My search across 4 continents for Corrie ten Boom, a watchmaker’s daughter who rescued hundreds of Dutch Jews from death during the Holocaust. This post may contain affiliate links. Please refer to our our Disclosure/Disclaimer page for more information. Corrie...
And, we are at number four in our series of Original Travel Quote Memes. I just verified the date of our last travel meme post, and it was nine months ago. I did not realize it had been that long. The creation of these memes is quite organic. Typically, when I come...
Join me as I journey to Alabama to retrace the route of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights, following in the steps of the heroes and martyrs who led the way. Retracing the Selma to Montgomery March As a child of the South I knew about racial...
The third offering in our original travel quote memes series is dedicated to AUTUMN, my favorite season of the year. As before, some of the featured quotes are borrowed, but all of the designs are unique to our site. Although these quote memes are not uniquely travel...
Our second collection in a series of original travel quote memes. Please Pin, Tweet, Instagram, Facebook, and fling them capriciously across cyberspace. The second offering in our original travel quote memes series is especially meaningful to us because it reflects...
Our first collection in a series of original travel quote memes. Please Pin, Tweet, Instagram, Facebook, and fling them capriciously across cyberspace. I love adages, maxims, aphorisms, proverbs, couplets, musings, observations, thoughts, and quotes. If you combine...
How quotes about change by Clara Barton and Henry Thoreau from over a hundred years ago resonate with a traveler to Gettysburg NMP and Harpers Ferry NHP. What Clara and Henry Taught Me: Quotes About Change Last summer’s major road trip was a doozy! We took the...
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