Tag Archives: vacation

11 of the World’s Most Unique Hotels

Posted on January 3, 2025 by mitchteemley

Sure, the December/New Year holiday season is past. But that doesn’t mean you can’t dream of a unique hotel getaway. And these are as unique as it gets! Underwater hotels are available in many places. But the Maldives’ Rangali Island … Continue reading →

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Rough Grace

Posted on May 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

School was out, and Los Angeles International Airport was bulging with passengers. Planes were late, tempers were flaring, and the holiday spirit was nowhere to be seen. Then the announcement came: Our flight to Denver had been cancelled. No explanation … Continue reading →

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Cozy Places

Posted on May 17, 2024 by mitchteemley

Vacation time means adventure, excitement, fun. But it also means finding the perfect place to read, think or unwind, to be alone with your significo, or yourself. “Cozy” is hard to define, but we know it when find it. Click … Continue reading →

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Scenes of Autumn

Posted on October 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

Although summer is the traditional vacation time, my wife and I prefer fall getaways when we can walk in cool air amidst technicolor leaves under cloud-strewn skies. Here are some autumnnal scenes we’ve captured in the last two years. Have … Continue reading →

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For an Angst-Free Family Holiday…

Posted on August 14, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week School begins soon (in my hemisphere, anyway). Here are some tips for a last-minute family vacation: Avoid Kafka Festivals, bald sopranos, any town named Weltschmerz, and any place that has No Exit. “I have an existential … Continue reading →

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Travelling First vs. Worst Class

Posted on July 7, 2022 by mitchteemley

I used to travel two or three times a month, middle class all the way. Oh, occasionally I’d get a mileage award bump to the slightly cushier first-class section, basically upper-middle-class. But the lower-middle-class coach section was fine, really. Once, … Continue reading →

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Vacation Homes for You to Try

Posted on June 29, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Charles of Potatoes and the Promise of More Potatoes because, well, it’s vacation planning time and, heck, who doesn’t want more potatoes?

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Call Me Mr. Sunshine

Posted on June 16, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Zoltan Tasi Seven years ago, when the paint was still drying on my blog site, I was nominated for a start-of-the-summer Sunshine Blogger Award, “given to those who are creative, positive and inspiring.” I don’t do blogger awards … Continue reading →

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Our Stay-Day-Vaycation

Posted on May 4, 2020 by mitchteemley

A Staycation Photoblog* *I caught a few typos after captioning the photos and uploading them (ahem, “Botatnical” garden?), and have no intention of going back and fixing them. It adds character, right? (Note: All photos except the first were taken … Continue reading →

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My Scar Stories

Posted on October 7, 2019 by mitchteemley

The Mother of All Calamities When I hit 13, I was old enough to go on YMCA Caravans, cross-country trips in which two leaders and a dozen barely-teen boys would pile into a van and head for parts semi-known. My … Continue reading →

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