This week is my kids’ Spring Break, and we decided that it would be a good time to venture away from home for the first time during the pandemic. Case counts are not as lowContinue reading
Something Splendid: Vineyard in the Valley
One year ago, we were in the Valle de Guadalupe. It was almost our last getaway before the lockdown… we still had our visit to LA to come. The Valle de Guadalupe is a beautifulContinue reading
Musical Tourism: Lovely Latvia
Finding interesting local music when you search YouTube for a country is a bit of a hit-or-miss proposition. However, I think your chances are best when you search for a country in which the mainContinue reading
A Visit to the Los Jilgueros Preserve
My kids get a four-day weekend for President’s Day. We usually take the time off, too, and take a short trip to somewhere nearby. Past trips have included our visit to Universal Studios and downtownContinue reading
Favorite Animal Encounters
I don’t tend to have a big animal focus in my travels. I think there may only be one animal-related item on my current travel wish list: I want to go to Stewart Island andContinue reading
Musical Tourism: Long Lost Friends in… Lisbon?
One of the challenging things about musical tourism is that it is not always obvious where a video was filmed. Sometimes we can figure it out with some internet searching… sometimes we just have toContinue reading
Latitude Down Under
This is another Latitude Photo from our Circle Pacific trip back in 2015. I remember having a drink at the Sydney Opera House bar and not caring that it was overpriced because the sun wasContinue reading
Musical Tourism: A Stroll in Pattaya
Running a blog about travel during a pandemic has been strange. What should I post about when I am not supposed to go anywhere or do much of anything? If you look back through myContinue reading
Something Splendid: New Year on the Beach
We have a New Year’s Day tradition of taking a walk on the beach. On today’s walk we saw my favorite beach birds, which I call “little runny birds” but I think the rest ofContinue reading