Articles about travel destinations and experiences.
September 27, 2010
The first full day of our Vancouver to Seward Alaska cruise was everything we could have hoped for: relaxing, entertaining and filled with activities. Read about part one of our Alaskan adventure in Traveling 5,000 Miles on Two Weeks’ Notice, and part two where we are introduced to, and are discovering the Celebrity Millennium Cruise. We both absolutely love ...
September 27, 2010
On Day 2 of our Alaska adventure, we awoke bright and early in Seattle. Thankfully, my body was still on Orlando time, so the 7:40 a.m. departure felt more like 10:40 a.m. We had coach seating in the disabled section, providing us with two comfortable seats and room to simply park Dad’s scooter on board. ...
September 27, 2010
My parents always meant to visit Alaska. They gathered tour books, visited websites, and even planned out a driving itinerary. Unfortunately, health issues and real-life concerns prevented them from living out their dream. After my mom passed away unexpectedly in 2004, at the age of 50, I moved in with my dad, who has some ...
September 26, 2010
Amarillo, Texas Saturday, November 21, 9:58 a.m. This is the third post about our exciting journey from New Jersey to California. The first leg of our trip and new lives included traversing Delaware and Virginia. Our road adventure continued on with my second post documenting Arkansas and the various cities and towns we past in Tennessee. We are talking to Ginny (my mother-in-law) on the car phone ...
September 26, 2010
Tennessee Wednesday, November 18, 2009 6:10 p.m. Our cross country journey West from New Jersey continues. I’m sitting poolside at the Holiday Inn Express in Dickson, Tennessee, watching Ben and Will swimming and playing in the indoor pool. They have the whole pool to themselves. Of course, I forgot to pack swim trunks for them, so Ben is ...
September 26, 2010
Though our trip to Acapulco in April of 2009 goes down in the books as one of the worst I’ve ever taken, (see the article, Acapulco Mexico - Our First Disaster Vacation), the resort we stayed at was beautiful. It’s located about 20 minutes from downtown Acapulco which is one of the things I loved ...
September 25, 2010
Blacksburg, Virginia Tuesday, November 17 8:15 p.m. It’s the end of our first full day of travel–headquarters for the evening is Room 144 of the Quality Inn in Blacksburg, Virginia. Near Virginia Tech. The boys are on a Skype call with their best friends and former next-door neighbors, Alex (aka “Pickle”) and Luke. I am ...
September 21, 2010
Enjoying your visit to the laid-back North Shore? From the Waimea Bay area, continue north into the town of Haleiwa, where art and craft fairs frequently run on weekends. Any time, you’ll find some charming galleries and shops, offering handcrafted souvenirs, tasty baked goods, soaps and candles. And the crowded but always fun Matsumoto’s Shave ...
September 21, 2010
I’ve already taken you in and around Honolulu and Waikiki with plenty of activities for the little ones. But sometimes you want a quieter island experience, and there’s a place for that as well on Oahu. That’s the North Shore – small town family-friendly, beautiful coast, a low key atmosphere. Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku ...
September 18, 2010
Autumn – time for apple picking, cider drinking, and a bounty of multi-colored leaves. Even in Southern California. While there are several options for apple picking within a few hours drive of Los Angeles, we like the Julian area, east of San Diego. We enjoy the dry gold and green pasturelands giving way to hillier ...
