How to Describe the Sagrada Familia

Some moments in life make lasting impressions: The day Mother Nature amazes you with her palate of colors during peak foliage season or with a spectacular sunset. Your heart skips a beat and you realize you’ve fallen in love. You wonder at the marvel of life when your newborn is placed in your arms. And then there are moments that you... read more

Review of Royal Caribbean Bahamas Cruise

My nieces from New Hampshire and I took a three night Royal Caribbean Bahamas cruise. It left from Port Canaveral in Florida on a Friday and returned on a Monday. A great escape if you only have a short time to get away. Lucky for me, I have a sister who lives in Florida, and she’s done this cruise many times. I am sharing the tips she gave me... read more

Can Airports be Enjoyable?

Chicago O’Hare Celebrates the Holiday I traveled in early December to visit family on the East Coast. On the way out, my connection was in Chicago. I try to avoid stopping in Chicago anytime during the winter because, you know, the weather usually sucks. To my surprise, the weather was fine, the flights were on schedule, and I had extra time to... read more

Quirky Colma

I love discovering quirky little towns. After a day of sightseeing in San Francisco, my daughter and I discovered Colma. Colma happens to be the closest BART station to her home. As we walked through the BART parking garage, I spied the rolling hills of a cemetery. Since we weren’t in a rush, my daughter accommodated my unusual hobby of looking... read more

Baltic Sea Cruise

Awake at 3:30 this morning with jetlag, I have ample time to blog about a wonderful cruise on Viking’s ocean liner, The Star. The journey started in Norway and ended in Stockholm. We traveled with our dear friends from northern California who we’d been on a river cruise with a few years ago. Our husbands were a bit leery of traveling with 900... read more