May 8, 2011
One of the natural wonders of the Caribbean, Harrison’s Cave is located in the heart of Barbados in St. Thomas, close to Welchman Hall Gully and Forest Reserve. This amazing phenomenon is comprised of a series of living caverns with underground lakes and waterfalls, stalactites and stalagmites. It is a massive stream cave system at ...
May 8, 2011
Barbados Wildlife Reserve Welcome Sign Better than a traditional zoo, the Barbados Wildlife Reserve is an open sanctuary in the Grenade Hall Forest where animals roam freely in a lush mahogany grove across the road from the Farley Hill National Park in St. Peter. It has the feeling of a primeval wood with a tropical ...
May 6, 2011
Barbados – “Los Barbudos” – or the bearded ones – was named by the Spanish after the island’s fig trees which have a bearded appearance with their long vine-like hanging roots. It is the eastern-most Caribbean island and quite unique in that it was formed by the merging of the Atlantic crustal and Caribbean plates, ...
December 29, 2010
Ahh… the vineyards… rolling hills with green vines, heavy with succulent fruit. A hot golden sun beating down upon the soil, as the sweet earthy fragrance fills the senses. The vineyards of Temecula Valley are located about an hour’s drive inland from our Carlsbad beach resort where we were vacationing. We took our time, visiting only 2 wineries ...
December 29, 2010
The Flower Fields of Carlsbad are 50 acres of blooming beauty on a hillside overlooking the sea. Located at 5704 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad, CA 92008, they are a short 10 minute drive from the Tamarack Beach Resort by the Sea where we stayed with our family. Walking through these fields is an absolute delight. We spent ...
December 29, 2010
Located about a 50 minute drive from Carlsbad, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park (previously called the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park) is a family favorite. The park is located at 15500 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, California 92027 (www.sandiegozoo.org/park). With so many wild animals to see in a preserved replica of their own natural ...
December 29, 2010
There are so many fun things to do while in Carlsbad, one of them is taking our 2 children to Legoland, located at One LEGOLAND Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008. A ten minute drive from our hotel at the Tamarack Beach Resort by the Sea, we make it a point to spend one day there every ...
December 29, 2010
About a 1 ½ hour’s drive south of Los Angeles California, or about 30 minutes drive from San Diego, Carlsbad is a charming seaside town with plenty for families to see and do. My family and I have gone there countless times for several reasons: its proximity to our home in Los Angeles, its seaside appeal, ...
October 4, 2010
For an up close and personal encounter with mammoths and saber-toothed cats while in Los Angeles, visit the Page Museum La Brea Tar Pits. The address is 5801 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90036 and their phone number is (323) 934-7243. A fun and fascinating place, the La Brea Tar Pits is unique in that it ...
September 27, 2010
Our skiing holiday in Keystone, Colorado of February 2007 was cold and eventful. As natives to Southern California, the temperature change was a bit shocking. We just happened to be traveling at a time of year when blizzards were commonplace and getting snowed in was very likely to happen. We flew from LAX International Airport ...
