Hey folks, it's 2023! I hope everyone had a great time with friends and family over the holidays, and rang in the New Year in style! We had a very busy December. We were vacationing in Portugal during the first week of December, and then sailed from L...
Last month flew by! First off, my apologies for a very late monthly update. We just got back from a little adventure in Europe and on the high seas. We spent a week traipsing around the Lisbon and coastal areas of Portugal. Then we sailed west on a 9 ...
Welcome back to another monthly installment of the life and times of Root of Good. We kept busy in October with a ten day cruise to the Caribbean plus several parties for family and friends. I need a vacation! Ha ha... Fall is in full swing here in Nor...
Welcome back to another glimpse into my early retired lifestyle. In September, I enjoyed the slower pace of life at home in Raleigh after a busy summer traveling across Eastern Europe. We worked on some more travel planning for winter of 2022 and summe...
Time for a look back at what we were up to last month! We started the month of August in the city of Eger in the east of Hungary. Once our weeklong stay in Eger wrapped up, we headed west to Budapest where our 2 month European vacation would end after ...
We made it back home! We've been back in the USA for a few days and now that the dust has settled, I'm here to recap the last month of our early retirement adventures. During July, we spent a week in Croatia. The we departed Croatia where we spent almo...
After a busy month of traveling in Europe, I finally have a pause in the schedule to pull together another monthly update. We spent the first three weeks of our vacation in Croatia. Then we traveled a couple of hours north where we stayed in the middle...
Ok folks, it's June and the year is almost half over. Where does all the time go? May was another busy but fun month for us. We celebrated some birthdays with family. We went on a cruise. Our kids have finished another successful year of school. And n...
On the final leg of our six week summer road trip, we spent six days driving the 2,200 miles east from Gardiner, Montana back home to Raleigh, North Carolina. Along the way, we visited Mount Rushmore, Badlands National Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, ...
Another busy month comes to a close! We spent Spring Break on a cruise. Upon returning to Raleigh, the older kids prepared to take their Advanced Placement exams. And now, we are getting ready to go on another cruise! After we get back from our next c...
We spent three days exploring the vast wilderness area known as Yellowstone National Park in northwestern Wyoming. The first day, we visited Grand Prismatic Spring, Old Faithful geyser, and the Fountain Paint Pot area. We saw dozens of geysers, hot sp...
During "Part 11" of our six week road trip across the USA, we visited downtown Salt Lake City where we toured around the public area near the Mormon Temple, the State Capitol, and other parts of downtown. Once we left Salt Lake City, we headed north t...
The first quarter of 2022 is in the history books, and spring is here! We've had a busy spring so far. We're cranking up our summer travel planning. And we booked not one, not two, but three new cruises during March! It's starting to feel a lot more no...
Another month flew by! Here we are in March and spring is slowly making an appearance. I definitely like the warmer days but it's almost too hot right now! The nicer weather means spending more time outdoors. We got out the hammock on one particularly...
We spent a few days driving across the desert from California, through Nevada and into Utah. Along the way, we spent the night in Hawthorne, Nevada. While in Hawthorne, we toured the town's main attraction, the Hawthorne Ordnance Museum. From Hawthorn...
We departed from Bakersfield, California in the morning and headed north to spend the day exploring Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. The main attraction in these two parks are the massive Sequoia trees dotting the rugged mountainou...
Welcome to my first monthly update of 2022! It's been a busy month for us. We had a nice snowy weekend during January which is rare for us here in Raleigh. The snow was just deep enough to offer some decent sledding. Then it melted the next day and it ...
From Los Vegas, we headed west and visited Los Angeles and the surrounding area. It was a whirlwind visit lasting just two days, but we saw a lot. The first day we visited Little Cambodia in Long Beach where we enjoyed Cambodian donuts. Then we headed...
Another year all wrapped up neatly with a bow on it! Where does the time go? We had a great 2021, both financially and personally. We managed to squeeze in a bunch of travel in spite of global difficulties. And we were able to relax at home a ton as we...
After a busy three weeks on the road, we enjoyed a leisurely one week stopover in Las Vegas, Nevada. While we were there, we visited a dozen casinos and watched many free shows and performances presented by the casinos. None of us gambled at the casin...