by ginakingsley1 | Dec 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Glorious high ceilings, details, incredible molding, marble floors, chandeliers, an aura of an exciting time of scurrying crowds in an old train station…..this is Union Station in Kansas City. In the heart of the city, off Main Street, is the centerpiece (in my...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Our youngest son just returned from a 3 week co-ed camp in Greece. He is not typically effusive unless he’s really impressed by things. When he returned, he was enthusiastic and articulate in his details and impressions to us. For the sake of brevity in the...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Regally situated in the Cyclades island clusters is the crescent-shaped and legendary Santorini. Get over the label of “touristy” or else you’ll miss the magic. A fellow Greek-American friend recently told me in his wisdom, “We ARE tourists,...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Here we are……… family travel and worldschooling days have now evolved into a new style of travel—-the empty-nester couple travel. It basically will be a second honeymoon! Designing trips for our family of five forked off into our college kids...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Every year, I’ve looked forward to a road trip to see the Tall Grass Prairie near Pawhuska, Oklahoma. It’s been planned, postponed, rescheduled and put on the back burner but it was always on the horizon, no pun intended. Finally, in November 2021, I went...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Last year, our church doors had to be replaced. They were 40 plus years old and quite weathered. The old doors were damaged and put aside to be discarded so I asked for permission to take one of them. After an approval process, I was given the door. I’m...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
If someone asks you what your favorite book is, you would not only name it immediately but you’d also have visceral feelings that flood your memory. For me, that book is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. It was my introduction into the world...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
On a panoramic tour of Havana, we were taken to a rainforest. I knew Cuba was lush and tropical but I didn’t really expect to see a rainforest on our culture and arts itinerary. The drapery of emerald green swags billowing from the tree limbs was magical. The...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
I recently learned that my cousin created a family tree. He shared it with me as part of a conversation we had regarding our church’s upcoming 100 year anniversary and the various archives related to that. Even if my own family hadn’t been included on this...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
JOURNEY. ADVENTURE. VACATION. EXCURSION. Whatever it is to you, it’s a getaway. A departure. A chance to see the world. I grew up traveling with my family because my father worked for an airlines. The education, adventure and bonding of traveling opened our...
