“THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME”

Teri B.

January 23, 2022

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Things I Love, To-Do List

If one characterizes what Los Angeles is best known for, it is the film industry. And that iconic line from The Wizard of Oz invoked for the title of this post is completely apt applying it to the newest — and I believe most outstanding — cultural institution in L.A. That is the Academy Museum […]

THANKSGIVING SOUTHERN STYLE – PART 2

Teri B.

December 20, 2021

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Things I Love, U.S. Travel

When considering where to enjoy a favorite holiday, the beautiful destination of Savannah, Georgia, was unanimously selected. After three terrific days in Charleston (click HERE ) we continued our family trip just two hours’ away. This was a first visit for all. En route, we simply had to go back to a surprise find from […]

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!

Teri B.

February 5, 2020

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International Travel, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

Does anyone NOT spend a lot of time on the internet in the course of researching and planning travel? I think not. It was in this spirit that I was noodling around and thought for fun I would Google myself. I know, you’ve never done that; right? Most of what I found I knew … […]

EASTERN EUROPE & RUSSIA, Part 6 — TURN OF EVENTS LEADS TO PARIS!

Teri B.

June 9, 2018

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International Travel, Things I Love, Wining/Dining

If you’ve been following along on this journey (Helsinki/Tallinn/Riga/Klaipeda/Vilnius), then you know we had Russian Visa issues prior to leaving the US. After the earlier-than-planned exit from Russia and with time left before our scheduled departure back home, the question then became: Where should we go for the remainder of the trip? You now know […]

EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA, PART 5 … MOSCOW

Teri B.

May 26, 2018

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International Travel, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

We did it! We made it to the Russian capital after lots of changes and Visa stuff (see previous). After leaving Vilnius, we had a stopover in Riga prior to the flight to Moscow. Travelers leaving the EU for Russian Federation countries go through a completely different checkpoint, with a very careful examination of one’s […]

EASTERN EUROPE & RUSSIA, PART 4 — BEAUTIFUL VILNIUS

Teri B.

May 19, 2018

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International Travel, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

After an overnight stay in the Baltic Sea coastal town of Klaipeda (popular for cruise ships), we met up with our pre-arranged and excellent guide Regina Kopilevich (Vilnius-based and fluent in four languages: English, Russian, Hebrew and Yiddish). At Regina’s suggestion, our meeting place was the city of Kaunas (formerly Kovna) for the start of our […]

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