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Charlie Horses, Leg Cramps and Restless Leg Syndrone

The most common leg cramps are the “Charlie Horse”. They are generally caused at night by an electrolyte imbalance. Lack of potassium, magnesium and calcium often cause the cramps.

Go to a Disney Park by Thinking Outside the Heart Shaped Box!

Arrange for both of you to Volunteer with a local charity like Habitat for Humanity and many others in your area. During this year, The Walt Disney Corporation is giving One Day One Park tickets to either Walt Disney World or Disneyland to people who volunteer for a variety of Charities. The program is called Give A Day Get A Disney Day .

Atlantis Launch Successful!

I had the great privilege to observe the launch of the Atlantis Space Shuttle yesterday from Disney’s Contemporary Resort. I was looking over Bay Lake at Walt Disney World and was thrilled to see the launch.

Salmon Capital of the World! Ketchikan AK

I had the pleasure to again visit Ketchikan. A beautiful city on Revillagigedo Island, in southeast Alaska. Ketchikan is close to Misty Fjords National Monument, where day trips are meant to discover part of this largest wilderness in Alaska.

Serendipity: Change Results in New Adventures!

Located in the Tongass National Forest, Tracy Arm is a steep granite walled fjord with hemlock and spruce rainforest to about the 1500 foot line. There are many waterfalls from the ice fields as well as icebergs from the tidewater glaciers. Some of the icebergs are as large as a 3 story building! Often the waterway is clogged with ice.

Glaciers, Icefields and Rainforest Views

So as you visit the Temperate Rainforest of Southeast Alaska, appreciate the time it has taken to even being to see tall trees in the area.

Glacier Bay: Whales & Eco-Tourists abound!

Keeping the focus on the environment, carefully protecting the area for current as well as future enjoyment means Glacier Bay National Park will be a living arena for flora and fauna!

Water and Summer Travel go Hand In Hand

Water is you! We need to stay hydrated all year round, especially as we travel these hot summer days.

Snacking & Summer Travel Meals Made a Cinch!

However you travel in the Summer, whether by trains, planes, automobiles, trucks, RV’s, motorcycles, bikes, boats and buses, you are going to eat!  I probably left out some forms of transportation, such as camels, but those aren’t going to cross most of our paths as we venture to see the family this summer!  But if [...]

Summer Travel & How to be Healthy

Summer Traveling offers  all sorts of adventures in new sights, new foods, and new treats and then the not so new weight gain.  As we travel, we venture into new areas of the world and find new foods, wonderful fruits, vegetables, local delights that tempt us and rightfully so!  How do we enjoy both [...]

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