Travel Archives ~ Musings From a Redhead

Finding Joy in Choosing to Travel the Road Less Taken

by RoseMary Griffith | Aug 19, 2019 | Laughter Musings, Opinionated Musings, Travel Musings | 19 |

I’ve been doing that all my life, sometimes intentionally, sometimes going with the flow. I’ve...

Our Welsh Learning Curve

by RoseMary Griffith | Jun 29, 2019 | Great Britain, More Wales, Pembrokeshire, Travel Musings, Wales | 12 |

Now, before you get all excited and think: “Wow! RoseMary is learning to speak Welsh!” Let me stop...

Alex Kershaw’s, The First Wave, The D-Day Warriors and remembrance events on June 5-6, 2019

by RoseMary Griffith | Jun 14, 2019 | Opinionated Musings, Washington, DC | 6 |

Commemorating our D-Day heroes June 5 We started our Washington, D.C. World War II D-Day...

Tampa, Florida – A Visitor Friendly City

by RoseMary Griffith | Apr 25, 2019 | More USA, Travel Musings | 16 |

Until recently, my only trip to Florida was several years ago in August. That trip was to Orlando,...

The Jackie & Rosemary Italian Road Show

by RoseMary Griffith | Mar 26, 2019 | Italy, Liguria, Travel Musings | 18 |

Logically, my older sister Jackie asked, “Now what?” when we emerged from Malpensa Airport. Not...

Book Reviews: I’m a Tough Reviewer

by RoseMary Griffith | Feb 18, 2019 | Book Review Musings, Fiction book reviews, Non-fiction book reviews, Opinionated Musings | 4 |

Standards of living, standards of writing, standards of service. I don’t want to let these things fall by the wayside. Let’s be tough when we review ourselves sometimes and keep the critiques going and the desire to rise up a level or two. Let’s not become slobs either in how we dress or approach our work and our lives.

How do You Feel Leaving Traces of Yourself Behind

by RoseMary Griffith | Jan 7, 2019 | Opinionated Musings | 4 |

On the flight from Phoenix to Chicago, I began rereading one of my favorite books. This was before...

The Diversity and Small Town Feel of Squirrel Hill

by RoseMary Griffith | Oct 30, 2018 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 26 |

Spending a day in Squirrel Hill creates an awareness of community with an easy mingling of multiple ethic backgrounds and religions—people mix together and get along because that’s the way it’s always worked.

Perfect Moments and Ideal Days…

by RoseMary Griffith | Aug 24, 2018 | Opinionated Musings | 8 |

I suspect most of us have multiple versions of what noteworthy events we view as special enough to...

The Reverse Yield City of Pittsburgh

by RoseMary Griffith | Aug 4, 2018 | Laughter Musings, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 4 |

The proper way to yield: If I’m on the highway and someone is coming from a ramp to get on, I move into the left lane—if I can. If I can’t the ramp-driver has to stop. Not so in my city.

Hiking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in South Wales

by RoseMary Griffith | Jul 31, 2018 | More Europe, More Wales, Pembrokeshire, Travel Musings, Wales | 17 |

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path in South Wales is one of the most ruggedly beautiful stretches of oceanside walking that you’ll find anywhere in the world. Hiking here you not only see incredible sights, but you meet captivating people—a combination sure to draw you back time and again.