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Exploring Paso Robles California Wine Country

January 18, 2023 Leave a Comment

Paso Robles is located in California’s Central Coast Wine Region in San Luis Obispo county. It is halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on Route 101. The area has wineries, breweries, distilleries, and eateries set in its quaint historic town. But we go there mostly to focus on the wine. The AVA is mostly […]

Filed Under: Dining, Paso Robles, Restaurants, Wine Region, Wine Tasting Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, ActiveWineExperiences, BL Brasserie, Booker Vineyards, Broken Earth Winery, Daou Vineyards, Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Giornata Winery, Halter Ranch Vineyard, Il Cortile Ristorante, Jeffry's Wien Country BBQ, Justin Winery, La Cosecha, MacPhee’s Canteen, Robert Hall Winery, Sans Liege Winery, Sculpterra Winery, Tablas Creek Vineyard

National Museum of American History in Washington DC

January 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

The National Museum of American History of one of the dozens of free Smithsonian museums in Washington DC. And what a treasure. Through narratives and exhibits, it traces American history within the context of several broad themes: democracy, diversity and inclusion, war, the presidency, food, transportation, business, inventions, and so forth. If you are interested […]

Filed Under: Art, Museums, Sightseeing, Washington, D.C. Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, American history, National Museum of African History and Culture, National Museum of American History

Air and Space Museum Washington D.C.

January 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

The Air and Space Museum in Washington DC is an interesting and always packed free Smithsonian museum. It traces the history of aviation from the Wright Brothers through the Apollo Mission, Skylab, and the Hubble Telescope. The Museum has 2 locations. The part of the Air and Space Museum that is located on the Mall […]

Filed Under: Museums, Sightseeing, Washington, D.C. Tagged With: Lunar Module, Skylab, Spirit of St. Louis, Wright Brothers

Wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains

November 8, 2022 Leave a Comment

The Santa Cruz Mountains are home to over 70 wineries and 200 growers. The area produces primarily Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay, with lesser amounts of varieties such as Merlot and Zinfandel. The wines produce vary by microclimate but generally showcase concentrated fruit with an earthy mineral quality. Tasting Santa Cruz Mountains wines can […]

Filed Under: California, Featured-City, North America, Santa Cruz, United States, Wine Events, Wine Region, Wine Tasting Tagged With: ActiveWineExperiences

Day-Trip to Banff National Park From Lake Louise

October 19, 2022 Leave a Comment

Banff National Park Banff National Park, Canada’s first national park, was created in 1885. Located in the Canadian Rockies, the park is a land of dramatic craggy, snow-capped mountains, heavily forested valleys, aqua-colored lakes, and more than 100 glaciers. Traversed by the scenic Bow Valley Parkway (or the faster Trans-Canada Highway), the valley provides stunning […]

Filed Under: Adventures, Alberta, Banff, Canada, Featured-City, Hiking, Lake Louise, Mountains, National Parks, Nature & Hiking Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, Athabasca Glacier, Banff national Park, Bow Valley, Bow Valley Parkway, Castle Lookout, Columbia Icefield Icefields Parkway, Johnson Canyon, Morant's Curve, Pekto Lake, Rocky Mountaineer, Saskatcheqan River Crossing, Wilcox Pass

Rocky Mountaineer: The Value of Gold-Leaf Service

November 12, 2022 Leave a Comment

We rarely take organized tours of areas. Instead we prefer to plan our own itinerary and timing. But once in a while, we sign up to be taken care of. What better place than in the Canadian Rocky Mountains? Instead of one of us driving or navigating, we could take a train and both relax […]

Filed Under: Adventures, Banff, Destinations, Featured-City, Highlighted Activity, Kamloops, Mountains, Nature & Hiking, Sightseeing, Vancouver Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, Rocky Mountaineer, Rocky Mountains

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