by Sally Rose | Feb 25, 2018 | Good for a Laugh, Louisiana, Road Trip
As part of my checkered past, I used to live in Louisiana. If you add it all up, I spent about ten years down in Cajun Country. Growing up in Texas, we used to call them crawdads, but I’d never eaten a crawfish until I went to Baton Rouge. You boil them up in...
by Sally Rose | Jun 4, 2017 | Road Trip, Travel
Ever since working in the travel industry, I’ve had a theory about travel. Today, a friend invited me on an impromptu drive up toward Santa Fe. It was a bright, sunny day, perfect for a nearby jaunt. She asked about my French class. Last week, the teacher had...
by Sally Rose | May 11, 2017 | Grief, Road Trip, Travel
Last week, on the first anniversary of my son’s death, I took a little trip. I flew to Kansas City to visit friends. They showed me warm hospitality and took me on a tour of a place that I’ve wanted to visit for a long time, Unity Village. I haven’t...
by Sally Rose | Feb 26, 2017 | Daily Life, Road Trip, Travel
Last week, I left Albuquerque to visit Texas and Oklahoma. Instead of driving from Albuquerque to Oklahoma City, I had decided to fly to Dallas, rent a car, and go from there. I spent one night in Dallas, where I met up with an old friend or, as we agreed sounded...