Inspiration can come from anywhere and take you everywhere. For example, we went to Cuba because I read a magazine article while in Vienna, Austria, about Cuba’s inability to finance restorations of its historic buildings. Convinced everything would crumble before we had a chance to see it, I booked a trip to Cuba and enjoyed…
Category: Summer Vacation
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…