Monthly Archives: January 2014

The Jewel in the Crown of California’s Missions – San Juan Capistrano

A part of our history, the California missions are located along a path that stretches approximately 600 miles from San Diego to just north of San Francisco. Each mission site was selected to be a one day horse ride further … Continue reading

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India Visa – California Academy of Sciences – Steinhart Aquarium

Monday January 27th We started our day off at BLS International to try to get our India visas all sorted out.  I had booked both of us 9:00 appointments, had all of the paperwork completed and signed, and with passports … Continue reading

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San Francisco – Our day in pictures

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Back in my old stomping grounds – San Francisco

Saturday night – San Francisco We did not get on the road from Los Angeles as early as we had hoped, so it was just after 5:00 when we checked into our small B&B.  I chose The Inn at Union … Continue reading

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Picture of the day ~ Waving in the breeze

Today we are driving from the Los Angeles area to San Francisco for a long weekend. The main purpose for this trip is to get our visas for the trip to India in March. I wanted to simply send our … Continue reading

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Bryce Canyon National Park and Mossy Cave, Utah

After a wonderful day hiking in Zion National Park, we set out the next morning to explore once again. Bryce Canyon National Park Having been described as a forest made of stone, Bryce is a landscape that has to be seen to … Continue reading

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Zion and Bryce National Parks and Panguitch Utah

Zion and Bryce National Parks are close enough to combine together into one get-a-way. In May of 2006 we surprised two of our closest friends with a trip there. Flying into St. George, Utah and renting a car we checked … Continue reading

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I hit my goal of 50 countries – setting new goals!

I had set a goal for my blog that by the end of 2013 I would have visitors from 50 countries. Well I made it by December 31st with one to spare. Today I am at 52 countries. I think … Continue reading

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Yellowstone National Park (part 2)

Yesterday I published Part 1 about my favorite place in the USA – Yellowstone National Park. In case you missed it and would like to check out the pictures you can see them by clicking here. The roads through Yellowstone NP … Continue reading

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My favorite place in the USA – Yellowstone National Park (part 1)

In the early 1990’s Tim and I spent two months driving a small Previa van around the USA. We found that this country has some of the most natural beauty and diversity of any of the countries we have explored. … Continue reading

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