by Marybeth Bond | Aug 14, 2022 | Homepage Slider, full-image, home page slider, Alps, Adventure, Travel, Switzerland
In Switzerland the Jungfrau and Ticinio regions offer Alpine adventures, castles, lakes, food and unsurpassed beauty. If you like mountains snow-capped, meadows carpeted in wildflowers, bubbling fondue, divine gelato, medieval castles, and sundrenched lakes, then look...
by Laura Kiniry | Jul 9, 2022 | EUROPE, Travel
When our cook, Fausta Solfa, mentioned that dinner would be at 7:30 pm, someone in our group asked: “Is that 7:30 pm regular time or Italia time?” The rest of us started laughing. Four days into our week-long sojourn in southern Italy and we were finally getting used...
by Marybeth Bond | Jun 23, 2022 | Homepage Slider, full-image, home page slider, NORTH AMERICA, Carmel & Monterey, California, Travel
What to do in Monterey Spend an afternoon at the Monterey Aquarium. Here’s the latest on the new exhibit. Dive into the food scene of Pacific Grove. Meander along the pedestrian trail to Lover’s Point. Go for a walk along the unsoiled nature beaches. Enjoy...
by Marybeth Bond | Jun 1, 2022 | Luxury, Travel
“Isn’t this fabulous? We are making history together with her Royal Highness” said Julia from Amsterdam. I agreed with Julia as we raided our mugs of cold Dutch beer in a toast. My husband and I had never been to a “Royal Ceremony” and we didn’t know what to expect....
by Marybeth Bond | Dec 7, 2021 | Homepage Slider, full-image, Adventure, NORTH AMERICA, California, Travel
History, adventure, chic western towns and gold: You’ll find them all in California’s Calaveras County. As we drove to California Gold Country, between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, I was wowed from the get-go: a vivid landscape of golden-hued hills, grazing...
by Marybeth Bond | Jul 21, 2021 | Homepage Slider, full-image, home page slider, California, Travel
Glaciers carved out Yosemite Valley and water gave life to the wilderness. Yosemite attracts 4.5 to 5 million visitors a year. The National Park is constantly working on ways to find solutions to the crowding problems. Although Yosemite boasts 1,200 square miles of...
