If it wasn’t for the winters……

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

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

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

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...
Luxurious Maui

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...