How storming the beaches helped me confront my fear

February 17, 2020
confronting-fear
"The whales are here!" texted our Maui friend as we prepared for a family vacation on that beautiful island. So, of course, we booked a whale watch tour through the...
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5 reasons you should take a cruise for your next vacation

January 27, 2020
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I wasn't always a cruiser. Oh, I went to Alaska in 2002 with a girlfriend on a big cruise ship with a couple thousand passengers. I didn't dislike it but I didn't fall...
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4 Comments · Blog, Reviews, Travel

Is my love affair with California over?

September 30, 2019
California-life
I am a Californian. A northern Californian. No, I wasn't born here. Didn't grow up here. I didn't get here until I was 33. But on my very first visit I felt that...
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What you need to know before you go to Egypt

April 10, 2019
Our trip to Egypt might have been the very best trip I've ever taken. We went with Lindblad/National Geographic, and the trip was led by two Egyptologists who gave us...
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How a city slicker became a country mouse

October 23, 2018
Have you ever fantasized about moving to an idyllic country setting? A more relaxed lifestyle? Lots of natural beauty? My friend, Linda Hobden, isn't anything like...
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Why it’s good to be queen

September 25, 2018
fit-for-a-queen
There are probably many reasons someone wouldn't want to be queen but tiaras have to be a major reason why it's good to be queen.  The Victoria & Albert Museum in...
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How I learned to pack light + tips

February 26, 2018
packing-light
Pack light? Not hardly! I felt extremely stupid the year I brought two gigantic suitcases to Europe and had to wrestle them up long staircases by myself. I was, in a...
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Wagon, ho!

October 2, 2017
wagon-ho
By the time you read this we will have finished our two-day drive to Santa Fe --where we'll live for the next two months. This will be the fourth year we've done the...
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25 Comments · Travel

How to manage the hassles of air travel

July 11, 2017
air travel
People who don't travel talk a lot about the hassles of air travel. The aggravations. The problems. All the reasons they do not fly. Of course, that's usually an excuse...
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Caution: Komodo dragon

May 15, 2017
Komodo-dragon
I had no idea what a Komodo dragon was until I read a story way back in 2001 about the then-husband of actress Sharon Stone getting attacked by one. Who knew? A 10 foot...
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19 Comments · Blog, Travel

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