Halifax, Nova Scotia was one of our ports when we took our Canada/New England cruise. I was stoked because I had Nova Scotia on my bucket list. (This was before I understood Nova Scotia was one of Canada’s provinces, not a city. That’s one thing our jaunts to Canada haveContinue Reading
If you’ve never cruised before, one of the things you’ll discover waiting for you each night in your room are towel animals. Your stateroom steward takes any towels you’ve used during the day to create them. Sometimes we don’t always know what they’re supposed to be. (Depends on how seasonedContinue Reading
It was late on Saturday night December 3, 2011. We’d only been in Istanbul a few days. We were still acclimating to the time change. We’d woken up late. Again. Like I said, the jet lag was taking its toll. When we finally did get going, we spent the dayContinue Reading
I was super excited when Ellen and Justin from The Time Crunched Traveler tagged me to participate in the Seven Super Shots series started by Hostelbookers. The Question If you had to sum up your most amazing travel experiences in just seven photos, could you do it? The Answer IContinue Reading
I was very excited to be nominated by Michaela of Awe Inclusive for the ABCs of Travel I’ve seen go around the travel blogosphere for months now. It took me a little while to complete my answers. (Well, not complete them, but get time to give them proper thought andContinue Reading
Saw the following press release on SBWire about a ghost hunting tour company in New York City offering events at the Met. Added their link to the Ghost Tours, Walks & Hunts page. Below are the details from their press release about their event and how to participate in one.Continue Reading
An interesting thing happened to me when we stayed at the Millennium Suites in Istanbul. We stayed in room 401 on the fourth floor. On our second and third nights (especially the third one), I heard noises coming from above us. Specifically, footsteps. Loud ones. That made me paranoid aboutContinue Reading
What interesting things I learned today at tennis from the girls on my team about ghosts right here in my own backyard! They all know about my spooky little blog, but I never really talk about it much with them. I tend to keep my writing stuff to myself unlessContinue Reading
One Sunday when we lived in Jacksonville, Wayne wanted to go exploring. I had been reading my Haunting Sunshine book and had just finished the section on the Herlong Mansion. “Want to go to Micanopy?” I asked. “Where?” I had no idea how to pronounce Micanopy. Maybe I was sayingContinue Reading
This week I decided to do something a bit different and participate in Budget Travelers Sandbox‘s Travel Photo Thursday. I’ve long wanted to share some photos I took of the fun sea creatures I encountered while strolling along Rafael E. Melgar, a.k.a. Cozumel’s tourist area main street. This seems likeContinue Reading
This is a guest post by William Collins. Since I was eleven years old, I’ve been keeping expansive lists of haunted houses. It started out on a yellow pad, moved to a journal that I rewrote and reworked over the years and now has been gradually transferred to series ofContinue Reading
I’m pleased to invite one and all to Haunt Jaunts first ever group event: Halloween in the Bermuda Triangle with special guest investigators Ghost Eyes aboard Royal Caribbean’s Majesty of the Seas. You can find complete details and booking information on the Halloween Cruise 2012 page. However, let me giveContinue Reading
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