The Adventure Styx

A blog about my travels, food, a little bit of safety, some nerdy stuff, and a lot of fun!

Hi there! I’m Jenn Styx, a Safety Director by day, and an adventurous traveler anytime else. I have always liked journaling about our trips, but it’s mostly to help me remember the experience. For years my friends have said that I should start a blog and share my weird and funny experiences with the world. So, here I am, taking that leap!

I live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with my husband, Josh, and our three dogs (Comet (black), Eva (grey/brown) and Atlas (Black/White). I travel about 50% of my schedule for work, all over the US and we try to take at least two larger international trips per year. I spend a lot of time in airports, airplanes, hotels, and rental cars. Plus, in the spring and fall, we take our camper and side-by-side out almost every weekend. Camping, hiking, kayaking, side-by-side adventuring, safety, general travel, some shenanigans, and making memories is what you will find here. Anywho, this is my website. I hope you enjoy it.

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A blog about my travels, food, a little bit of safety, some nerdy stuff, and a lot of fun! Follow me here to keep up with my worldly shenanigans.

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  • 10 Days in Europe – Spring 2023 (Mostly Switzerland, but some France, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy, and a smidge of Germany).
    The magic word of this trip is: pivot. *Cue Ross Gellar screaming PIVOT. Relying on public transport comes with its own challenges. We either just missed the train or bus by 2 minutes, or we had 30+ to wait. We knew there would be challenges for this trip. I think we learned where the holes in our research were and what to change for the next trip. We honed our pivot ability and worked our change management skills. That’s the thing; we are always learning, adapting, and constantly trying new things to better our travels. Before this, we had only used public transportation to get around cities for a day or two. We hadn’t relied on it for everything. That tried our patience a time or two, but we eventually learned to cope with it as a part of life. I love the way we travel, that will probably never change. Ten days, four countries, only one suitcase each and a ton of planning.
  • Christmas in the Azores – Sao Miguel 2021
    Finally getting around to adding older stuff. Here’s one from Christmas 2021. What a beautiful island! I can only assume… Read more: Christmas in the Azores – Sao Miguel 2021
  • 51 hours in Toronto, Niagara Falls, and Buffalo October 2022
    A little background on this trip. Every year or so, we try to take the freebies earned (points, miles, and… Read more: 51 hours in Toronto, Niagara Falls, and Buffalo October 2022
  • Southern Spain (and Germany and Gibraltar) 9/2022
    Overall, wonderful trip filled with amazing memories, scenery, experiences, sights, and food. Best of all, the time spent away and together is priceless. Everyone always asks, “Best trip yet?” when we return. We chuckle, and reply “no.” We chuckle because it is going to be very difficult to dethrone our New Zealand honeymoon. It has sentimental ties, it was our first long haul trip, we rented our first campervan (some would say this is what started the camper want), it was generally, and epic trip. Iceland gave it a run for it’s money though. Common thread there was a campervan. So, how does Spain rank amongst our travels? It has some tough competition. Pretty amazing trip, I’d rank it high in the middle group. Everyone should see Spain for themselves. Until the next adventure, get out there and see the world!
  • Hi there! I’m new here 🙂
    I’ve never done this before, so I’m giving it a go. More to come real soon.