The Pencil Sharpener Museum

The Pencil Sharpener Museum

One of our favorite things to do on a road trip is to visit off-beat, quirky museums. The Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum in the beautiful Hocking Hills of Ohio is said to be the largest collection of pencil sharpeners in the world! Sporting over 3400 pencil...
The Famous Marching Peabody Ducks

The Famous Marching Peabody Ducks

They’re cute, they’re cuddly and they’ll quack you up. The Famous Marching Peabody Ducks spend the day frolicking in the Orlando’s Peabody Hotel’s fountain. At 5:00 p.m. the Duckmaster escorts the ducks via red carpet, their own private elevator and...
Exploring Barcelona on Guided Walking Tours

Exploring Barcelona on Guided Walking Tours

I recently returned from a European adventure featuring locations in Italy, France, and Spain. Apart from providing a much-needed change of scenery and exposure to cultures I had not yet explored, this trip opened my eyes to a major travel hack: Guided Walking Tours!...
California Road Trip: Huntington Beach

California Road Trip: Huntington Beach

One of our favorite stops on our California road trip was Huntington Beach otherwise known as Surf City USA®! There are some mighty interesting things in Huntington Beach, Did you know it’s home to the Surfing Walk of Fame, Hall of Fame and the International...
Behind the Scenes at the PGA Village #golf

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...
Photo Album of Old Town Dubrovnik, Croatia

Photo Album of Old Town Dubrovnik, Croatia

One of the most exciting ports of call on our Mediterranean cruise aboard the Carnival Sunshine was  Dubrovnik, Croatia. Medieval buildings with red terra-cotta roofs surrounded by the blue waters of the Adriatic make this charming town a photographer’s dream....
Checking Whale Watching off the Bucket List

Checking Whale Watching off the Bucket List

We just checked Whale Watching off the MidLife Road Trip Bucket List! Blue Whale season runs May – October off the shore in Orange County, California but whale watching is year round at Dana Wharf. They see the Gray Whale migration November – April!. Blue...
Seven Things You Must do in Barcelona

Seven Things You Must do in Barcelona

by Jeannine Henderson, Midlife Road Trip Correspondent  Having lived in Barcelona while studying abroad, I get asked what to see and do regularly… so often that I have an email saved in my draft folder that I edit accordingly and send out upon request. Barcelona is my...
Learning to Surf

Learning to Surf

There’s no better  place to learn how to surf than Huntington Beach California, a.k.a. Surf City USA … and there’s nothing more fun than watching Rick wipe out… time and time again… and again as he checks “Learning to Surf”...
Bring Your Camera to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel

Bring Your Camera to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel

If you ever get to visit Nashville, Tennessee, you’re going to want to bring your camera to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Resort. The hotel was kind enough to provide us with an incredible suite that served as our base of operation while we were in town scouting the...

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