On a recent visit to England, I asked some British pop star friends if they could show me a cool English beach town. I’d seen their photos over the years of family vacations at small cabins on the beach, grandchildren exploring tide pools, eating ice cream cones, and exploring wooded areas. So they booked us…
175 W. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, California One of my favorite places in California is the Dream Inn Resort Hotel in Santa Cruz! It’s the only beachfront hotel in Santa Cruz County, and features a heated beachfront pool, hot tub, fire pits, restaurant, coffee bar, room service, all rooms with ocean views and private balconies…
Imagine what you think VENICE ITALY is like from all of the books you’ve read and movies you’ve seen. Now…guess what! … It is! (Unless you’ve read and seen a bunch of awful stuff about it!) I had visited Venice only once before, 30 years ago, for a few hours one afternoon. My memories of it…
Chances are you’ve never heard of Arnold, California. It’s a census-designated place in the Stanislaus National Forest of Calaveras County, with a population (and elevation) of around 4000. Arnold is about a 3-hour drive from San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, and 2 hours from Yosemite National Park. Arnold has no stoplight, and few sidewalks. In…
Capitola is an adorable beach village about 6 miles south of Santa Cruz in the Monterey Bay. I have spent more time in Capitola than anyplace else except my hometown. I love it there and want to share my favorite parts so that hopefully you can enjoy them too! This small town has so much…
A quick internet search brings up these words to describe Savannah, Georgia: To me it is the definition of Charming! I can’t think of another place where I’ve felt so gol-darned charmed! I think it was mainly the architecture, historic homes, street layout (22 parklike squares) and, oh, those Live Oak trees dripping with Spanish…
Due to a last minute change in plans I found myself with about 16 hours in Chicago between arriving on the California Zephyr Train and flying to Washington DC. I knew I’d only have a few hours of daylight to see something on a Sunday late afternoon so I scanned the internet looking for something…