WEEKEND IN BIG BEAR = BIG SURPRISE!

Teri B.

August 25, 2015

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Things I Love, U.S. Travel, Wining/Dining

A recent (and long overdue) visit with a childhood friend without question pulled off a major surprise for me … and I am not easy to surprise! But this was certainly up there in the annals of creating a memory for the ages. We grew up together in the much-desired and then-new neighborhood of Ladera Heights. […]

RENDEVOUS IN COLORADO SPRINGS

Teri B.

August 10, 2015

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U.S. Travel, Wining/Dining

Riddle of the day: Two couples — friends of 20+ years — want to meet for an extended weekend of relaxation, good food, and perhaps some sightseeing. One couple lives in Los Angeles and the other in Houston. Where should they meet? Taking into consideration that it is summertime — meaning lots of the […]

46 HOURS IN LONDON

Teri B.

July 21, 2015

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International Travel, Wining/Dining

Dear Teri   At the end of a recent three-week European vacation, London was the last stop after winding up nine glorious days spent in Croatia. The most efficient way (and least number of flights) to get home from Dubrovnik is to go either Frankfurt or London, then get a non-stop to LAX. But I couldn’t find […]

VISITING DUBROVNIK AND MONTENEGRO

Teri B.

July 7, 2015

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International Travel, Wining/Dining

To complete a wonderful 9-day stay in Croatia, the fitting last location was Dubrovnik following stays in Split and Zadar (see previous post). The drive from Zadar takes 3+ hours, and the winding highway goes through the smidgen of coast that Bosnia must have demanded when the former Yugoslavia broke up into several countries. After being waived though […]

CROATIA AND THE DALMATIAN COAST

Teri B.

June 16, 2015

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International Travel, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

Want to fly from Milan to Dubrovnik? No problem .. just go through Munich for some unknown reason. And that was the path to get us to our stay in Croatia for a few stops along the incredible Adriatic Sea coastline. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked Luftansa’s regional jets — two […]

Reunion in Milan

Teri B.

June 2, 2015

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International Travel, Things I Love, Wining/Dining

Imagine my surprise when a private Facebook message was received in November, 2013: “Are you the Teri Michaels who went to St. Moritz a very long time ago?” To which I replied, “It depends … Who are you??” “It’s me — Maddy from Luxembourg!” Well, then indeed I am one and the same, but for many years […]

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