Experience the fascination of a tourist; Feel the comfort of the local
I went to the doctor for what I thought would be a routine checkup. Not that I would recognize a routine checkup if I saw one. I hadn’t been to a doctor (except for two emergency room visits, one after being mugged and one after falling off a racing camel. Now that’s a story for …
Diary of a Cockeyed Optimist: I’m not fine. But I will be.Read More
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What it’s like to get tested at a free Illinois COVID-19 Testing Site Since the seriousness of COVID-19 began to hit home mid-March, Mr. TLT and I have been cautious. We’ve limited our outings to grocery shopping, a couple of curbside pickups at Julie Ann’s Frozen Custard, walks on the Prairie Trail and an occasional …
Diary of a Cockeyed Optimist: Why I Got Tested for COVID-19Read More
Road trips capture the imagination like no other travel.
Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Chapter 27 – Romancing the Road TripRead More
Previous: Chapter 10 – Surviving I-40 with Buried Cars, a Blue Hole, and a Big Hunk As we got back on I-40 for the short drive, relatively speaking, to Albuquerque, I thought about everything we’d seen and done since we’d left home only six days ago. When I first had the idea for this trip, …
Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Chapter 11 – Camping Should be a Pre-Marriage RequirementRead More
A message from TLT Founder & Publisher Theresa L. Goodrich: During this trying time, I’m choosing to serialize my Two Lane Gems books on The Local Tourist. Each day I’ll post a chapter so you can read these adventures from the comfort of your home. I’m doing this for a few reasons: one is because …
Simply being there is the most important path to success.
No matter where you go, you can find something unique. Every place is worth visiting, and your visit matters.
The hardest part of writing a book isn’t the actual writing. It’s what comes next.
Sometimes you head in one direction without knowing where you’re going, yet you still end up where you need to be.
One Step Back, Five Steps Forward (Or, what happened to Drive By Towns?)Read More
Ferne Clyffe State Park will always have a warm place in my heart.
Sometimes you can trace where you are now back to a single moment. For me, that moment was during the Spring of 2016, on a sunny day in early May.
