“We travel not to escape life,
but for life not to escape us.”
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Traveling
it leaves you speechless, then turns you onto a storyteller
-Ibn Battuta
Travel Feeds the Soul
There is so much to see that adds to one’s life. Amazing cultures.Compelling history. It’s hard to know what you are missing if you never see it.
Dogs Are Everywhere
That’s Jane below, giving a belly rub to a street dog in Istanbul. Dogs have so much to give if you just let them. They add great joy to our lives.
People Make the Trip
A small amount of effort will bring you friends for life. Our friends in places like Sweden and Hong Kong, Portland and Minneapolis, keep us grounded.
There’s A Reason People Are Talking About Charleston
Thinking of Charleston, South Carolina conjures up various images depending on your perspective....
Naples, After the Storm
Arrive in Naples early Thursday night for a long weekend and you immediately go to the Celebration Park Food Court. The Maine Shack lobster rolls are the best this side of Kennebunkport. The bar is hopping – March Madness is in full swing – and there is a great...
Bucket list travel – the Safari
We all have them. Those grand trips we may never get to take for one reason or another. Jane and I did the luxury safari this year. We have friends who like to organize things and they set up their own and loved it. We have an appreciation for Backroads trips so we...
If it wasn’t for the winters……
…then Minneapolis would have twice as many people. It is a gem of a small city. We lived there for years before the winters got the best of us (and the taxes too). We try to get back often – just in the summer. There are over 20 colleges and universities in the metro...
Ducks, Americana and Barbeque in Memphis
Ever since Marc Cohn came out with “Walking in Memphis”, Beale Street has become a more well known and popular destination for travelers interested in American music. Perhaps music history would be a more apt description of what Memphis offers. Sun...
Dogs and Beaches In Puerta Vallarta
When you live in Minneapolis you have to go somewhere warm at least once during each miserable winter. My recommendation? Go to Puerta Vallarta. If for no other reason to stay at the Hacienda San Angel. It is a hotel like no other. And if you love dogs as we do,...
Hidden Gem – San Luis Obispo
Central California has been getting a lot of attention, for good reason. Between Santa Barbara in the south (IMO, too close to LA to be central CA) and San Jose in the north lies some of the most beautiful and unspoiled parts of the state. Smack in the middle is San...
