Fulfilling a lifelong dream can be exhilarating. Realizing it is within reach, planning the details, booking the flights, and making the reservations add to the anticipation of checking that item off your bucket list … an item that has been there since you were eight years old. This was my first view from the rim.… Continue reading When Fear Kills a Dream
Author: Judy Romano
I have a passion for story telling and travel. I hope my tales of wanderlust inspire others to see the world, be adventurous and find their own passions.
P is for Pu’uhonua
My plan to see the world from A to Z continued in 2017. When I started the plan in 2001, I had two rules: Don’t go back to places you’ve been before (at least as part of the A to Z plan), and wherever you go, it must be outside the 48 contiguous United States.… Continue reading P is for Pu’uhonua
Celebrating National Aviation Day
August 19, 2017 is National Aviation Day. For me, it's a reason to celebrate. I grew up around airplanes. I remember as a very little girl, going to pick my dad up at work at Griffiss Air Force Base and him letting me sit in the Link Trainers he worked on. From that base we… Continue reading Celebrating National Aviation Day
Friends, lists and going with the flow
A friend recently posted a blog about her lists. She's one of those people whose incredible organizational skills mean she not only writes lists, but remembers where they are! I write lists, too. In fact, I write lists all the time. My problem is I stick those lists somewhere then I either can't find them… Continue reading Friends, lists and going with the flow
Route 66: Hotels, Motels and a Wigwam
Anyone who has ever gone on any kind of trip away from home can tell you there is a little twinge of trepidation about where you will lay your head at night. Going home to see Mom and Dad? Will the bed of your youth be as comfortable as you remember? Headed off on a… Continue reading Route 66: Hotels, Motels and a Wigwam
Route 66: By the Numbers
When our trip ended and we looked back on it, we were surprised to realize what we had accomplished. It was months in the planning and two full weeks on the road and, at least to us, an unqualified success. Here’s what we managed to do – by the numbers: 2697 Total Miles Driven We… Continue reading Route 66: By the Numbers
Route 66: Sunsets and Optimism
For many people I know, missing the sunset on Santa Monica pier would have been a sad start to a vacation. I know people who are so attached to their plans, that a missed event throws their moods into a tail spin. I am NOT one of those people. I find it easy to spot… Continue reading Route 66: Sunsets and Optimism
Route 66: Santa Monica Pier
We travel to California several times a year to see family. The trips are usually too short and packed with visits, family meals and essential stops at food places for treats we can’t get on the East Coast. I have been asking to see a California sunset for about three years, but there always seems… Continue reading Route 66: Santa Monica Pier
Getting Ready to Drive The Mother Road
We’re getting ready to drive the “Mother Road.” We are picking up something big in Los Angeles (too big to ship home) and are using it as a reason to take a classic road trip. As children of the 60s, some of our earliest memories are of family long-distance road trips and this is a… Continue reading Getting Ready to Drive The Mother Road
What do a Kiss and Exploring the World Have in Common?
Five years ago today I was on a trip for work. It involved a trip (by TRAIN!) to Stamford, Connecticut, a short walk to the hotel and a meet-and-greet style evening where coworkers from the northeast and mid-Atlantic would connect and spend some social time over dinner and drinks before a full-day event kicking off… Continue reading What do a Kiss and Exploring the World Have in Common?
The World A to Z 