide who drove our bright yellow bus-told us all the myths that went along with mountains, rivers, loches, etc that were really interesting. you also get to see things like culladen moore (excuse the spelling) where the history of even the US could have been changed-the reason why scotti...