Fall Day Trip from Charlotte to Beech Mountain and Boone
Eight hours, early fall color, an unfinished waterfall hike and a poodle with a punk-rock haircut. Come along on our mountain day trip from Charlotte.
How Do You Spot Bald Eagles in Alaska?
Travel Tuesday: We’re returning to Alaska today with our eyes on the treetops and one surprisingly useful piece of eagle-spotting advice. Of all the places I expected to see a bald eagle in Alaska, standing on a chunk of floating ice was not one of them. But there she was, just off our balcony aboard…
Travel Tuesday: Why a White Sox Game Might Be Chicago’s Best-Kept Summer Secret
From a family baseball night to one of baseball’s earliest social media experiments, here’s why a Chicago White Sox game became the highlight of my trip home to Chicago. When you only have 48 hours in Chicago, every hour counts. Choosing to spend a few of them at a Chicago White Sox game turned out…
Travel Tuesday: Bubbles, Bridges, and the Beauty of Not Going in a Straight Line
Travel Tuesday takes us to Chicago Botanic Garden to see Shimmering Summer, an exhibit I visited on June 22, 2026. Some places feel familiar even when years have passed. The Chicago Botanic Garden is one of those places for me. When we lived in Chicagoland, visiting CBG was a family favorite. We’ve wandered the Japanese…
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Chicago Leadership Lessons: What Ferris Bueller Teaches Us About Visibility
Travel Tuesday | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 40th Anniversary By Barbara Rozgonyi | barbararozgonyi.com If you haven’t stopped and looked around yet today, this post is for you, especially if you’re a leader, executive, or expert doing remarkable work and not getting the recognition it deserves. The answer usually isn’t more content. It’s more observation….
The Architecture of Authority: Strategic Lessons from ‘Dior: Crafting Fashion’ at SCAD FASH
“Enthusiasm for life is the secret of all beauty and fashion. There is no beauty without enthusiasm.” — Christian Dior Travel Tuesday takes us to the SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta for the headlining exhibition, Dior: Crafting Fashion. Nearly eighty years after Christian Dior changed fashion forever, the House of Dior…
What an Indianapolis Museum Taught Me About Legacy, Connection, and the Art of Storytelling
During a weekend globally famous for speed, noise, and spectacle, Bruce and I did something entirely unexpected. We bypassed Carb Day on Friday. And, we skipped the Indy 500 parade on Saturday. Instead, we spent two afternoons wrapped in the quiet, immersive world of Newfields, home to the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the historic…
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What John Keats Teaches About Presence, Legacy, and Creating | Travel Tuesday Hampstead
Some journeys begin the moment the plane lands. Others begin the moment you walk through the right door. On our very first morning in London, zero sleep, full jet lag, running entirely on wonder, we made a beeline for Keats House in Hampstead. It was the first week of March, spring was bursting into bloom,…
Travel Tuesday Storytelling: Rozgonyi as a Hungarian Immigrant Heritage Story
Last week, Hungary made history with its parliamentary election. Voter turnout hit a record-breaking 74.23%, signaling the dawn of a new era. As a second-generation American with deep roots in Hungarian soil, I found that news hit closer to home than I expected; my heritage is an indelible part of the stories I carry every…
What Mary Queen of Scots Means to Me | Travel Tuesday | Women’s History Month
Have you ever stood somewhere and felt history run through your veins? Today is the last day of Women’s History Month, and I’m sharing something I’ve never said publicly before. Thanks to a family genealogist, I can trace the Stuart-Cory line directly back to Mary Queen of Scots. Millions of people worldwide are likely descendants through…
