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Rancho La Puerta is one of my favorite places on earth. It’s a lovely fitness and health resort just over the Mexican border from California on the Baja designed to revive, to restore and to rejuvenate. I’ve gone there nine times over the years and can’t wait to go again. I’ve always...
When I tell people I have never been to Hawaii, I’d always get really surprised responses like, “You’re kidding, you’ve been so many places. I can’t believe you haven’t been there.” Nope. Hawaii hasn’t been a pin on the map of visited destinations until last May when some long time friends...
If you want to go drinking, Fells Point in Baltimore is the place to head. You will find 120 plus pubs in a a small area. Pub after Pub. Historic Taverns like The Horse you Rode in On, the oldest continuously run pub in North America and hang out of Edgar Allen Poe. It’s […]
It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago — she outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them. She is always a novelty; for she is never the Chicago you saw when you passed through the last time. ~ MARK TWAIN The tour guide for an Architectural […]
by Judy Bereza, guest blogger Gasparilla Island is the perfect antidote to the flash and dash of Miami Beach. A barrier island of the southwest coast of Florida, it is a time capsule of an old Florida town from the 1930s. That’s when far sighted island inhabitants passed zoning laws that...
If you are going to Chicago this summer, be sure to pop into the Field Museum of Natural History to see a couple of worthwhile exhibits. You won’t be sorry. First, the “China’s First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors” exhibit is a fascinating look at an ancient emperor’s approach to...
Who would have thought taking the Lake Express from one side of Lake Michigan to the other would be such a lovely experience? I recently made this trek so that I could visit my sister in Wisconsin. I’m so glad I did. Leaving from Muskegon, it took two and a half hours and I was […]
By Linda Laughter, guest blogger I would like to preface this post with the understanding all dogs are not created equal. With that said, I will now go about give some tips on how to travel with a dog like my dog, Jack. Most general conditions will apply for all. Tips for Traveling with a […]
There’s no better moment than right now. Here I am relaxing on a rustic lounge chair, looking at a favorite mountain, throughly relishing this experience. Why? I’m at my idea of Heaven on Earth—Rancho La Puerta—celebrating a 70th birthday of a very special and long time friend. And while...
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger Miami Beach, North and South 2016 For a fun vacation, with great architecture, unique food, international tourists and residents, you have found the place. We went to Miami as first time visitors. Our internet hunt for a condo in North Beach landed us in...