My return trip to Maui was two-fold; research for my new book and to visit my former co-workers. I thought I would have forgotten my way around Maui, the old...

Saturday morning is a time for sleeping in, watching cartoons and trying out another doughnut shop that an insistent co-worker suggested. Arriving shortly af...

Don’t you love it when you have no plans for a particular place or thing and you stumble across a great surprise? After I stopped at Half Price Books to gath...

A canceled Valentines luncheon opened the door to a new discovery-1419 Mercantile. I refused to spend the day bummed out and found a pleasant experience at t...

As the big birthday travel continues, I jetted off to New York City for a whirlwind two-day fun trip of discovery. As a belated birthday gift, my sister trea...

Most people despise Monday’s but I love them. They offer a chance to explore a new area while everyone else is at work. On this particular day, Layla’s was o...

As my birthday year of travel to celebrate the big one is coming to an end, I’ve pushed myself to find the unique, fun and educational places in America. My ...

A Monday morning of full of shapeless, dense clouds beckoned escape from my cracker box dwelling to explore a church. Not just any church but the Cathedral B...

For anyone who has read any of my reviews, you know that I love exploring not only big cities and famous places but the out of way small town favorites. My n...

My readers know that when I find something fun, great or simply fantastic, I can’t wait to share it with them. Well that’s how I feel about Hanger 54 Grill. ...

Any one that knows me, knows that I love taking the side roads, the unexplored paths or memory lanes of America. For my birthday, I returned to the highways ...

I had the privilege of being on Fox 4 News recently discussing the importance of local landmarks such as the Ginger Rogers Museum. Here is the video and an ...

Laduree macarons are an edible, delicate treat. I found them on a whim while awaiting a return flight from Paris to Washington then to the Midwest. I happene...

If you can’t travel to the Big Easy for a taste of New Orleans food head to the next best place, Roux. This restaurant opened in late March, 2017 and has alr...

Hello Readers! Well I have good news and bad. So, let’s start with the good stuff. I’ve chosen the winners of the July contest. There are two extra names bec...

As I continue to discover the world around me during the Big birthday year, I took a trip in my own backyard. I decided to find out more about the greeting c...

Hello. I’m Lila Johnson, author of The Fat Girls Club and the web page, writerontheroadway.com. In recent days, I’ve had a wonderful influx of people request...

Have you ever come across a place that wasn't on your list to visit but you said, "Why not?" and took a chance? That's what happened when I visited Old Glory...

Visiting the Cloisters was a first for me as I continue to travel in celebration of the big year of the big birthday. The presentation, Heavenly Bodies Fashi...

If you love books like I do, check out Strand in New York City. Their motto states, “18 miles of books,” but all I know is that they have some fun stuff. The...