I saw this photo online and thought it was brilliant! Why can’t all parents be this clever and thoughtful?
ScotsFest at the Queen Mary
April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Long Beach, California and the QueenMary are practically synonymous. I live not too far from Long Beach and have avoided going to the touristy Queen Mary for years. This is for many of the same reasons I don’t go to Grahman’s Chinese theater, the Hollywood Sign or other tourist spots in the Los Angeles area [...]
Temecula Valley Wine Country
February 27, 2013 by 2 Comments
Wine tasting in Temecula Valley is a no-brainer for Southern Californians. My husband and I left the L.A. area and arrived at our first winery in 90-minutes. There are now more than thirty wineries and vineyards sprinkled along the countryside of Riverside County. The hot days and cool nights, coupled with the clay soil, has [...]
Travel News: Week of November 5, 2012
November 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Top Travel News The Dreamliner Makes Its First US Airline Flight Southwest Airlines to fly to Puerto Rico in 2013 Amsterdam Cannabis Cafes To Stay Open To All As Mayor Drops Tourist Drug Ban AA to launch flights from Dallas to Seoul and Lima Lufthansa to begin 747-8 service to Los Angeles as of December [...]
Travel News: Week of October 29, 2012
October 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Top Travel News Stock markets suspend trading of SAS stock. A bad sign for the airline Delta Will No Longer Interline Bags to Other Airlines on Separate Tickets Virgin Atlantic to join global airline alliance, says Branson World’s airlines collecting $36 billion in a la carte fees this year, report shows. Man stranded by no-fly [...]
Summerfest With a Side of Milwaukee
August 14, 2012 by 2 Comments
Every time I mention going to Summerfest to anyone from the Midwest, I get an overwhelming positive response. Since 1966 it has been a highly anticipated annual festival for music lovers living in or near Wisconsin. This Milwaukee rite of passage is actually an affordable and fun travel destination for the rest of us too. What I [...]
Travel News: Week of July 30th, 2012
July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Top Travel News Delta Air Lines to shut down Comair regional unit Global airlines gross $22.6 billion in ancillary revenues Airport customs agent pleads guilty to groping women Singapore Airlines to move A380 out of JFK for winter, switch to SFO-HKG-SIN Skydiver jumps from 96,000 feet An 11-year-old who flew from Manchester to Rome without [...]
Website of the Week: Pack For A Purpose
July 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Want to make a huge impact locally, with very little effort and at minimal cost? Here’s a non-profit organization that gives an opportunity for travelers to drop off some much-needed supplies to schools, orphanages, clinics and other groups that have been chosen. All you have to do is bring the supplies from home (each destination [...]
