Apr 26, 2020 | Asia, Cultural Experiences, Sightseeing, Unexpected/Unexplained
We are in Reyhanlı, Turkey, specifically to have dinner with the relatives of our San Diego next door neighbor (who grew up in Reyhanlı). There are other fun places we will visit in the area, but we are starting with Reyhanlı. First of all, it’s Reyhanlı,...
Dec 1, 2019 | Sightseeing, Unexpected/Unexplained, USA
The Windy City has two baseball teams, an ice hockey team, two basketball teams, a football team, and two soccer teams, two zoos, an aquarium, many museums and cultural institutions, a lakefront, and about a kajillion things to do. It’s the perfect place...
Nov 3, 2019 | Nature, Sightseeing, USA
We have seen the hot air balloons ascend and descend, and now it’s time to visit Albuquerque and the surrounding area. Albuquerque is smack-dab in the middle of the desert, within the northern, upper edges of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion. The...
Jun 23, 2019 | Sightseeing, USA
Just next to the thriving metropolis of La Mesa, CA is the thriving census-designated place of Casa de Oro-Mount Helix (named after the European snail Helix aspersa), home to Mt. Helix, atop of which sits Mt. Helix Park , the “Crown Jewel of East County”....
Jun 16, 2019 | Critters, Sightseeing, USA
San Diego, California is a coastal community and provides many opportunities to see oceanic life. Seaworld and the Birch Aquarium at Scripps (part of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) offer a variety of experiences and adventures. However, you don’t...
Mar 24, 2019 | Performing Arts, Romantic, Sightseeing, USA
A few years ago, we had the opportunity to travel to Miami with two-for-one airfare. After thinking about it for a few seconds…we are on our way to Florida! Okay, a confession: this is a few years ago, and we are flying coach. Sad, but true. ...
