When my nephew Steve suggested we drive to “The Little Chapel” I was thrilled as it many years since our last visit. My sister Patty took Marla and I to see it my very first Guernsey trip on a cold and wet January day. The Little Chapel is…
On our many family visits to the Isle of Guernsey in the Channel Islands between England and France we could see the tiny island of Herm in the distance. My brother-in-law Vic said we should visit historic Herm as it is an easy ferry ride from St. Peter…
Marla and I wanted to show our grandson Paxton “Hauteville House” where Victor Hugo lived for 15 years (1855 – 1870) in exile after he was banished from France due to the coup d’etat by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. The day before we walked by the Victor…
The enchanted island of Guernsey has a very special place in my heart. Marla and I were overjoyed to make a return trip in early August with our grandson Paxton who just finished a month of study in Paris. We had to cancel a Guernsey trip last year due to…
Come along with me as we do a little Paris walkabout. We’ll check out a few favorites and seek some fascinating new places in the 6th, 5th, and the 4th arrondissements. It is even fun walking on streets known to us on many previous trips as always there…
Our daughter was in Paris the week before us visiting her son. She told us we had to get tickets to see “La Galerie Dior” at the Dior headquarters on 30 Avenue Montaigne, where Christian Dior first set up shop in 1946. He called it a “refuge…
Our August visit to Paris was always going to be very short and losing a day with airline connections sure didn’t help! Our goals were pretty simple: connect with our grandson Paxton who was finishing up a month of study in the city, visit a good friend who…
I’ll share some traveling events from over the years with some helpful tips. It seems everyone wants to travel today whether to distant lands or close to home. Airports, airlines, and staffing in many cities are stressed to the max, especially in the peak travel months of July…
I’m fascinated by door knockers. They come in all shapes and sizes. An ancient door knocker in Paris is pictured above. A ”Hand Of Fatima” knocker wards off evil spirits. A brass door knocker in Rabat, Morocco. A hand door knocker symbolizes “warding off the evil eye.” Menton, France…
There are certain places which have a special hold on me and this one is less than an hour and half north of San Francisco,…Sonoma County. It has everything I love including rugged seashore, wonderful beaches to explore, Redwood forests, fascinating rivers, lovely rolling hills, beautiful little towns…