The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: From London With Love

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: From London With Love: Exactly one year ago, I arrived in London , having just bought a plane ticket only 36 hours prior and needing to constantly pinch my...

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Visiting Natural Bridge (VA)

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Visiting Natural Bridge (VA): George Washington carved his initials here.  Thomas Jefferson built a cabin retreat here.  Katrina Elisabet took a selfie here. Do I...

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Remember the Alamo

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Remember the Alamo: Few words resonate so strongly in American history textbooks the way "Remember the Alamo!" does.  Even international visitors l...

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Mapping My Month: February 2015

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Mapping My Month: February 2015: I feel like I ask this every month, but seriously, where has the time gone?! January came and went just as fast as December .  We too...

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Prague, It's In The Details

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Prague, It's In The Details: One of my favorite traveling pastimes is to focus on the details - looking at the sculpted columns that support a cathedral ceiling; ...

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Bloody Lane

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Bloody Lane: The Bloody Lane, or Sunken Road as it was known prior to the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), was the scene of the heaviest fighting be...

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Blue Ridge Parkway - Nelson County, VA

The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Blue Ridge Parkway - Nelson County, VA: Sometimes, you've just got to take a drive. Last weekend I decided to fight off the mid-winter, cabin-fever, is-spring-ever-gonna-...