If you follow me on Twitter, then you know from August 26 through August 30, I spent the bulk of my time in a minivan driving from Los Angeles to suburban New York City. This trip wasn’t planned, but, thanks to hurricane Irene, who was downgraded to a tropical storm by the time she hit…
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Spontaneity Flop
Spontaneity doesn’t always work out. I like to keep a vacation itinerary loose; mix it up with old haunts and new ones and not necessarily know what I’m going to be doing that day. This year, we visited The Huntington Library and I decided we would just show up, wander the gardens and galleries of…
11 Hours in San Diego
San Diego is less than an hour’s drive north of Mexico’s border and a reasonable two hours drive south of downtown Los Angeles. And there’s so much to do between the hours of 9 am and 8 pm, making it the perfect day trip for kids and adults. Yes, SeaWorld was our first stop, not…
Defining Summer Vacation
Summer vacations need to involve water. It’s that simple. I can visit mountains, deserts, cities and small towns any time of the year, but a summer getaway must take place near a lake or an ocean (rivers won’t do–don’t ask why). Perhaps summers feel so fleeting because I grew up in upstate New York where…
Some Thoughts on Camping…
Camping is the ultimate form of budget travel. You can’t get any cheaper than squatting in dirt stooped over a campfire eating something you probably would never have ordered in a restaurant (unless you’re an adventurous gourmet camper, and I’m just not there yet). It’s been a few years since I’ve braved the Great Outdoors,…