Travel Goals allows me to share my love of everyday things in far away places.

• Random Stop at the Chandler Museum: Rural Road Trips
  A random stop turns into a profound learning experience as we face history and our current national condition
• Phoenix Zoo: Rural Road Trips
  The Phoenix Zoo is not quite what we hope but still an enjoyable day. We embrace the experience and meet a new friend who tries to share his lunch.
• Eating Our Way Through Tokyo: Travel Goals
  Food is an important part of a travel experience. In this offering, I remember several memorable meals and the ways we embarrass ourselves.
• Saguaro Shut Down: Rural Road Trips
  Saguaro National Park is wild and wonderful in its desolation. On this trip we are almost the only ones there, which fuels my imagination.
• Inari Tokyo: Travel Goals Japan
  I am drawn to sacred spaces, especially if they are authentically in use. While I know little about Shinto, I can relate to the seeking and penitent hearts.
• Movie Magic In Old Tucson: Rural Road Trips
  I had know idea where we were going when we arrived and was somewhat unexcited. After a few hours with the resident western movie historian, I didn’t want to leave.
• Remembrance: Travel Goals Japan
  You can learn a lot about a culture in a cemetery. We explore a large burial ground in Tokyo and encounter generals, artists, and even a famous dog.
• Dove of the Desert: Rural Road Trips
  In the Arizona desert just South of Tucson is the Mission San Xavier del Bac, known as the “White Dove of the Desert. This historic 18th-century Spanish Catholic mission located… Read more: Dove of the Desert: Rural Road Trips
• Shinjuku: Travel Goals Japan
  Our neighborhood for the next month is about fifteen minutes (bus) or a half hour (walk) from Shinjuku Station in the direction of Nakano City. It is quiet and residential.… Read more: Shinjuku: Travel Goals Japan
• Casa Grande: Rural Road Trips
  It is supposed to be a grand road trip to visit lesser known national parks and historic sites. Unfortunately Congress cannot agree on a budget. The ensuing government shut down… Read more: Casa Grande: Rural Road Trips
• The Takeshita Experience: Travel Goals Japan
  Explosions of sights, smells and sounds. People lining the streets in constant motion. Shops, food, pets…. On Takeshita street, you should expect the unexpected. Just steps from the Harajuki Station,… Read more: The Takeshita Experience: Travel Goals Japan
• Tlaquepaque: Rural Road Trip Arizona
  Somewhere in Sedona there is a shopping area that surprises. Tlaquepaque (tlock-ay-pick-ay) is a delightful and eclectic village of shops amid a historic looking adobe cluster of buildings. We decide… Read more: Tlaquepaque: Rural Road Trip Arizona
• Red Rock Hike: Rural Road Trip Arizona
  I love to hike, but I am married to a reluctant hiker. Translation: he actually likes to hike once I can get him on a trail. This may involve suggesting,… Read more: Red Rock Hike: Rural Road Trip Arizona
• Shibuya Surprises: Travel Goals Japan
  This morning I get up very early and get my work done. I am still stuck in another time zone and an early riser, which is convenient when you try… Read more: Shibuya Surprises: Travel Goals Japan
• Verde to Tonto: Rural Road Trip
  I wouldn’t call us aimless. But we have no plan other than to enjoy this beautiful weekend. The weather is perfect. Blue skies. Cool breeze. And we have a whole… Read more: Verde to Tonto: Rural Road Trip
• Animal Cafe Takes My Stress Away: Travel Goals Japan
  In Japan, for about $15.00 you can spend an hour having unlimited tea, coffee, and soft drinks while cozying up to wildlife of your choice. There are puppy cafes, cat… Read more: Animal Cafe Takes My Stress Away: Travel Goals Japan
• Meiji Morning: Travel Goals
  This morning I wake up with the sun. It is a mystery to me how my internal clock always knows sunrise. Even on the other side of the globe, I’m… Read more: Meiji Morning: Travel Goals
• Campground Halloween Fun: Rural Road Trips
  Part of the fun of camping is meeting other campers. It happens while taking a walk, doing laundry, or buy firewood. Conversations happen naturally between people who love the outdoors.… Read more: Campground Halloween Fun: Rural Road Trips
• Home Sweet Tokyo: Travel Goals
  We are off on another adventure. Today we spent fifteen hours in flight and six more in airports. We lost a whole day by crossing the international date line. I… Read more: Home Sweet Tokyo: Travel Goals
• Gold King Ghost Town: Rural Road Trip
  Occasionally you regret almost immediately your choice of adventure. I’m sad to say, today was one of those days. I was enticed by advertising. Signs along the highway teased us… Read more: Gold King Ghost Town: Rural Road Trip
• Jerome: Rural Road Trips Arizona
  Jerome is a little city with a big past and tenacious residents. It is built on a steep hillside. Some might call it a mountain. It once was the center… Read more: Jerome: Rural Road Trips Arizona
• Pink Jeep Tour: Rural Road Trip
  We pile into the pink jeep with six strangers. Our driver seems a little crazy….in a mostly good way. He navigates the heavy Sedona traffic like he has done the… Read more: Pink Jeep Tour: Rural Road Trip
• Safari In The USA: Rural Road Trip
  I am going out on Safari! Our bus just arrived to take us to the bush country of Afri…… make that Arizona. Somewhere between Camp Verde and Cottonwood Arizona is… Read more: Safari In The USA: Rural Road Trip
• Camp Verde Community Camping: Rural Road Trip
  Life on the road requires a home base every once in awhile. For the next several days, we will be in Camp Verde, Arizona at the Verde River RV Resort.… Read more: Camp Verde Community Camping: Rural Road Trip
• Hopi Ruins: Rural Road Trips
  After standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona for about as long as we care to, we head out of town on Route 66. Within a few minutes, we find… Read more: Hopi Ruins: Rural Road Trips
• Route 66 in Holbrook, AZ: Rural Road Trip
  We planned a three day stop in Holbrook, AZ thinking we would enjoy petrified forest national park. It is shut down, due to the government’s fight over the big beautiful… Read more: Route 66 in Holbrook, AZ: Rural Road Trip
• Standing On A Corner: Rural Road Trips Arizona
  “Standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona. Such a fine sight to see.” The Eagles’ hit dominates the town of Winslow. At the infamous corner, you can take a picture… Read more: Standing On A Corner: Rural Road Trips Arizona
• Trading Post: Rural Road Trip Arizona
  On our way to Canyon de Chelly, we stop at the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic site. To get here, we drove though miles of Navajo Country, wdesert and across… Read more: Trading Post: Rural Road Trip Arizona
• Canyons in Navajo Country: Rural Road Trip
  Sometimes a place calls to me with no rhyme or reason. Canyon de Chelly has jumped off the map for a number of years. It is off the main highways… Read more: Canyons in Navajo Country: Rural Road Trip
• Zoos and Aquariums Always Make Me Smile: Rural Road Trips
  Few things beat a day at the zoo. Seriously. I love zoos. Animals and small children are too cute. The combination is irresistible. The Albuquerque combo ticket fee is a… Read more: Zoos and Aquariums Always Make Me Smile: Rural Road Trips
• Albuquerque Botanical: Rural Road Trips
  The Albuquerque Botanical Garden is an unexpected delight. The grounds are immaculate. It is a shady oasis in a desert landscape. As we walk among the trees by a large… Read more: Albuquerque Botanical: Rural Road Trips
• Old Town Charm: Rural Road Trips
  Sometimes a road warrior just needs a little down time. In old town Albuquerque, a quiet stroll and a leisurely meal fit the bill. The old section of town is… Read more: Old Town Charm: Rural Road Trips
• Indian Oasis: Rural Road Trip
  After a full day of driving, I was thrilled to pull off the highway to the Route 66 RV park on the Laguna Pueblo. Of course navigating two tight roundabouts… Read more: Indian Oasis: Rural Road Trip