Celebrating its centennial this year, the charming Danish village of Solvang is nestled in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley, about a hundred and twenty-five miles northwest of Los Angeles and a half hour’s drive inland from Santa Barbara. Solvang means “sunny fields” in Danish, but the sun was nowhere to be found this […]
Perched in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, The Getty Center is one of Los Angeles’ most popular tourist attractions. The sprawling campus houses the museum of J. Paul Getty, once the world’s richest man and America’s preeminent art collector. Exhibiting Western art from the Middle Ages to the present day, the museum features European […]
Movies have the ability to transport you to another world. They entertain you, they educate you, and they can even inspire you. I love it when a film shows me somewhere I’d never seen before, piquing my interest in actually visiting that place someday. Every travel blogger has his or her own “Top 10” list of […]
[cincopa AQNA_gKVVY1h] Today I’m starting a new recurring post called “Perspectives” where I’ll show a video from my point of view (POV) of things I’ve done or come across during my travels. Ever since I was a kid I dreamed of someday riding on an airboat in the Florida Everglades, and last summer I finally […]
In honor of next Tuesday’s Mardi Gras celebration, today’s travel photo was taken at world-famous Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras, which translates to “Fat Tuesday”, marks the last day of the Carnival season and falls on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Someday I hope to visit New […]
Istanbul is one of the most dynamic, beautiful and exciting cities in the world. You could easily spend weeks there and still not see everything. Located on both sides of the Bosporus Straight (which connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara), the city of Istanbul is split across two continents—Europe and Asia. Known […]
