Australia 2025 Trip Report: Day 3

July 19, 2025: Singapore (Author: J) On our last trip to Singapore, we were fairly successful at defeating jet lag within the first few days of our trip. So, we revived our jet lag playbook on this trip. On our first evening, we stocked our room with some snack cakes from 7-11 in case anyoneContinue reading “Australia 2025 Trip Report: Day 3”

Southeast National Parks Road Trip 2024 – Day 5

Charlotte, NC to Columbia, SC – Sunday, July 27, 2024 (Author: J) I was up before the rest of my family as usual, so I used the opportunity to visit the Ballantyne’s fitness center for a short workout. By the time I had finished my workout and gotten ready for the day, D and PContinue reading “Southeast National Parks Road Trip 2024 – Day 5”

Southeast National Parks Road Trip 2024 – Day 3

Shenandoah National Park – Friday, July 25, 2024 (Author: J) After a fitful night of sleep in our vibrating room at Skylands, I woke up to a beautiful morning in Shenandoah. The park recommends keeping food locked in your car to discourage late night bear raids of your room, so my first order of businessContinue reading “Southeast National Parks Road Trip 2024 – Day 3”

Trip Report – Southeast National Parks Road Trip 2024

July/August 2024 (Author: J) This is the beginning of a long overdue trip report for our 2024 summer vacation: a 3-week Southeast US road trip. I initially delayed writing the report because it felt odd to write about the trip right after Hurricane Helene impacted some of the places we visited. From there, inertia setContinue reading “Trip Report – Southeast National Parks Road Trip 2024”