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- A Passion for Art, Learning and Culture
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Our passion for art, learning and culture all began after we finished graduate school and moved to C…
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- A Passion for Food and Wine
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We love food. We love wine. But while we certainly enjoy the aromas, tastes, and textures of both, w…
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- A Passion for the San Francisco Bay Area
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Tom and Joyce love exploring, finding interesting restaurants, touring wine regions, hiking,…
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- A Passion for Travel
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Tom and Joyce love to travel. Neither of us traveled much as children. But from the moment we finish…
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By Joyce on October 14, 2021 St, Michaels is on the tranquil side of side of Maryland—the Eastern Shore. CNN named it as one of the 10 best small coastal towns. As we were in the area, we decided to check it out.
But first we crossed the very long, but scenic, Chesapeake Bay Bridge and made a quick drive-through of [Read more …]
Category: Featured-City, St. Michaels By Joyce on October 12, 2021 A Short Annapolis History
A group of Puritan families founded Annapolis Maryland in 1649 and named it Anne Arundel Town. Shortly after, it became the capital of Maryland. The town’s initial street pattern was laid out across 100 acres in 1674. The town assumed its current name in 1695 and was chartered as one of [Read more …]
Category: Activities, Annapolis, Dining, Featured-City, Restaurants By Joyce on September 29, 2021 State Route 1 runs along the Pacific Coast in California. We recently drove it for approximately 100 miles from Mendocino to Bodega Bay. The vertigo-inducing twisty coastal route traces steep cliffs, secluded beaches and occasional fishing/tourist towns along the Pacific coast. The road is slow going but very rewarding. While gas is available, we still [Read more …]
Category: California, Destinations, Featured-City, Mendocino, North America, Travel, United States
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By Joyce on September 29, 2021 It’s Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park. The brown bears are matched against each other in a “march madness” style competition and online visitors can vote who is ultimately crowned the Fat Bear Week 2021 Champion. In honor of Fat Bear Week, we are reposting our July 2011 blog of when we spent hours [Read more …]
Category: Alaska, Featured-Trips, Katmai Peninsula, Kenai Peninsula By Joyce on September 2, 2021 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has been said to be the world’s premier celebration of the automobile. Whether it is or not, is an opportunity for car enthusiasts to see (and buy if they have big bank accounts) antique cars as well as to see new car debuts at this multi-day event at Pebble Beach. It [Read more …]
Category: California, Carmel, Destinations, Featured-Trips, North America, Pebble Beach, Travel, United States By Joyce on August 25, 2021 Cruising Alaska
We normally are not big fans of taking cruises. But sometimes it is the best way to see an area. We did our last trip in 2011 to Alaska through a combination of flights and boat day tours. This time we wanted to spend more time on the water and not in the [Read more …]
Category: Alaska, Destinations, Featured-Trips, Juneau, North America, Sitka, Travel, United States
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