The Pis Family
Not surprisingly, Manneken Pis, Belgium’s iconic peeing boy figure, is dressed in red, white and blue in honor of the 4th of July. But his counterparts are still naked — […]
Category Archives: Destinations
Here and There – Belgium vs. USA
Today/tonight is the big match: USA vs. Belgium. As it happens, I’m in Belgium while my family is back in Cincinnati. They are watching the game from Fountain Square where […]
Encounters UFO Experience
I’ve been to a lot of places, but I haven’t yet been to outer space. And beings from outer space haven’t come to see me, though that’s not true of […]
The Life Enthusiast Chronicles with Juliann
Originally posted on Britt Skrabanek:
Last month my sweet blogger friend Dianne Gray reminded all of us that sometimes we need the downs in life to appreciate the ups. In my monthly…
Mud, Sweat & Tears – The Warrior Dash
On a Saturday afternoon in the middle of Ohio, my husband, son, two nephews, brother-in-law and sister-in-law gathered together to run a 5K obstacle course known as The Warrior Dash. […]
Restaurant Gimmicks
At some restaurants, children are given coloring books and crayons, or word jumbles and mazes on their paper placemats. One pizza restaurant we went to gave children balls of dough […]
Hot Boiled Peanuts
As you drive through Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina, you’ll see signs along the road offering HOT BOILED PEANUTS. Apparently, this is a Southern delicacy and one we felt compelled […]
To Bee or Not To Bee?
During our trip to Savannah/Tybee Island, I got the unexpected treat of realizing one of the two items on my bucket list. (I am horrible about making bucket lists.) We […]
Behind-the-Scene Butler’s Tour at the Biltmore
This is the part of the Biltmore Estate that most people don’t get to see: the service entrance in the back. We started here on our Butler’s Tour of the […]
Pure Opulence – The Biltmore Estate
With 178,000 sq. ft. of living space, 250 rooms, and 8,000 acres of property, you’d hardly consider the Biltmore Estate to be a “little mountain escape,” but that’s exactly what […]
Browsing The Atlas 