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THE FRENCH LAUNDRY — PARTY OF 4; OTHER STORIES FROM THANKSGIVING IN NAPA

Teri B.

December 16, 2014

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U.S. Travel, Wining/Dining

How does one judge whether something is considered wildly extravagant or simply a great luxury to be savored? That was the question debated when we (the hubby and I) took our two adult children — both mid 20’s — to the French Laundry for one of the restaurant’s remarkable gastronomic experiences. Obviously this was their […]

BAY AREA CONCERT TREK; GREAT FOOD FINDS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS

Teri B.

August 18, 2014

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Things You Should Know, U.S. Travel, Wining/Dining

A Bruno Mars concert was the raison d’etre for a quick trip to the Bay Area and back on a recent weekend. Yes, he performed locally (in answer to your question), but a prior commitment led us to make the third of four trips up north this year (Thanksgiving weekend to follow). Considering the […]

COLOMBIA

Teri B.

June 20, 2014

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International Travel, Wining/Dining

What are the things that immediately come to mind when one is traveling to Colombia? Drug cartels? Sofia Vergara? Kidnappings? Well, none of those were encountered in the recent stay there during the last leg of three weeks in South America. There was a time in the recent past when this most northwest corner of the continent […]

ECUADOR — Part 2

Teri B.

June 2, 2014

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International Travel, Wining/Dining

Want the inside scoop on what it is like to live in Ecuador as a retired expat? Well, we found out all the details on the next leg of the recent South American vacation. And it was quite fascinating, indeed… After leaving the phenomenal Galapagos Islands (see previous post), we flew to Guayaquil with what […]

ECUADOR – Part 1

Teri B.

May 20, 2014

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International Travel, Wining/Dining

The second leg of the recent visit to South America took us to Ecuador, where it was pleasure to be on both U.S. currency and U.S. current – so no converters or adapters required. The first stop was Guayaquil, the city through which all visitors in and out of the Galapagos Islands must go. This city should never […]

MACHU PICCHU

Teri B.

May 4, 2014

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International Travel, Wining/Dining

Devoting an entire blog post to Machu Picchu is the least I can do … it was a remarkable experience. Had I known the round-trip journey, from the time we were picked up at our Cusco hotel until we returned the same evening was 14 hours, I might have had some doubts. But suffice to […]

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