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Category: Family trips

MARLA…THE MOVIE

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…

WONDERFUL BANDOL…A family get-together on the magical Côte d’Azur

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 WANDERINGS…EXQUISITE, ALLURING, AND BEGUILING

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…

A CEREMONY OF LIFE AT LAKE TAHOE…FOCUSING ON THIS MOMENT WITH THOSE I LOVE AND REMEMBRANCES OF THE PAST

We were shocked when we received the news of Annie’s passing! It was totally unexpected! I was planning to go on a Backroads bike tour of Oregon with her and husband, Tom, in September. A celebration of life was planned at Lake Tahoe and I knew we had…

WHEN WE CAN TRAVEL SAFELY AGAIN…MY DREAM TRIP LIST

I am a member of the “Reluctant Travelers Club,” a large group, infected with a huge dose of wanderlust, who dream of traveling again… when it is safer. Obviously, some among us are less risk-averse and are happily wayfaring. We are not a member of this…

HAPPY HAWAII MEMORIES

Marla and I just returned from a trip to Hawaii to visit with some high school friends and my brother. It brought back memories of past trips. Lauren & Kate are getting ready to ride the waves on the Big Island (2013). Hiking at Akaka Falls State Park. The Girls…