Celebrity Constellation Turkish Beach View

The plane is clean but I’m not traveling

I’ve been seeing a lot of marketing around “the plane is clean” so you should fly now.  It doesn’t matter that the transmission rate is low on a plane.  It doesn’t matter that the plane is cleaner than ever before (seriously this should have been a standard a long time […]

Amalfi Coast Beautiful Photo View

The Amalfi Coast Photo Tour – A Great Day Trip from Sorrento or Naples

I love to visit the Amalfi Coast in September/October so sharing an older post of my memories from this glorious part of Italy while I’m grounded in the US for a while.  If you are planning a visit to Italy in 2021 or 2022, consider spending time along the Amalfi […]

Herculaneum building materials

Visit Herculaneum – Surprising Details In the Shadow of Pompeii

  Revisiting a few of my favorite memories in Italy.  Planning your 2021 trip to Italy? Don’t forget to add Herculaneum (and Pompeii) to compare/contrast the ruins. Lost in the shadow of Pompeii popularity is Herculaneum.  Everyone has studied the history of Mt. Vesuvius and its aftermath the most famous […]

Under the Wish Tree for Washington DC

Make a Wish at the “Wish Tree for Washington, DC” at the Hirshhorn

Updated: To be honest, the wish tree seems so far in the past to a simpler time when writing wishes on tags and tying them to the tree was whimsical, hopeful and the stuff of happy days. The tree was surrounded by people and children were trying to reach lower […]

Chihuly Bowls

Seattle Art – Chihuly Garden & Glass Review – A Colorful Surprise

Chihuly Seattle is open on a limited basis due to covid-19 and state reopening plans.  For those visiting the City of Seattle, I highly recommend adding Chihuly Garden & Glass to your “must do list”.  Sharing my last visit –  the Chihuly collection. We can still armchair travel and add […]

View of Sydney Opera House from the Harbour bridge

Australia Borders Closed – Memories of My First Trip to Australia (Sydney & Cairns)

Grounded due to Covid, we can still plan for dream trips to look forward to in 2021 and/or 2022. Australia is one of those dreamy getaways on many bucket lists so sharing my memories of my first trip to Australia, when I pointed to page 10 of the Qantas vacation […]

Riverside Walk Zion National Park

Nature’s Beauty in Utah – Riverside Walk at Zion National Park

Visiting Zion National Park is easy to do for travelers of all ages and activity levels. There are two paved accessible paths at Zion that are lovely walks and easy to do with fantastic sights.  I had planned on doing more intensive hiking at the park but was waylaid by […]