Travel Tip: Start with the Tourism Office
As much as I like to research before a trip, you’d think I would start with the most obvious place: the local visitors’ bureau. Foolishly, the thought never crossed my […]
Category Archives: Ohio
Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape
I am always overwhelmed by the role that Ohio played in the history of slavery. The Ohio River was the cusp of freedom; cross it, and you had a chance […]
A Day in Dayton: Option 2
Like Orville Wright, I was born in Dayton, Ohio. The fact that I was born there and that Dayton is considered the birthplace of aviation somehow got intertwined in my […]
A Day in Dayton: Option 1
Despite the fact that most major companies have pulled out of Dayton, Ohio and that all the highway entrance ramps into Dayton are currently closed, there are still a few […]
How I Saw the Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Big Ben, and Niagara Falls in One Day
I like to travel, but even I know that zipping around the globe to see all these iconic landmarks of the world would be impossible to do. Unless, you were […]
Travel Theme: Spooky
When I saw ailsa’s weekly travel prompt, I had no trouble thinking of spooky things. In fact, I realized just how spooky the greater Cincinnati area can be. Is it […]
Behind the Scenes of “The State”
This isn’t the story of a haunted place, but a behind-the-scenes story of a movie about a haunted place. It’s called The State and you can see the trailer here. But […]
The Ghosts of Kings Island
Ghost Hunting at Kings Island Last winter, the TAPS crew of Ghost Hunters investigated rumors of spirits haunting Kings Island Amusement Park in Mason, Ohio. As a local resident, I was […]
Yee-Haw! The Sheriff Done Arrested My Ma
I long suspected that my mother was an outlaw. She goes by Josie sometimes; “Jo” to others. It shoulda been no surprise that even when we walked into the Cross-eyed Gun Fight […]
Make Way For Ducklings, Lentil!
When my son was little, we read Make Way For Ducklings a million times. There’s a bit of onomatopoeia/assonance in it that he just loved; the bit where all the ducklings […]
