Oaklawn our road to the Kentucky Derby! Oaklawn is respected as a grade 1 horse racing venue for Thoroughbred horses in Hot Springs Arkansas. The racing begins mid-January and ends with the Arkansas Derby mid-April. Oaklawn is known as...
Puerto Vallarta
Making Lemons into Lemonade – Missed cruise flight resulted in a stay at an all-inclusive resort An American Airlines canceled flight results in missing the first part of Princess Cruise trip, so we stayed at a Hyatt all-inclusive resort...
Houston Vacation or Staycation ideas
Houston has many nicknames, Bayou City, Space City, H-Town, Energy Capital of the World, Magnolia City, Clutch City and Big Heart! We call it home and love to show it off to out of town visitors. People who visit...
Our Music City Adventure
Nashville has many nicknames Music City and “Songwriting Capital of the World”. It is where many genres of music have roots. This was our first visit to Nashville and we loved the charm of the city. Many of tourist...
A short drive from Hot Springs
Arkansas is the natural state, you will certainly see nature with these excursions: Jean State Park, Nimrod Dam, Ouachita National Forest and Hollis CCC. Petit Jean State Park This breathtaking park was Arkansas first park. According to their...
Arkansas Destinations worth a visit!
If Arkansas is your destination for a vacation, we want to share a couple of our favorite places to visit in Northwest Arkansas : Eureka Springs and Bentonville. Eureka Springs is affectionately called the “Little Switzerland of America” and...
Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson’s home
Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage is in Nashville, Tennessee We love visiting Presidential museums and were glad we could visit Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. It is a great destination for history buffs or families who want to learn more about the 7th...
Vegas beyond the slots…
When people think of Vegas, they think of gambling; but many visitors enjoy other activities when in the Entertainment Capital of the World. In our opinion, Las Vegas can be like touring a Hollywood Studio lot, relaxing at a...
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens/Other Plantations
Our next Plantation stop was Houmas House Plantation. We drove by the plantation front entrance, this road seemed less busy and more secluded from the street noise than our previous destination. We parked in a nicely paved parking area...