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Three Top Places to See in Kansas City
At Just One Day Travel Tours we would be more than happy to help you curate a day out with family and friends, we do understand that sometimes you just want to go see someplace fun and new on your own. On a side note, If you live in the surrounding areas like Topeka,...
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The Cost Of An Experience
As young parents we always strived to take vacations with the family as often as possible. We have a daughter Juliana and our son Victor. Both are adults now. We love caves. Almost everywhere we went we would make sure we toured a cave or a mine. There was one...
Why would you need a tour guide?
Why would you need a tour guide? Let me tell you a story. A few years back we had the opportunity for a family vacation and the focus of the trip was Havasu Falls. Reservations just to attend are about a year long. So, we planned. I decided I wanted this to be the...
Let’s Get Away For Just One Day!
Let’s talk about it. Getting away for Just One Day… Did you know 60% of the US population does not take a vacation each year? The moderate cost for a vacation for 7 days can be about $3,000.00 with airfare and hotels. That averages about to $428.00 a day, and that’s a...
What About A Day Trip From Kansas City?
Have you ever thought about taking a day trip away Kansas City? Did you know that Topeka, KS is just about an hour away from Kansas City? There is a lot to see in Topeka. Not only is it the State Capital of Kansas, it also has the Combat Air Museum and lots of local...
Get Out of the House and Be With Your Friends
We all know it is very difficult to stay in touch with friends. It’s even harder to meet people and invest the time to get to know them. Life seems too busy but you miss them and the fun times. For me it’s all really about intentions and self-care. If you find...
Patee House & Glore Psychiatric Museum – St Joe, Missouri
You won’t need a time machine for this single day adventure, but you will step back in time. This single day adventure goes to the Patee House in St. Joe Missouri. This luxury hotel was built in 1858 by John Patee. The Patee House served as the last stop of “civility”...
Zip Lining in Kansas City
Are you thinking about zip lining in Kansas City? Let me tell you, it is AMAZING! The wind in your hair. Flying through the air like a bird and seeing the beautiful landscape. It’s such a great feeling. When people talk about zip lining, they usually think of exotic...
What Will You Do With Just One Day?
If you can find just one day, what would you do? Are you tired of being cooped up in your house? Do you just need to get away? It’s hard to plan a vacation around everyone’s schedule with work, sports, school and life in general. Would you sit on your couch and do...
Adventures in Just One Day
The weather is starting to be nicer and the pandemic is starting to get better. You are tired of being couped up inside. Now it’s time to get out of the house. Stretch your legs and do something different. We have just the thing. A one-day tour! We have over a dozen...
Tour Inspirations with Thomas Hart Benton
Kansas City once hosted the legendary artist Thomas Hart Benton from 1935 to 1975. His abode, now a historical time capsule since 1977, sits snug in the Roanoke neighborhood near the Nelson Atkins Art Museum. Managed by the Parks and Recreation Department, this spot...
Get to know me more!
I enjoy getting to know people. I like having meaningful conversations. Every person has a story to tell. This is a bit of mine in a video. Next time we meet I'd like to hear yours. 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1cWE-yNzHI
COVID19 and waiting to travel
COVID 19 and waiting to travel. (Stick with me this one may be long.) We are all in this together. The common phrase that is heard several times through the day. On one hand we know we are all part of the bigger picture, but being socially isolated makes it...
Travel with Seniors. Take a tour and see what you may learn about them
As someone who recently had the gift of time with my mother in her battle with Ovarian cancer, we spent 2.5 bonus years together almost daily. Lots of laughs along the way and time to get out and have some fun as she was able to. I am grateful for her 83 years and all...
Welcome to My New Career!
If you have not seen the about me page that would be a good place to start this story. My name is Sherrie Ortiz. Many of you may already know me from my first business, Sherrie’s Cake Magic. I have been making cake for over 34 years, with the last 14 in my home-based...