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In October we got together with Susie, Marla’s Delta Gamma pledge daughter from college, for a two night fun escape in Monterey and Carmel. It has been years since we’ve visited this area so we were excited to return! Our Northern California trip was one of…
It was 7:30 AM and our good friend Lea just drove 2 hours to meet us at the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market. She said it was the best time to be at the market although my sleep deprived brain shouted,…”I’m not so sure…
After a few days of blissful relaxation we decided to explore the area around our Hotel Castello La Leccia. Castellina in Chianti is a beautiful Tuscan town up the hill. Quiet streets in the afternoon were perfect for leisurely exploration. A fascinating contemporary bronze by the old fountain. After a…
Last December I talked to Marla about including Tuscany as part of an itinerary for our 2018 anniversary trip. She really wasn’t thrilled at all. She said “we’ve covered Tuscany pretty well already so why don’t you come up with something new!”…
One of the great joys of travel are the little discoveries you make by getting off the main roads and touristy areas. This was the day we left the beautiful seaside town of Menton for a day of explorations. Our destination was Gorbio, a magical perched medieval village often clouded…
Crystals have held a fascinating hold on me since I was a young boy. My Mom and Grandmother took me rock collecting all over Northern California. I guess I’ve always had some type of collecting mania for items of beauty my whole life. I thought I had this…
Marla read an article about the “50 Best Restaurants in The World” in the Denver Post and mentioned one of them was in Menton, on the Cote d’Azur. Menton was one of the stops on our Anniversary trip to Europe this summer so we decided to…
Fabulous Menton, France sits like a beautiful jewel on the eastern edge of the Cote d’Azur, close to the Italian border. We have rented in Cannes for many years and felt it was time to explore a new spot on the Riviera. I am SOOO glad we did…
I always wanted to visit Edinburgh so when my nephew Steve married Karen and moved to this beautiful city I knew we had to plan a trip. We finally made it happen. As a bonus my niece Suzanne and her husband Chris from St. Peter Port, Guernsey, joined us. We…
We went to Boulder for breakfast at the Chautauqua Dining Hall and a hike up by the “Flatirons” with our grandsons. This has been a family tradition for as long as I can remember and something we all enjoy! Boulder’s “Chautauqua” opened in 1898…