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When my son suggested that we consider Half Moon Bay for our annual California get-a-way weekend, I had to pull up a map to see where it is. I discovered it, directly west of Silicone Valley, south of San Francisco. Looking at photos of the area I realized that it fit our criteria perfectly....
A look at the photos I took on a recent trip to New York City reveals an interesting mix of experiences. It is obvious to me that the Big Apple is a place with lots of opportunities to capture fleeting moments and sometimes startling stuff. Let me share a few. Open House in Central Park […]
People who follow my blog DesignDestinations.org probably know that I get to Chicago a couple of times a year and try to find something new to see and do each time. Recently I had less than 24 hours in the city, but managed to experience something I hadn’t done before and would recommend. The...
by Linda Laughter, guest blogger. Having grown up in Houston, Texas, a trip to Galveston was our “go to place”. On this trip to see family and friends, we visited some old faithful experiences and some new places too. Galveston island boasts an amazing history which is told in its many...
by Judy Bereza, guest blogger The setting: A conversation around our daughter and son-in-law’s dinner table in Los Angeles last fall. The topic of discussion: The Huntington. My husband and I were raving about it after visiting it earlier in the day, and a friend at the table, a local, said...
I rarely go to Chicago without visiting the Art Institute of Chicago. Usually the priority is some big blockbuster of a show, but recently I popped into the grand old institution on Michigan Avenue to meander the familiar favorites and to view a modest but lovely exhibit on the textile...
by Judy Bereza, guest blogger Fifty years ago my husband and I drove down the coast of California on Highway 1 San Francisco to Los Angelos. We were on our honeymoon, but that fact doesn’t excuse us from barely taking note of the entrance sign to Hearst Castle, a jaw dropping edifice...
Taking a Food Tour is my new favorite thing to do when traveling. I skip the double decker bus and sign up for a walking tour, where participants meander and sample foods while learning about the area. Since I’ve always been curious about the West Village in NYC, a food tour of that...
I attended a fashion exhibit in Grand Rapids recently that took me back 30 years to my days as a fashion reporter for the Grand Rapids Press. Wow. How things have changed. The show, “Iris van Herpen Transforming Fashion” is currently at the Grand Rapids Art Museum through Jan. 15. In those...
I’ve been walking the High Line in New York City since it opened in 2009. It was interesting and novel and a bit of an adventure then. Now it is a major landmark and “go to” part of every tourist’s agenda in this fabulous city. The area around the High Line in the...