Experiences

1 Day in Lexington, KY ~ Exploring downtown Lexington’s best restaurants along with a tour of its local distillery.

Travel from Rome to Amalfi Coast | Begin in ancient Rome and then make your way to Italy’s beautiful Amalfi Coast for a stay at the Hotel Santa Caterina

On my last day in Hawaii, I decided to get on a standup paddleboard for the first time and paddle out into the lagoon….

Reflections on travel to Santa Rosa Beach along Florida’s Hwy 30A during a pandemic and the reality of living in a COVID-19 world.

A first-time visit to Long Island and the Hamptons in June including a weekend at the Manhattan Waldorf Astoria, a drive through the Hamptons to the Lighthouse at the tip of Montauk, followed by another scenic drive through the northeastern wine country to Greenport.

“There is never any ending to Paris, and the memory of each person who has lived in it differs from that of any other. Paris was always worth it, and you received return for whatever you brought to it…” | Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast

There are so many things to do in Los Angeles, but when you get tired of Hollywood, travel down to Pelican Hill Resort in Newport Beach for some true glamour and relaxation.

I never thought I would like Las Vegas, back in a time when I didn’t understand casinos, the games, the way it all worked, and just how glamorous they could be. This wasn’t our first time in Las Vegas, but in some ways, it seemed like an age since we were there last; yet, when the iconic strip rolled by outside the windows of the Bellagio limousine, the rush of familiarity melted the time away.

“To the southward lay Arizona, land of painted mesas and storied canyon walls, of thundering streams and wild pine forests, of purple-saged valleys and grassy parks, set like mosaics between the stark desert mountains.” | Zane Grey

This first-time trip to Seattle featured a stay at the Sorrento Hotel with visits to iconic attractions like Pike Place Market and the Space Needle with a last-minute whale-watching tour to the San Juan Islands, plus an overnight trip to Portland, Oregon.

“San Francisco has only one drawback, tis hard to leave” | Rudyard Kipling.

“I walked the beach under the paling stars of the morning. My ties and ballasts leave me….I travel….I sail….my elbows rest in the sea-gaps.” Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass