I am home from my long weekend trip to London and Paris and I’m going to start my Day by Day posts from the trip. While this trip was for work, I also got a chance to explore both Paris and London a bit more, if only for a short… Read more
Birthday Weekend at the Oregon Coast
This past weekend, we celebrated Nick’s birthday (and new camera lense gift) with a trip to the Oregon Coast. Truly, the Oregon Coast, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful coastlines anywhere and it’s only an hour or two drive for us from Portland (depending on where you… Read more
A Hotel Review of the Una Hotel Roma
Una Hotel Roma – Rome, Italy See more Reviews! Rome on our first trip was a mixed bag for us and our journey there was full of obstacles, however, when we did finally arrive, our hotel was lovely. It was right across the street from Termini Train Station which was… Read more
A Hotel Review of Riad 72 in Marrakech
Riad 72 – Marrakech, Morocco See more Reviews! This gem of a property made our stay in Marrakech delightful and exotic. If you aren’t familiar with what a Riad is, it’s basically a large house that’s been converted into separate bedroom suites and something Morocco is famous for. It’s sort of like… Read more
Travel Style for New England in May
More Travel Style posts for more destinations! After a number of positive comments on my last travel style post, I thought I’d recap what I wore to travel through New England at the end of May, as the weather was less than predictable and ranged from the low 50’s to… Read more
A Hotel Review of Le Meridien Nice
Le Meridien Nice – Nice, France See more Reviews! This hotel was truly a joy to stay in. The views from our room were incredible as was the design and style of the hotel. Location couldn’t be beat and the service was top notch. This was actually one stay that… Read more
Beautiful and Resilient Boston
I absolutely fell in love with Boston. I had a feeling I would before we went as I’ve heard many people before say that Boston is a lot like Portland in a lot of ways: the greenery, the brick buildings, the general feel. And I can say, I totally agree…… Read more
New England: Cape Cod & Rhode Island
The second full day of our New England trip, we drove South from Boston through Cape Cod and Rhode Island. Truthfully, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from those areas, and especially Newport, RI, I had low expectations. Wow, was I blown away! Newport turned out to be our… Read more
New England: Salem, MA & Maine
I’m just going to jump right into posts about our trip to Boston and New England over the holiday weekend a few days ago. Basically, we stayed in Boston, but drove up and down the New England coast as well as spending some time exploring the beautiful city of Boston…. Read more
A Hotel Review of Hotel Le Notre Dame in Paris
Hotel Le Notre Dame – Paris, France See more Reviews! This hotel has become our “regular” hotel in Paris if you will. We’ve stayed here for several of our trips to Paris and will continue to stay here for many years to come I’m sure. This hotel, while small, offers… Read more
A Hotel Review of The Hotel Wilshire in LA
The Hotel Wilshire – Los Angeles, California See more Reviews! I found this hotel when I was looking for a place to stay in LA for our trip to Disneyland. We wanted to stay more in downtown LA, instead of Anaheim, and we always enjoy a great boutique hotel for… Read more
Travel Tips: Europe by Train
I’m headed to Hawaii today for a few days for some work projects and meetings, but while I’m flying across the Pacific, I thought I’d return to my Travel Tips series with a post on traveling around Europe by train. One thing I feel like the US, especially the… Read more
Los Angeles
After spending all day Saturday at Disneyland and California Adventure, we wanted to stay downtown LA so we drove back from the parks Saturday evening to our hotel, the Hotel Wilshire. It was such a cool hotel and I’ll speak more to it in my upcoming new Hotel Guide (stay tuned… Read more
Travel Style for Europe in the Spring
More Travel Style posts for more destinations! One of my favorite parts of a trip is packing for it… I know, I know… that’s not the normal response to packing. But I happen to love laying out outfits for the trip and then figuring out how to fit 10 days… Read more
Paris (March 2013): Day 4
To start the week and end my day by day posts from our trip, I leave you with our last day in beautiful Paris. Our final day in Paris is always a sad one for me and every time I’m in the city it gets harder and harder to leave!… Read more