Visiting United States on a Budget

Quality Inns, Zion National Park

The vast Choice Hotels chains list two Quality Inns in Springdale, Utah, in Zion Canyon near the entrance to Zion National Park. Of our many overnight trips to Zion National Park, we spent 25...

Salt Lake City's Best Burgers

Unless you are a Mormon come to see the second rate Mormon version of the Vatican, you shouldn't visit Salt Lake City because there is little in Salt Lake City of any thing close to being of...

Islamorada Travel Guide for those seeking Sun, Salt and Sand

Do you dream of turquoise waters, towering palm trees swaying in the warm Gulf breeze well can you imagine yourself being whisked away to a tropical paradise? After returning from Islamorada, I...

Backpacking the Manistee River Trail

It was the first time in three years that we did not have severe weather to contend with on the annual nieces and nephews’ backpacking adventure. There were, however, plenty of other happenings...

Comfort Inn, Hurricane, UT (Zion National Park)

We found this to be pretty much a textbook example of a Comfort Inn, except that over the years, quality control is slipping. Sometimes rooms are not made up by check in time. On our last...

5 Free Things to Do in Chicago

We can all search for “free things to do in Chicago” and get the Lincoln Park Zoo, Garfield Park Conservatory, etc. Here I highlight some smaller gems, beloved by locals on a typical...