Happy Halloween! If this is one of your favorite times of the year, and if doing a little spooky investigating sounds like a fun thing to do on vacation, check out five of the best places in America to explore haunted happenings – if you dare! Read more
Destinations such as the southern U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean can be popular year-round, but every year as summer progresses into the peak hurricane season of August and September, those with trips planned during this time often wonder if their vacation could be affected by tropical weather. While many guests travel during hurricane season with no issues, there is the possibility that severe weather can occur and affect airports, resorts, theme park operations, cruise ports of call, and more.
With this in mind, it’s best to be prepared if you’ll be traveling during this time of year. Let’s take a look at how hurricanes can affect 3 common travel scenarios. Read more
When my husband and I discussed our northern California trip as we planned over the past year, we both agreed that of all the cool places we were going to visit, the one that we were most excited about was seeing the giant sequoias. We’d seen pictures of course, which made us both eager to see just how big these trees *really* were.
Well, let me just say, they are BIG. Huge. Enormous. Gigantic. Add any additional superlatives you want, but truly, we were astonished at the sheer size of the sequoias, once we were there in person. Read more
While we spent most of our northern California tour in remote areas of the state – dominated by majestic mountains, towering trees, and granite cliffs (along with it being quite hot and dry) – we actually began and ended our trip in areas that were VERY different from the rest of our time. From the city vibe of San Francisco to the quaint and historical areas of Carmel-by-the-Sea and Cannery Row, it was fascinating to explore these coastal areas – to say nothing of experiencing how different (in many ways) they were from what we saw the rest of the week.
We began our California adventure in San Francisco, and this was certainly a city that I had been looking forward to visiting for a long time. Having been to Los Angeles and southern California, we knew San Francisco was going to be different from that part of the state – and we weren’t disappointed! Read more
We just returned from a wonderful 9 days touring Northern California with Globus Tours, and while it’s always sad to return home from a trip, we had such a memorable time, that we are still smiling about all that we saw, did, and learned! While I shared some info and photos on my Facebook page last week, I wanted to take the next several weeks to explore some of the places we visited a bit more in depth.
So today, we are headed to California’s wine country! Read more