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Just outside Paso Robles, California is a Tuscan-inspired villa sitting atop a hill, overlooking a vineyard-covered valley. As the front gates swing wide, you ease your way up the winding, tree-lined driveway toward the meticulously maintained villa. It feels like you’ve suddenly been transported to Tuscany!
We stepped onto the patio to a table set for two adorned with a fresh glass for each of the wines we would taste and shaded by an umbrella.
On our recent California road trip, with the top down, Greg and I realized you can smell all kinds of things you’d miss with the windows rolled up. It reminded me of family trips when I was a kid. We had a great big station wagon with wood panels on the side. On vacations, we’d… Continue reading It’s In The Air
International travel is nearly impossible in this worldwide pandemic, so we came up with a two week road trip plan to fill our summer travel craving. The route for S is for Sip, Savor and Sightsee. The route: From home we headed to Palm Springs, then up to Harris Ranch in California’s Central Valley on… Continue reading Sip, Savor and Sightsee
I recently found myself walking past a former place of work. It was a Monday at 6pm. I looked around and noticed there was no traffic. None! This is a place that would normally be jammed with cars honking and jostling for a car length edge at the stop light. It was surreal, even a… Continue reading It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know.
Tombstone, Arizona. I don’t know about you, but I’ve seen several movies about this shoot-em-up, good-guys-versus-bad-guys Arizona desert town. I added the Gunfight at the OK Corral to my Arizona bucket list when we moved here. This is a classic old-west-meets-tourists-town … right?? WRONG! Above the mine a display invites you to try your hand… Continue reading Tombstone. It’s Not What You Think.
Summer vacation! Family travel season! Here’s a piece of advice from a well-seasoned traveler … know what to expect! Parents are looking for places to spend time with their kids. Singles, empty-nesters and child-free couples are looking for ways to avoid all those kids. No matter which way you prefer to travel, with or without… Continue reading With Kids or Kid Free
A friend recently sold her home in tiny Jacksonville, Oregon. She and her husband are downsizing and moving north to be closer to her daughter. When she expressed concern about figuring out what to get rid of and how to pack it all up, I offered to help. She gladly accepted and we coordinated dates… Continue reading An Idyllic Find in Southern Oregon
Sam Meet Sam, our grandson. As the oldest, he is the first (and test case) to receive what we hope will be a new tradition - a gift on his tenth birthday of a trip with the grandparents. The gift comes with a nice, but kid-friendly and appropriate, piece of luggage. For Sam we chose… Continue reading Turning Ten Comes With a Trip
Near the southern border of Arizona is the historic mining town of Bisbee. In researching what to see and do in the Grand Canyon State, Bisbee pops up on most lists, so Greg and I added it to ours. The Copper City Inn I spent some time researching things to do and places to stay… Continue reading Relax and Explore Bisbee
The World A to Z 