Austin Texas
This blog focuses on Austin. It was part of our Southern US road trip to experience Southern hospitality, amazing landscapes, great food and authentic Blues. It was fantastic! For more about the music scene and band videos,...
Memphis Tennessee
Visit Memphis for Southern hospitality, great food and authentic Blues. We were both very impressed with Memphis.
Memphis is about 1.5 hours north of Clarksdale, Mississippi, and three hours west of Nashville. It has a small-town...
Louisiana Bayou
A visit to the Bayou was a "must see" on our Southern US road trip. I don't think you can find landscapes like this anywhere in the world. We took the Acadian Swamp Tour. It's...
Sonoma California
Sonoma Wine Country is a always a great excursion from San Francisco. It is known for great wines and great food. It has over 400 vineyards, and if you have time you can head...
California Coast
A drive along the California Pacific Coast Highway 1 is one of the most scenic drives in the world. This blog describes several trips along the California coast.
I've been to California many times, mostly...
San Francisco New Year’s Eve
San Francisco Welcomes the New Year
We decided to spend New Year's Eve in San Francisco at the last mintue. We stayed for one night only. The itinerary was simple: arrive around noon and go...
New York City
We both first went to New York City in the 1970's when it was wild and dangerous. I've been there several times since and have witnessed the changes over the years. Now it is...
California Pioneer Trail
This trip stemmed from my fasciation of the pioneers that traveled to California and their arduous journey to attain a better life. It was the early pioneers in the 1840's that blazed the trail...
Salt Lake City & Park City Utah
Visit Salt Lake City, Park City and surrounding region in Utah for unique landscapes, good shopping and great food. In a related blog, I show the California Pioneer Trail that passed through Utah and Nevada. The...
Tombstone Arizona
I was eager to see historic Tombstone Arizona, iconic town of the wild west. It’s about a three hour drive south from Phoenix, close to the Mexican border. It was one of the last wide-open...