Jun 2, 2019 | Cultural Experiences, Europe, Islands, Romantic
We are vacationing in the town of Kokkari on the Island of Samos in the nation of Greece, and it’s time to rent a car and explore the rest of the island. (Don’t forget your international driver permit!) There are a number of car rental...
May 26, 2019 | Cultural Experiences, Europe, Islands, Romantic
For a long time, we’ve wanted to go to Greece. But Greece is not one place; the country consists of nine geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus, the Aegean Islands (including the Dodecanese and Cyclades), Thrace, Crete,...
May 12, 2019 | Critters, Cultural Experiences, Spectator, USA
Del Mar, California is a beach city in San Diego county and home to the Del Mar Fairgrounds, which in turn is home to the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club racetrack. It was built in 1936 by a partnership including Bing Crosby, actors Pat O’Brien, Gary Cooper, Joe...
Apr 21, 2019 | Cultural Experiences, Spectator, Sport and Recreation, USA
Venice Beach is about one and a half miles long, a wide sandy beach with a winding bike path, a world-class skate board park, Muscle Beach gym, and the boardwalk, hosting shops, restaurants, street vendors, and daily busker performances. It is part of Venice,...
Feb 3, 2019 | Cultural Experiences, North America, Romantic
We are here in Puerto Vallarta, México for five days. Three of them are being spent attending a conference, then we have two days to explore! Pro tip: practice pronouncing “Puerto Vallarta” like the natives. The “ue” in Puerto...
Dec 30, 2018 | Cultural Experiences, Europe, Themed Events
We are traveling through Europe via car, and our final destination is Kandersteg, a small town in the Swiss Alps noted mostly for the Belle Époque, a week in winter when the culture, science, and society that flourished in Europe in the year 1900 are remembered and...