by Marybeth Bond | Mar 11, 2014 | NORTH AMERICA, California, Cultural Exploration, San Francisco, Dining, Featured, Travel
Despite its reputation for dizzying hills, San Francisco is a town for walking. Every weekend for seven years when I lived in San Francisco, I laced up my comfiest walking shoes and headed for varied neighborhoods and parks. Try a few of these walks and you too will...
by Marybeth Bond | Jan 9, 2014 | California, San Francisco, Dining
One of the best ways to shop and eat in the Bay Area is at a farmers market. One of my favorites to frequent is the Marin Farmers Market, which happens to be the third largest farmers market in California. It has grown since its opening in 1987 to house nearly 200...
by Marybeth Bond | Dec 25, 2013 | NORTH AMERICA, Dining, Featured, Family, Florida, Travel
When temperatures drop, I would rather chill on the beach than catch a chill. Growing up in Ohio, we endured the long, cold, grey winters. For several years we made the two-day car trip to Fort Myers to soak in the sun. Recently I visited Florida’s west coast...
by Marybeth Bond | Nov 8, 2013 | NORTH AMERICA, Dining, Family
Find relaxation in quaint Savannah, Georgia with decorative architecture and lush green landscape throughout the downtown. It is an urban forest where Spanish Moss hangs from giant oak trees. There is plenty of eating, dining and shopping throughout the meandering...
by Marybeth Bond | Oct 12, 2013 | Vietnam, Dining, Featured, Travel
The past six years of my life have been spent in Southeast Asia—more specifically in Thailand, Cambodia and now Vietnam. Living and working in Saigon gives me a unique perspective on one of the most fascinating cities in the world. I enjoy this city so much. It...
by Marybeth Bond | Oct 4, 2013 | New Mexico, Dining, Travel
If you have a weak spot for sunshine, blue skies, silver jewelry, southwestern art and fabulous food, you’ll adore Santa Fe, New Mexico. The strands of history intertwining here —from Native American to Mexican to Catholic missionary to famous modern-day...