When our tour manager informed us that some of the world’s oldest people live in the Tuscan region (more properly, in Italian, Toscana), it’s not hard to imagine why. Even more so, when you are there, to see, with your very own lightness of heart, exactly why. Somehow the world seems to spread out forever...
(…and a little bit of Lazio, but you wouldn’t know it if I hadn’t told you.) There are exactly twenty regions in the country of Italy. Over eleven days of in-country time, we rode through a total of eight and slept in six of those. So, as you can imagine, there was a lot to...
About a month ago, Cliff suggested a getaway before Thanksgiving. We take these fairly regularly, but never with such a purposeful intention of doing so little – and we were more than overdue for one. Considering our schedule, we only had one range of dates that would work and that was more than perfect considering...
Relief. It is the feeling that sweeps over you as you step onto the north side of the Colorado River and into the area that is home to both Bright Angel Campground and Phantom Ranch. The place we’d find ourselves calling our own slice of heaven in the middle of… well, not exactly the worst...
BNA > LAS > PHX. Our adventure began with our departure from Nashville, a layover in Vegas, and a night in Phoenix. Phoenix, Arizona: this arid, vibrant and beautiful community we just breezed through (but not without partaking in a little In-n-Out and REI breaks) on our way to Grand Canyon. Cacti and palms as...
