“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.
Add Istanbul To Your List
It’s not for everyone but some with a strong cultural curiosity will find Istanbul irresistible....
Luxurious Maui
If you have never been to Maui what you probably expect when you get there is long expanses of beautiful beaches. And you get that. Miles of glorious beaches. What no one tells you to expect is that there are six major climate zones on Maui, from desert to rainforest...
Too Long To Get To Sonoma
I have been to California wine country many times, mostly all to Napa. I love Cabs, what can I say. I just never got next door to Sonoma. Santa Barbara, Paso Robles…just not Sonoma. Until December. Make no mistake, if you love Cabs, Napa is the place. But Sonoma has a...
French Renaissance to Bohemianism – and Everything in Between
The property most often associated with the small city of Asheville, NC is the Biltmore and it is an unusual and extraordinary place. Fully 8,000 acres, the Biltmore estate, highlighted by George Vanderbilt’s French Renaissance castle, can be found in the heart of...
