The Coastal Empire – Savannah

The Coastal Empire – Savannah

I was sitting on the bank of a river in Botswana with Eli, enjoying a Montecristo #2 and watching for hippos and the conversation turns to….. The Grey in Savannah Georgia. Really? Turns out Eli’s home base is Atlanta and even Atlantans hundreds of miles away know of...
Austin …a tech hub?

Austin …a tech hub?

Our first trip to Austin was in the early 1990’s and the locals were telling us you should have been here in the 80”s. We started going to Austin regularly in 1996 and moved there in 2000. By then the semiconductor industry had been heavily subsidized to locate there...
Naples, After the Storm

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

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……

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...