Travel Tales amongst my Ramblings
True stories of our world-wide journeys interspersed with bits of my real life journey, retired now in Silicon Valley
August is the perfect time to check out the parks and bike trails of Salem, Oregon. Spruced-up Riverfront Park is a lovely place for a family to spend an afternoon. Ride from Wallace Marine Park on the west side of the Willamette, across the former railroad-, now a pedestrian- and bike-bridge, and you will land … Continue reading Ride the Salem Trails
If you're going to Boston this summer, be sure to walk the other trail: the Black Heritage Trail. We visited Boston in August of 2018, when it was so gawd-awful hot that the main thing I remember about the Freedom Trail is how cool and inviting Faneuil Hall felt. But to enjoy a prettier walk … Continue reading The Other Freedom Trail
If June is here, then it must be time for vacation book suggestions. If you are like me, then books about the same topic seem to come in waves, and right now, perhaps due to the political news, the topic is Korea. My favorite genre is memoir––a good one tells us the facts. The … Continue reading Vacation Reads
It's a rainy and cold week in February, when we have friends visiting from out of state. We manage to pick one rainless afternoon to go to San Francisco––sunny, windy, and quite chilly. The best day of the week to see a few sights. We like to take CalTrain up to the City if we'll … Continue reading An Afternoon in San Francisco
If you read my post about Hawaii, you saw that we were unhappy with the outcome of a tour we booked with the resort's Expedia desk. I'm here to tell you we've achieved a resolution that made us happy. The facts: (1) Wednesday, February 20, make reservations on a Moana Kea Stellar Viewing Tour for … Continue reading A Squeaky Wheel Gets Results
We're six of us, on the Kona side of Hawaii for almost a week. Our first excursion, suggested by the travel desk at the resort (I refuse to mention Expedia because, by the time we leave, we will be very unhappy with them), is north of Kona a few miles to visit Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park. … Continue reading Good Finds on the Big Island
We squeezed in as much as we could, our one day in San Diego. Son #1 had not visited San Diego since he was a teenager and we visited my brother, his uncle. And that guy died more than 30 years ago. It was time for a visit.We drove around UCSD where Son #2 went … Continue reading A Day in San Diego
North San Diego County––not only a nice place to live, but a great place to vacation too. On a recent visit, our son introduced us to a couple of gems that we would never have found on our own. "Do you know the difference between a model and a miniature?" Hidden away in a business … Continue reading Hidden Gems in Carlsbad
California highway 395 is one of our favorite road trips. Click on the link below the photo to read the post and see the beautiful pictures that blogger Dylan Jones captured. I would add that if you are near Mono Lake, try to include Bodie (ghost town) and if you are near Lone Pine, try … Continue reading The best places to visit in California’s Eastern Sierra — Shoot from the Trip
Here's a word from a recent crossword puzzle, a word I had forgotten, if I ever knew: elver, a baby eel. Very young elvers are transparent, a fact I learned when I saw this photo that CC posted on her Crossword Corner blog. As soon as I saw the picture, I thought of those cooked clear noodles known … Continue reading Elvers
