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Travel Tips When Vacation Planning | Reduce the Stress and Maximize the Fun

Travel Tips When Vacation Planning | Reduce the Stress and Maximize the Fun

by Pat McCaw | Jul 21, 2022 | Pat's Chat, Travel, Travel tips, Uncategorized

Take Time to Travel! Life is too short, and the world awaits with an endless supply of unique and jaw-dropping sites to see. So – get out there! I’m here to share travel tips to make vacation planning easier.  I get through each workday if I have a future...
Getting Away – Finding What’s Important: Daytona Beach

Getting Away – Finding What’s Important: Daytona Beach

by Pat McCaw | Mar 17, 2019 | Pat's Chat, Travel

Vacation has a way of clearing out the muck swirling in your brain to filter your thoughts. Doesn’t matter where I go . . . getting away is all that matters. Recently my family traveled to Daytona Beach Florida and spent the days on the beach without a plan or...
A Day of Adventure – Spook Cave, Field of Dreams, Galena, and Gravity Hill

A Day of Adventure – Spook Cave, Field of Dreams, Galena, and Gravity Hill

by Pat McCaw | Jul 13, 2018 | Pat's Chat

The day began when I poked the teenagers early in the morning with a promise for a day filled with adventure. They were skeptical, grumpy, and tired – but I asked for trust and optimism! Triggered by a morning post on Facebook showing a waterfall tour through Iowa, I...
Travel, adventure, and learning a new culture: Costa Rica

Travel, adventure, and learning a new culture: Costa Rica

by Pat McCaw | Mar 17, 2018 | Pat's Chat, Uncategorized

PURA VIDA! It means “pure life” and is the motto of Costa Rica. My family recently returned from a Spring Break vacation to the region where the landscapes are filled with diversity of animal and plant life and a welcoming culture. When traveling, I try to do more...
Life is an Adventure – Get Your Feet Wet

Life is an Adventure – Get Your Feet Wet

by Pat McCaw | Jan 12, 2018 | Pat's Chat, Uncategorized

Anyone who knows me is aware that I MUST travel. I am restless and cannot concentrate unless I know there is a vacation on the horizon: sandy beaches, snowy mountains tops, hiking through the forest, and crashing ocean waves call my name almost every day. My husband...

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