Shebby LeeFeb 1, 20192 minThe Power of the PressHave you ever wondered just how the man most widely perceived as our best US President, managed to triumph in a field of four candidates...
Shebby LeeNov 1, 20143 minABA’s Top 100 EventsThe annual announcement of the Top 100 Events in North America by the American Bus Association (ABA) is eagerly awaited each fall by the ...
Shebby LeeJun 1, 20143 minHappinessI read recently that, according to a Netherlands travel study (plus followup research conducted by psychologist and consultant Shawn Anch...
Shebby LeeMar 1, 20143 minFor Public ConsumptionIn this age of social media, with millions of people posting their innermost thoughts on Twitter or Facebook, in blogs, or some other int...
Shebby LeeFeb 1, 20143 minHiding in Plain SightPeople are funny. You can quote me on that if you’d like. As a travel professional I have frequent opportunities to indulge my passion fo...
Shebby LeeDec 1, 20134 minThis message is brought to you by…I have been writing a regular monthly blog now for the past four years. It has been both challenging and rewarding. But it is also time-c...
Shebby LeeNov 1, 20133 minHistory LiteIf you have ever surfed the upper reaches of the cable channels in desperate search of semi-literate diversion, you have probably run int...
Shebby LeeSep 1, 20133 minCircling the WagonsAt a recent history conference I learned – among other things – that the stereotypical movie depiction of circling the wagons against an ...
Shebby LeeAug 1, 20133 minFollowing the Lewis & Clark TrailI have been leading modern-day explorers over the Lewis & Clark Trail more or less regularly since 1997, and as you read this I have emba...
Shebby LeeJun 1, 20133 minCan Money Buy Happiness?Confucius didn’t think so. Neither did Gandhi nor Mother Teresa. Of course, taking a vow of poverty kind of takes money out of the equati...
Shebby LeeMay 1, 20132 minLess Is MoreThere is a wildly popular restaurant near me that offers only two entrees on its evening menu: big steak and little steak! In this day of...
Shebby LeeApr 1, 20133 minAnticipationWhen I was growing up I couldn’t wait for summer vacation so that I could escape my parents’ contentious and migratory household to spend...
Shebby LeeMar 1, 20133 minSpring Has SprungFor many people, myself included, the most joyous words in the English language are “Pitchers and catchers report!” I have been fortunat...
Shebby LeeFeb 1, 20133 minReading ListsWhen we were first developing the Lewis & Clark Trail as a Vanishing Trails Expedition I kept track of all the books I read in my researc...
Shebby LeeJan 1, 20133 minWide Open SpacesOne could argue – I would – that some of the most enjoyable days I’ve spent on tour were those covering many miles of what early settlers...
Shebby LeeNov 1, 20122 minTrail TalkWhen I started my travel blog a couple of years ago, it seemed only natural to call it “Trail Talk”. After all, Shebby Lee Tours speciali...
Shebby LeeOct 1, 20123 minAntiques Road ShowAntiques Road Show was here this summer. I don’t know what took them so long. They’d already been to Bismarck – a town half the size of R...
Shebby LeeSep 3, 20123 minThe Best Laid PlansThe conventional wisdom is that a successful blogger produces some words of wisdom every single day, but if you are a regular reader, you...
Shebby LeeAug 2, 20122 minAdventure TravelThere is a category of my business known as “adventure travel”. It evokes images of llama trekking in the Andes, zip-lining across the Am...
Shebby LeeJul 1, 20123 minKindles and Other Modern MiraclesI am a Kindle owner, though admittedly a reluctant one. I come from a long line of bibliophiles and moving my massive and beloved library...