We picked up our Tower of London tickets at the booth and headed off to the entrance. It was late in the day, so my friend and I would have to rush through the huge complex to squeeze in as many highlights as possible before they booted everyone out. But there was no way I […]
A Scaring Experience at the Stanley Hotel
I looked out the peephole one last time. Disappointed, I sighed. No one was outside. I had hoped to have one more good laugh, jumping out at someone stopping by for a souvenir photo, but it was time to check out. So my fun would have to wait until a return visit to the Stanley […]
A Spooky Stay at the Jerome Grand Hotel
I crawled out of bed, having spent my first night at what is allegedly one of America’s spookiest locations – the Jerome Grand Hotel. My stay was the impetus for my road trip to Arizona. I saw the Ghost Adventures show profiling the hotel and immediately booked a stay; after previous spooky experiences, I knew […]
A Night at the Historic Brown Palace
I’m normally not a hotel snob, happy to stay wherever there is a roof over my head and a comfortable bed beneath me. I love to splurg a little here and there, but that generally means that I stayed at a place where breakfast was included in the price. But the complimentary night I spent […]
Spending a Spooky Night at the Stanley Hotel
I tossed and turned all night, but it was no use – I was not going to get a good night’s rest at the Stanley Hotel. As someone later put it to me, I was like a kid on Christmas Eve all full of anticipation. I wanted to have a ghostly experience in my room […]




