top of page
Ellenstravelmagnets
Make planning travel easier
Search
Is Mackinac Island Worth Visiting? You Bet!
Visiting Mackinac (pronounced “Mac-in-aw”) Island should be on everyone’s bucket list.
elleno1962
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Acadia National Park, Maine's playground for all ages
Exploring Acadia National Park is perfect for adventurers of all ages, whether you approach by land or sea.
elleno1962
Sep 4, 20233 min read
Cruising the Society Islands with Paul Gauguin - Fulfilling a Price is Right Dream
Blog note: Click on any underlined feature to go directly to that website Fridge Magnet for a Cruise of a Lifetime Who remembers "The...
elleno1962
Aug 27, 20234 min read
New Orleans, The Pontchartrain and Death of a House
New Orleans = celebration. Unfortunately, in Feb 2019, a birthday coincided with the death of a famous New Orleans most famous mansion.
elleno1962
Aug 18, 20234 min read
Topsail or Topsill???
Topsail Beach survived Hurricane Florence and is the perfect spot for a girls getaway.
elleno1962
Aug 10, 20233 min read
Vienna to Delft and The Spy I Loved
Once in Europe, why not go big or go home? I chose to add on two more destinations after finishing our circuitous train ride through...
elleno1962
Jul 30, 20234 min read
Don't do this in Swiss Saunas
Avoid these travel mistakes when taking your train trip through Switzerland
elleno1962
Jul 24, 20234 min read
Gimmelwald - Thank you Rick Steves!!!!
Bond World, one cable car ride from Gimmelwald When I first saw Rick Steves’ television travel show in early 2003, I learned about the...
elleno1962
Jul 18, 20235 min read
Switzerland by Train: Luzern, Gimmelwald, Zermatt, and Pontresina - Simply Magical
First Stop - Luzern In early 2018 when I asked my world traveling, experienced hiker friend, Geraldine, “What is the most fantastic...
elleno1962
Jul 9, 20234 min read
"Profiled" in the Village of Hinsdale - I Guess I Should Have Worn Nail Polish
Returning to Chicago, another magnet of course I’ve always enjoyed trips to Chicago. During this visit however, my purpose was to catch...
elleno1962
Jul 1, 20233 min read
Naples and Disney, a "Super" Bowl Combo
An Apology: By the time of this trip, my 2013 Windows phone had serious issues, such as producing blurry pics in dim light. Travelers...
elleno1962
Jun 17, 20235 min read
In the desert with Barry Manilow, What More Could a Girl Ask For?
Friends Donna and Grady joined us in Palm Desert, California in December 2017. We booked a two bedroom accommodation at Marriott’s...
elleno1962
Jun 10, 20233 min read
Boston: The Day a Southern Gal Gained Access to a Private "Men Only" Club
In August 2017, Pete, son Henrik and I chose to explore the great city of Boston, Massachusetts again. It had been well over a decade...
elleno1962
May 30, 20234 min read
London Travel Adventures: Palaces, Towers, and the Fright of My Life!
On July 30th, 2017, I closed up my Paris airbnb apt, placed the key back in the mail slot, and made my way to Gard Nord train station to...
elleno1962
May 20, 20238 min read
Skinny Dipping in Paris
The most ambitious solo trip I’ve taken to date is a combined Paris, London two week odyssey in the summer of 2017. In the previous 18...
elleno1962
May 8, 20236 min read
Netherlands Remembrances; 80 years after the Occupation
How does a thrifty minded traveler go back and forth to Europe without breaking the bank? It can be done. With my son Phil now studying...
elleno1962
Apr 25, 20237 min read
Netherlands Anyone? Just the Beginning.....
Planning my first solo European trip to the Netherlands and Copenhagen was easy. There are tricks to making your trip go smoothly.
elleno1962
Apr 15, 20235 min read
Elbow Cay, Paradise Once Again
The following magnet blog is a bittersweet story of sweet memories, a miracle and “Hope”. When our new neighbors, Debbie and Rich,...
elleno1962
Apr 2, 20233 min read
North Dakota - Airplanes, polar bears, and the best Mexican food ever!
If anyone had remarked when my two sons were young, “One of your boys will attend college at the University of North Dakota”, I would...
elleno1962
Mar 19, 20234 min read
Amtrak, Chicago, and Galveston - How to Create Your Own Sentimental Journey
With the passage of time, kids grow up and before you know it, wedding bells begin to ring. In the summer of 2015, Pete and I attended...
elleno1962
Mar 6, 20234 min read
Magnets of Adventure
Trip Tips and Planning Made Easy
ellesntravelmagnets blog began as a respite from ongoing Covid travel restrictions in the summer of 2022. Written in chronological order, each week you can learn about a destination along with travel tips and lessons learned sometimes the hard way. The purpose? To inspire you to create your own adventures. The world is essentially open again - get out there!
Home: Welcome
Do you have some great trip tips? Let me know and I'll try to include them
bottom of page