“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.
Sideways Was Just the Start
The 2004 movie Sideways made the greater Santa Barbara wine region well known. Funny. The wines we...
Add Istanbul To Your List
It’s not for everyone but some with a strong cultural curiosity will find Istanbul irresistible. The city was founded as Byzantium in the 7th century BC. Roman emperor Constantine the Great renamed it first as New Rome and then as Constantinople, after himself. It...
Bluffton State of Mind
I never heard of The Lowcountry before 2019. Since then, I have come to know that The Lowcountry is a geographic and cultural region along South Carolina's coast, including the Sea Islands. The Lowcountry, a large part of which sits at or below sea level is known for...
Puerta Vallarta Likes Its Bells
In a past post, we talked about staying at the Hacienda San Angel, a beautiful property that was the home of Richard Burton in a past life. It remains a hotel like no other. We went back this Spring Since the passing of its co-founderJanice Chatterton, Hacienda San...
Asheville Glamping Part II
It is an easy five-hour drive from the oceans of SE South Carolina to the mountains of SW North Carolina – Asheville. We do it often, especially in the heat of summer. This time it was glamping re-visited. Last time we were in a dome. This time we were in a tiny...
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?
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...
