Midlife Road Trip

There’s Nothing Touristy About Molokai

Molokai is one of the most beautiful and spiritual places we’ve ever visited. It has the highest sea cliffs in the world, lush tropical vegetation, a fascinating history and a population of beautiful souls. There is nothing touristy about Molokai. It is authentic, genuine and unpretentious. Molokai will forever hold a special place in our hearts. Some of the highlights or our journey included a visit to a plumeria plantation, a kayak trip, a tour of the Hawala Valley, and [...]

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This season, smart shoppers are using smart phones

What if there was a safer, simpler and smarter way to pay? Well, there is! This season, smart shoppers are using smart phones. The Isis Mobile Wallet™ is a free* app that lets you pay with your smart phone. Kind of like the Jetsons only for real.

Isis Mobile Wallet™ holds virtual versions of many things your existing wallet does, including your credit cards from participating providers. A simple tap on your phone allows you to pay anywhere contactless payments are accepted.

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From Sea Cliffs to Ski Trips, Anatomie has got you covered!

I love nice things, especially nice clothes. But, frequent travel and nice clothes don’t always go well together. Well, that was until I was introduced to Anatomie.

The Anatomie collection draws inspiration from the most highly-regarded European fashion houses. Yes indeed, it’s gorgeous. But, for the frequent traveler like me, it’s comfortable, functional fashion. It is the perfect blend of comfort and style. Wearing Anatomie, not only do I look and feel good when I leave the house but upon arrival at my final destination.

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Veterans Day .. with heartfelt gratitude

Veteran’s Day became very personal to us when we had the honor and privilege of meeting hundreds of Veterans across the country during our Rand McNally/ USA TODAY Best of the Road journey in 2012 where we were charged with of finding the most Patriotic Small Town in America. No easy task.

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Tailgating at LSU

We headed down to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for some great food and crazy fun with people who take their tailgating as seriously as they take their LSU football. Tailgating at LSU is an incredible experience with some of the best food we’ve ever encountered. LSU may occasionally lose a football game, but they’ve never lost a tailgate party. We have a new appreciation for all the ways you can prepare alligator and jambalaya. What do you love most about [...]

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Check Out These Haunted Happenings .. we dare you!

Check out these haunted happenings around the country .. we dare you!

Resurrecting the Undead, the streets of downtown Lakeland, Florida will fill with zombies and zombie hunters Oct. 12 – World Zombie Day. About 15,000 people are expected to don their scariest, most gruesome zombie garb for The Shallow Grave ZombieFest, which runs 3-10 p.m. and includes a big and bad lineup of music, food, games and all-around creepy fun. Participants are encouraged to pick a side – zombie or zombie hunter – and dress the part. Professional makeup artists and costume designers will be available to perform on-site zombification, too. Downtownlakelandzombies.com

Terror Behind the Walls is located inside the massive castle-like walls of Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA. Now in its 22nd year, Terror Behind the Walls is consistently ranked among the top 10 haunted attractions in the country. http://www.easternstate.org/halloween/preview

The Bone Yard in Stockbridge, Michigan is a playground of pure terror, not intended for the faint of heart with 30 acres of soul stealing, heart pounding, mind blowing entertainment. http://hauntedhousesinmichigan.net/Home.aspx

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A Fall Festival Not to Miss: Check out the Jambalaya Jam for Good Food, Music and Family Fun!

A Fall Festival Not to Miss: Check out the Jambalaya Jam! Good Eats, Good Music and Good Family Fun! The annual Jambalaya Jam in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is a must for fall festival fanatics. Guests at this incredible down town street party are invited to dance in the streets to live music and sample some of Louisiana’s best jambalaya from over 40 competing teams. These folks are as serious about their jambalaya as LSU fans are about their football.

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10 Bucket List Sandwiches

It’s no secret that we love to eat. In our travels, we’ve been blessed to experience some of the best food on the planet. We’ve compiled a list of 10 sandwiches that should be a part of your culinary Bucket List! We have pictures of some of these sandwiches. Others were devoured before we took out our cameras, still they made a good enough impression to be included in this list. Muffuletta from Central Grocery in New Orleans, Louisiana. The famous [...]

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Top 20 Twitter Travel Experts

The Travel Media Group released a white paper listing the Top 20 Twitter Travel Experts. Congrats to Midlife Road Trip co-host, Rick Griffin, for eating and tweeting his way into foodie/traveler expert status with the likes of Anthony Bourdain, Andrew Zimmern and Niamh Shields! Here’s an excerpt from the white paper. The Foodie – If you fit in The Foodie category you probably hate chain restaurants and are willing to try anything new. You get a thrill out of the [...]

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Learning to Dance #BucketList

Sandi goes behind the scenes at Battle of the Dance in Anaheim, California where she learns a step or two from some of the best in the business. Is she ready for Dancing with the Stars? You be the judge! Either way, she got to check something off her Bucket List.

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Skydiving – A Great Way to Kick Off a Midlife Crisis

There’s no better way to kick off a midlife crisis than to jump out of an airplane! Watch as Rick checks a big item off his bucket list.

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Behind the Scenes ~ Berry Fresh Cafe

We received several emails telling us that we HAD to eat at the Berry Fresh Cafe in Port St. Lucie , Florida. So when we were in the area filming at the PGA Village, we stopped by and were treated to some great food and great fun.

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Driving a Race car in Talladega #NASCAR

We always love tagging along with others when they get to fulfill their bucket list dreams. Here’s a fun behind the scenes look at the Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama with our friend Max Akins, where we drove real NASCAR race-cars at speeds of 174mph!

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Behind the Scenes with Andrew Zimmern

While at Guy Fieri’s closing party at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, we ran into one of our favorite Travel Channel celebrities, Andrew Zimmern, host of Bizarre Foods, eating of all things, a cupcake.

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Louisiana Swamp Tour

Rick heads to the Atchafalaya Basin near Baton Rouge for a swamp tour on a fan boat – checking one more item off the Bucket List. Check out our other exciting adventures in Baton Rouge: Houmas House Plantation and Gardens Tailgating at LSU Fan Boat Swamp Tour Making Mango Crab Cakes Midlife Road Trip Theme Song Jambalaya Jam

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Behind the Scenes at the PGA Village #golf

We got to check something else off our Bucket List as we trained at the official PGA Training Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida. It was so cool learning from the people who train the pros on the PGA tour. The technology they use is nothing short of AMAZING.

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OMG An Eight Pound Cheeseburger!

We visited The Catch, just across from Angels stadium in Anaheim, California where Rick witnessed the making of the famous “OMG” – an enormous eight pound cheeseburger!

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Times Square Bucket List

We met some interesting people in Times Square in New York City and we got some pretty interesting answers to the question, “What’s on your Bucket List?” Here’s our Bucket List. Leave a comment and let us know what’s on yours.

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This season, smart shoppers are using smart phones

What if there was a safer, simpler and smarter way to pay? Well, there is! This season, smart shoppers are using smart phones. The Isis Mobile Wallet™ is a free* app that lets you pay with your smart phone. Kind of like the Jetsons only for real.

Isis Mobile Wallet™ holds virtual versions of many things your existing wallet does, including your credit cards from participating providers. A simple tap on your phone allows you to pay anywhere contactless payments are accepted.

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Eating Key Lime Pie in Key West

The final port of call for our fabulous Holland America cruise aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam was Key West Florida where we got to check “Eating Key Lime Pie in Key West” off our Bucket List ! We asked around and the locals told us that Kermit’s Key Lime Shoppe was THE place to go so we did. Not only did we get to fast some of the best key lime pie on the planet, we got to meet the famous Key [...]

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Tailgating at LSU

We headed down to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for some great food and crazy fun with people who take their tailgating as seriously as they take their LSU football. Tailgating at LSU is an incredible experience with some of the best food we’ve ever encountered. LSU may occasionally lose a football game, but they’ve never lost a tailgate party. We have a new appreciation for all the ways you can prepare alligator and jambalaya. What do you love most about [...]

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A Fall Festival Not to Miss: Check out the Jambalaya Jam for Good Food, Music and Family Fun!

A Fall Festival Not to Miss: Check out the Jambalaya Jam! Good Eats, Good Music and Good Family Fun! The annual Jambalaya Jam in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is a must for fall festival fanatics. Guests at this incredible down town street party are invited to dance in the streets to live music and sample some of Louisiana’s best jambalaya from over 40 competing teams. These folks are as serious about their jambalaya as LSU fans are about their football.

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Behind the Scenes – Fashion Night Out NYC #FNO

Just a quick behind the scenes look at our super fun Fashion Night Out adventures in New York City during Fashion Week. Bucket List CHECK!

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Making Burgers at Sea

Carnival Cruise Lines conspired with Food Network megastar, Guy Fieri, to open an instantly addictive eatery called Guy’s Burger Joint on the lido deck of the Carnival Sunshine. Though many cruisers just ask for a plain burger and some fries before heading over to the radical toppings bar where they create their idea of the perfect burger, there is a menu of Guy’s signature burgers that should not be ignored. During our recent Mediterranean cruise, Rick had the opportunity to [...]

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Learning to Dance #BucketList

Sandi goes behind the scenes at Battle of the Dance in Anaheim, California where she learns a step or two from some of the best in the business. Is she ready for Dancing with the Stars? You be the judge! Either way, she got to check something off her Bucket List.

Continue reading »
Skydiving – A Great Way to Kick Off a Midlife Crisis

There’s no better way to kick off a midlife crisis than to jump out of an airplane! Watch as Rick checks a big item off his bucket list.

Continue reading »
Behind the Scenes ~ Berry Fresh Cafe

We received several emails telling us that we HAD to eat at the Berry Fresh Cafe in Port St. Lucie , Florida. So when we were in the area filming at the PGA Village, we stopped by and were treated to some great food and great fun.

Continue reading »

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