Category: Hotel

August is For Vlogging

8/4/2023

September And Everything Changes

9/2/2022

Hello Friends~
It's September and everything is changing. We packed up the car and said goodbye to the cottage on the Bay. It was a wonderful 5 weeks of resting, reading and lazing about, but now back to reality. #eek

When you know your going to be gone 90+ days you tend to over pack, lol

The rain began..

While it was mostly sunny every day for this leg of the trip, the weather began shifting because of the hurricane(s) and storms in the gulf. We drove back to central Texas with heavy rain and flooding predicted. No rain pictures because it wasn't safe.

And checked into a hotel to wait out the storm.

After a few more days in the hotel we started the next adventure. I will share more of it as the month goes on... but I want to thank each and everyone of you for stopping by and reading my silly little blog. I appreciate your kind words, private messages and friendship. I know this will be an AMAZING month!

Hello From Roswell

5/16/2022

We are back again!

How are things?
Hope all is well in your world. I had business in Roswell at the end of April so we made a quick trip. There was no "touristing" this time, as it was a short visit.

The drive from ABQ is a whole lot of this...

Its about a 3 hour drive from our house..

Fuel prices are still up...But what are you gonna do? After being in lockdown for so long I'm more than ready to get back to traveling again.

Roswell actually have a lot to see. From the lake to the alien tours, it a nice place to visit.
+ I really do love the kookiness of the city. They do embrace the alien theme and celebrate it!

Most of the hotels are clustered together -- I looked at vacation rentals but it was a last minute trip and they were all booked up.

View from room.

It was a small suite, but still very roomy.

I need sleep! Speak soon -

Foto Friday:I Come In Peace

9/10/2021

Fun and Games in Roswell, New Mexico

December Staycation

1/10/2021

Hello and Welcome to 2021~ I hope you are having a rocking time.
Okay, before we get too deep into this staycation post let me be honest on two points:

I worked my ass off in December. #Truestory
Nothing can replace the thrill of traveling to another country.

I worked all through the holidays because we really couldn’t jet off anywhere and I was happy to have the opportunities presented to me.

Work = more money for travel, after all

Plus we have to wait until the pandemic is over to do much of anything, because it is still raging in the US. So we tried to make the most of life by cooking, (and eating) new dishes, saving for that BIG trip, and getting clear on where we want to live next.

Greece?

Back to Rome?

Australia?

So many possibilities!
I'm also working on a December food diary post - And before you ask, yes I will include the recipes. I made everything from Vegan Ch'kin and Dumplings to Apple Pie last month.

Vegan Ch'kin Dumplings in progress.....

I also managed to meet my 2020 reading challenge over at Goodreads.

Setting a challenge really helped me monitor how much I was reading... OR NOT reading as the case was...

Which will end up being its own post too. If you are on GoodReads as well please friend me and lets compare notes on books, k?

So overall my December Staycation ended up being a busy time! I can't wait to see how this year goes.

Catch you later~

September On The Road

9/30/2020

(Texas, USA)

Hi Travel family!
I hope you are well and safe as we end September. I have just returned, (still have to unpack) but wanted to write this while its still fresh in my mind. For my family travel has been almost nonexistent this year, for oblivious reasons, of course, but my work obligations + the need to clean up my mothers estate have pushed me to venture out in to the world again. I was both excited (A TRIP! YESSS!) and also rather hesitant to commit to a 29 day adventure.

(New Mexico, USA)

So September was a huge change from the pervious months of staying at home and working via Zoom. These last few weeks I have either been in work meetings, dealing with family issues, driving, or working with clients. But we were able to go for a picnic, a couple of hikes and visit a few of our favorite places while traveling in Texas and New Mexico. Life is defo different with almost empty hotels, less traffic and social distancing in cafes. But even so, I feel very blessed that we were able to do these things and still stay safe.

Besides the pandemic there was also an unexpected hurricane, complete with Texas floods, as well as smoke from the Cali fires to content with. Read a bit about the Hurricane here.

But in-between all this we did sneak away for some fun. Let me just quickly share some trip highlights and I will blog about the adventures in greater detail after I tackle the laundry, lol.

We were in Roswell about 4 days... and it's always good fun.

Empty hotels..I must say this is a BIG change.

It was also difficult to find places serving, except fast food. We did a small bit of shopping too.

We were looking for Halloween decoration but instead we seem to be skipping right into Christmas.

Picnic on the creek in Boerne, Texas

Complete with ducks, swans and geese!

An afternoon spent in Palmetto State Park.

And from the lushness of the coastal plains of Texas to the High desert of New Mexico.

And everything in between, lol!

I have sooo many picts to sort through!

But in the meantime I hope you have a great evening and enjoy the end of September.
I will be back soon with more of our adventures :D

Beach Vs Beta

9/22/2020

Greetings from Texas!

Windblown, but okay...

Driving into Texas before the storm...

Go to Texas they said..
It will be fun, they said..
Then there was a Hurricane!

So this week we planned a few days on the Texas Gulf Coast....I've been craving the waves and since we are still banned from leaving the US (Damn Covid!) It looked like Texas was the best bet. Between work, family obligations, social distancing and preparing for the upcoming holidays, this looked to be the best time to sneak away for a few sunny days....but then Beta appeared.
It came up quickly and everything changed!
Current Advisory on Tuesday Morning:

Current conditions where we are aren't too bad, we are outside of the flash flood zone.

From https://abc13.com/weather/beta-makes-landfall-flash-flood-warnings-until-530-am/6134994/

Last night I decided to find a new hotel, (further away from the Gulf and out of the predicted flood area) and we will wait out the storm today. Rain in Texas can be very unpredictable and I have been caught in flash floods before, so we will just play it safe and stay in.

We decided to stay about 75 miles away from the coast. So far there has been wind and rain, but all-in-all it's not too bad. We will just sit inside and wait to see what the next few days bring.

Speak soon~

Drive With Me (Roadtrip)

6/9/2019

Quick, recent roadtrip from New Mexico to south Texas.

Current Status:

4/25/2019

Fresh Hotel room!