Tag: (ODD)yssey

How can you meet a sloth up-close-and-personal? Those who followed along on social media for my recent trip to the beach with Baby Girl know we got to have a sloth encounter at the wonderful little Gulf Coast Zoo. It was thanks to Sweetums, who bought Baby Girl the tickets for Christmas and then sent… Continue reading Here’s how you can meet a sloth up close and personal, with photos

Those who regularly go to the shore probably don’t stop to think about some of the unusual sights along the way. On a trip to Gulf Shores last week to celebrate Baby Girl’s birthday, we stopped to take photos of several oddities. After you scroll through, click here to check out this post from AL.com… Continue reading 15 really weird sights from my trip to the Gulf Coast

On a recent trip, Sweetums and I stopped at historic Linwood Cemetery (founded 1828) in Columbus, GA. It was interesting for several reasons, including its intricate cast-iron fences (post coming later), an unusual Civil War cannon and graves covered with bricks, which is something I’ve never seen before. STORY CONTINUES BELOW It is also the… Continue reading How a Civil War saber wound led to the creation of Coca-Cola

Sometimes on our trips, Sweetums and I end up with photos that don’t require a full story or even an explanation. Sometimes there is no explanation. I rounded up a few that don't really fit into a category. Hope you enjoy them! Marble Alabama welcome sign placed on Alabama 411 in 1942 at the Georgia… Continue reading 23 fun, weird and random road-trip photos

  What kind of honeymoon is it if you don’t visit the homes of Old West outlaws, as well as an authentic marshal’s office? Actually, Sweetums and I never intended to visit the homes of Belle Starr and the Dalton Gang; as with many of our discoveries, it just happened. We were traveling through Missouri… Continue reading When we visited the home of gunslingers Belle Starr & the Dalton Gang