VISITING CUBA YES! You can go to Cuba. Nope, you can’t go on a cruise right now, but the country is NOT closed to Americans and everywhere we visited we were warmly welcomed. The main goal is not to have your tourist dollars go toward “enriching the Cuban military, security, and intelligence services,” but instead … More Havana
How to describe the pristine unspoiled breathtaking beauty of Iceland? Majestic volcanoes and glaciers tower over cliffs and steaming foothills sweeping down to the churning sea past breathtaking waterfalls and rivers of pure glacial melt. These raw swaths of nature are tempered by picturesque red farmhouses, great fields of purple lupine, diminutive Icelandic horses in a rainbow … More Iceland/Island
OK people! The clock is ticking. School is almost out, and it’s that time of year when you pack up your little people and hit the road for Family Vacation. You’re either counting the days or dreading it (or more likely a little of both). Personally I LOVE having my kids to myself for a … More Road trip time!!
I have been vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico since the mid-1990s (old I am!), and have watched it grow from a scruffy spring break party town into a destination for families, retirees, cruise ships, grown up getaways, and yes still party weekends! You’ll get a lot of differing opinions on what has been gained … More Cabo Baby!
Japan has been on my bucket list for a long long long long time, and I thought this post would be all about how I am so happy to have checked that box with our Winter trip last month. My takeaway however was quite the opposite. After 10 days in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan has … More Tokyo tastes…
Here’s a quick recap of our recent Winter Break week in Costa Rica with the kids – great adventure! We spent half the week on the beach, and a few days around the volcanoes (I’ll post separately about that part of the trip). I could basically set up shop here for months – it’s so easy … More Beach hopping in Costa Rica
Ahh wine country in the summer. Not a bad spot to escape from the rat race for a few days, and for me it’s especially nice that I don’t even have to get on a plane! Here are a few of our regular stops around here: * Wine tasting of course is the main … More Unwinding upvalley (Napa that is)
We zip through Napa Valley, sunroof wide open, as the highway narrows to a smooth two lanes, bypassing the toniest wineries, the Oakwood grocery, the subtle turnoff to Yountville (hi French Laundry!), wave to the passing wine train!, slow to a crawl through sweet fancy St. Helena, then off again past the imposing CIA at Greystone … More Hello Calistoga!
Tracy Barsotti 