Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
    • About Barbara Weibel
    • Why I Travel
    • Why I Write
    • Why I Take Photographs
    • Where I’ve Been
    • Portfolio
  • Blog
  • Destinations
  • Travel Tips
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Contact
Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel

North Carolina travel

Beaten, Battered, and Bitten on the Outer Banks

July 15, 2014May 10, 2008 by Barbara Weibel

Since arriving on the Outer Banks On April 30th I have been enjoying fun-filled days and nights: I had severe allergic reaction to the pollen dust, resulting in a sore throat that morphed into a full blown sinus infection. My friends all insisted that the weather was warm so I arrived with only short sleeved … Read more

Categories North Carolina travel Tags North Carolina, Florida 1 Comment

Back On The Outer Banks

July 15, 2014May 1, 2008 by Barbara Weibel

I drove up to the Outer Banks NC on Monday in record time – just under 14 hours, including four stops for gas. As I neared my destination, the landscape changed to the swampy coastal plain that constitutes much of Tyrell and Dare Counties. I’d forgotten how pretty the Outer Banks is in the spring. … Read more

Categories North Carolina travel Tags North Carolina, Florida Leave a comment

The Leaving Has Begun

September 13, 2021December 13, 2006 by Barbara Weibel

I’m what they refer to as a “short timer” now. Today, in preparation for my departure at the end of this month, I was replaced as Broker-In-Charge of my real estate firm. Feels weird. Up ’til now, I don’t think folks believed I was actually going to leave – everyone figured I’d change my mind. … Read more

Categories North Carolina travel Tags North Carolina, Florida 3 Comments

A Nature Day All The Way

July 7, 2014December 2, 2006 by Barbara Weibel

Mother Nature put on a show today. It started this morning when I awoke to blessed sunshine pouring through my open bedroom windows. Normally my windows wouldn’t be open in December, but we’re having a mild spell (it got up to 75 degrees today) so I took advantage of it to enjoy the last hurrah … Read more

Categories North Carolina travel Tags North Carolina 4 Comments
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 … Page4 Page5

About Barbara Weibel

 
Barbara Weibel, publisher of Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel
After years of working at jobs that paid the bills but brought no joy, I felt like a "hole in the donut" - solid on the outside, but empty on the inside. In 2007, I decided to pursue my true passions of travel, writing, and photography. Find out how I changed my life HERE
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Mail

Most Popular Travel Stories

 
Dantewada Land of Angels Waterfall Park in Mae Taeng Thailand
Dantewada "Land of Angels" Waterfall Park in Mae Taeng, Thailand
 
The Curse of Robert The Doll, origin of the Chucky Horror Stories in Key West Florida
The Curse of Robert The Doll, origin of the Chucky horror stories, on display at the East Martello Museum in Key West Florida
 
The Secret Erotic Art of Pompeii and Herculaneum, on display in the Gabinetto Segreto at the Naples National Archaeological Museum
The Secret Erotic Art of Pompeii and Herculaneum, on display in the Gabinetto Segreto at the Naples National Archaeological Museum
 
Self-guided Walking Tour of Paris France by Night with map
Self-guided Walking Tour of Paris, France, by Night, with Map
 
The Exquisite Surreal Design of the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona Explained
The Exquisite, Surreal Design of the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Explained
 
Musca Oman Why I Hated It and Will Never Go Back
Muscat, Oman – Why I Hated It and Will Never Go Back
 
The Many Lives of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
The Many Lives of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia

Hole in the Donut Featured In

Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel has been featured in the following publications

Copyright © 2025 Barbara Ann Weibel, All Rights Reserved. Written permission must be obtained before reprint in online or print media.

Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel Disclosure and Privacy Policy