Travel – The Free Range Viking

Awesome Things to Do in Seattle

We visited Seattle over Thanksgiving week, and it is a fabulous city with great things to do and great places to eat. For now I’m going to share some of the things we enjoyed doing while in the area, and I will follow up with a post detailing where the places we loved to eatContinue reading “Awesome Things to Do in Seattle”

Birthday at the Beach

One of things my wife loves most is to be around water, especially the ocean, so to celebrate her birthday in early November I arranged for us to spend a long weekend at Carolina Beach. We have visited Carolina Beach often, and escaped out there for a week in November last week just to getContinue reading “Birthday at the Beach”

Thanksgiving Trip 2021

So I’m sure everyone has just been on the edge of their seats waiting for the big decision on where I am going to travel for Thanksgiving this year – Seattle or Denver. I am glad to say that I have finally made up my mind and can start getting this trip planned. And theContinue reading “Thanksgiving Trip 2021”

Seattle vs. Denver

So the original plan was to spend the week of Thanksgiving in San Antonio, Texas. My wife had a conference scheduled for the weekend and we were going to turn the rest of the week into a nice little vacation. As a bonus, I have a friend who lives in San Antonio and some familyContinue reading “Seattle vs. Denver”

Favorite Things To Do in San Diego

So last week I recounted my favorite places to eat in San Diego, and now that I have all of the drool cleaned out of my keyboard I am ready for my second installment about San Diego. Having covered food, I want to focus on some of my favorite things to do when you visitContinue reading “Favorite Things To Do in San Diego”

Best Places to Eat in San Diego

My first full trip post-lockdown was a great week in San Diego back in July. Now, San Diego may be my favorite place in the U.S., (or at least in the continental US as my heart definitely lives on Maui), and I have been lucky to have visited the city a number of times inContinue reading “Best Places to Eat in San Diego”

Exploring Savannah

I had the opportunity to visit Savannah a couple of weeks ago, as we begin to roam around again. (Thank you vaccine). Ostensibly the reason for the trip was to take my daughter on a tour of SCAD as she begins to prepare to make decisions on which college to attend next year. Whatever, theContinue reading “Exploring Savannah”

Mini Spring Break in the Mountains

We were once again lucky enough to have been able to escape from our house for a quick trip up to the NC mountains for a socially-distanced, pandemic friendly long weekend. My daughter’s spring break, coupled with a growing need for fresh air, with inspired us to head up to Asheville for a few daysContinue reading “Mini Spring Break in the Mountains”

Moving My Office to the Ballpark

Before Christmas I wrote about the light up the ballpark and Christmas Village that they put on at Truist Park here in Charlotte. Well, I think I might like their next big event/promotion even better. As you can see from the link here, they are now offering to rent out the luxury suites at theContinue reading “Moving My Office to the Ballpark”

Trip Planning The Viking Way – Part 3

I promise this is the final stage of planning, as I know I have dragged this out over three different blog posts at this point. Hopefully you have been enjoying the process so far. Now that you have figured out what you want to do and where you would like to eat, it’s time toContinue reading “Trip Planning The Viking Way – Part 3”