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by Sheryl Arredondo Jurries, guest blogger I’d love to share a once-in-a-lifetime chance to stay at a lovely castle in the Eastern Highlands of Scotland. I have been utterly infatuated with Scotland since the late 1990s. I had discovered a series of books in 1998 set in Scotland while I...
by Guest Bloggers Ann Wojtysiak and Leonardo Tombelli As lifelong Michiganders, we have learned that mid-July thru August is the best Michigan summer travel period. This summer’s excursion to Petoskey and Little Traverse Bay proved to be no exception! While the area hosts many hotels, the...
by Guest Blogger, Kate Dernocoeur Our group of twelve Westerners pauses at the temple gate where the imposing Nio statues stand guard. We are new to the proper etiquette, so Tom, our guide, teaches us to bow upon entering the temple grounds. One of us rings the giant bell to announce our...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger At our hostel on the eve of our return to the States in 2018, my three travel buddies and I discussed when to schedule our shuttle to the Budapest airport. Our flight that late August day was at mid-morning, and some wanted the most sleep possible before the...
by Judy Bereza, guest blogger Our first visit to Charleston was in 1997, and the highlight was two tickets to the Annual House and Garden Tour. We had no idea such a thing existed, or how immediately it sold out every year. Luckily, as we were walking back from the ticket counter, despondent...
by Judy Bereza, Guest blogger Please Note: Last week Judy contributed a terrific blog post about taking the train to Machu Picchu. Through no fault of hers (it was all mine), the email update didn’t go out to regular subscribers. Darn. Please use this link to read it....
by Judy Bereza, Guest Blogger The month that has the most rain in Machu Picchu is February. So when did we visit thefamous archeological site? February. We added it on to the end of a trip to the Galapagos, so we took our chances. To say we were rewarded is an understatement. Rain poured...
Guest bloggers Ann Wojtysiak and Leonardo Tombelli Traveling to Florida can be a welcome break to interrupt the Michigan winter and this year we decided to return to Naples, Florida, and enjoyed some day trips in surrounding Naples: Pure Naples and the Naples Princess both offer a fun 1.5-hour...
by Ann Wojtysiak and Leonardo Tombelli, Guest bloggers Traveling to Florida can be a welcome break to interrupt the Michigan winter and this year we decided to return to Naples, Florida. We briefly visited Naples in 2023, so we decided to take advantage of what we learned the year before and...
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger We love to find a way to expand our trips when we visit family in Portland, Oregon. It is such a beautiful part of the country. This time we headed 2 ½ hours north on Interstate 5 to Olympia, then swung northwest on 101 to Hoodsport, WA. Hoodsport is...