Category Archives: California

A Princess Cruise to Nowhere and Anywhere

December 17-20, 2022 Have you ever taken a cruise somewhere but never gotten off the ship? That’s exactly what Tim and I did last December, just before Christmas. The four day itinerary was on Princess Cruise lines newest ship, the … Continue reading

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Getty Villa Museum ~ Like taking a trip to Italy, no passport required!

When we travel, one of my favorite things to visit is the top museum in the area, city or county. What I have found repeatedly on our tours is that not enough time is allotted to do justice to the … Continue reading

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La Quinta Art Celebration

Invited by dear friends to join them at the La Quinta Art Celebration, it took us all of about two seconds to say, “Heck yeah”! La Quinta is located less than 100 miles from our mountain cabin in Southern California. … Continue reading

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18 Magnificent and Unique Waterfalls From Around the World

Waterfalls come in many different types including plunge, tier, horsetail, block, cascade, punchbowl and fan.  1. Geiranger, Norway Cruising through the fjords in Norway after spending part of the day in Geiranger, we had this waterfall pointed out to us. … Continue reading

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Rim of the World Scenic Drive, Part 2

April 29, 2021 ~ San Bernardino Mountains We drove the first half of the scenic drive that I found on the site myscenicdrives.com last week and left off in Running Springs. In case you did not see the last post … Continue reading

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Rim of the World Scenic Byway- Part 1

April 23, 2021 ~ Southern California Today Tim was scheduled to finally get his second vaccine shot, and we had half a day before he needed to check in. I had recently posted on our Facebook site, that we had … Continue reading

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A Secret to Share…

We have been documenting our travel adventures with you for almost 8 years now. It’s hard to believe that we sold our family home back in 2013, and set off shortly afterwards to travel the world for an indefinite time … Continue reading

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Avenue of the Giants ~ Humboldt Redwoods State Park

August 21, 2020 ~ Northern California Our day started out quite spectacularly with the guys fixing a gourmet breakfast for all of us that included bacon, sausage, hash browns, fried eggs, pancakes, and orange juice. Such a treat!

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Pismo Beach ~ Our next RV trip has begun

August 19, 2020 ~ Pismo Beach, California As with so many of you, we have been isolated for the past six months. We are now (cautiously) headed out the door for the next 12 days with plans to smell some … Continue reading

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ROUTE 66 ~ Southern California to Mohave Valley

May 10th ~ Our journey along Route 66 begins We did not get quite as early of a start this morning as I had hoped, but after cleaning out the refrigerator and loading a few final items, we got out … Continue reading

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