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On our last day in Paris during our France trip this summer we joined our daughter Lisa’s family for a private tour of the Louvre. Marla and I have visited this amazing museum a number of times, but having a private guide opened our eyes like never before…
Marla and I have visited Paris at least 30+ times over the years. When I find a hotel which checks off most of the boxes for me, location, comfort, style, price, etc., I usually like to return again. Marla on the other hand needs a push to go back to…
While in Cap d’Antibes this past July one of the places I wanted to visit “La Garoupe”, a beach area where Americans’ Gerald and Sara Murphy created summer sunbathing with a party atmosphere and their artistic friends came to soak up the rays in the…
When the Island of Guernsey and the UK essentially shut down for travel this summer I had to find a place in France which would accommodate us quickly for the dates previously booked. We were already at a rental in Bandol so I luckily spotted a VRBO villa rental in…
I feel like I’ve been in a movie the last two months! The plot is a kitchen soup (actually a bouillabaisse) of drama, love, family, friends, travel, seeing my dying aunt and her “anti-vaxxer” relatives and one who just came down with COVID, (Yes, really…
Big trips with the family are a rare event these days. COVID-19, business commitments, daughters and sons-in law schedules, and grandchildren’s academic and athletic programs can totally mess up grand schemes and best of plans. In 2020, I saw a window of opportunity and immediately began…
Paris is one of the those unique cities which normal adjectives just seem to fail. You have the complete package of amazingly beautiful architecture, history, cuisine, a little grit, art, friends, and enough “je ne sais quoi” to last a lifetime. Most of all Marla and I have…
I’ll take you on a tour of some of my favorite cycling routes in Colorado and around Northern California. I know many of you have your own special places as well and I would love to hear about them. Cycling during these COVID times have been almost more…
Our hotel was just across the street from a beautiful park containing “Pre’s Trail.” Impressed with the cross country race courses and public trail systems in Europe, University of Oregon running legend and 1972 Olympian Steve Prefontaine suggested to local officials that a trail system be…
Our grandchildren are growing up right before our eyes! Marla and I seized the moment to enjoy a short visit with the family at our daughter’s home on Cedar Creek Lake. Stacy did a beautiful job designing their comfortable and stylish home on the lake. We had an…