Archive | December, 2009

Culinary Classics in LA

On a recent vacation to Southern California, my wife and two children and I explored Los Angeles. I’m not impartial when it comes to “LA.” While many think of the City of Angles as just an endless spider web of gridlocked freeways, I love everything about it: the arts, the culture and, especially, the food. [...]

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Ashland or Bust, Our 2010 Christmas destination is born…

I love it when people say to me, “How in the world did you find this place?”  It’s like earning a merit badge or a military stripe; a verbal accommodation for a job well done.  Tours don’t just happen.  They don’t create themselves.  Of course, we attend conventions to learn about destinations and meet the [...]

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A 12 Week Travel Odyssey Comes to a Glorious Conclusion; or, scratch one from “The Bucket List”

Back on September the 12th, I embarked on a tour to the Oregon Coast, highlighting the picturesque lighthouses and the wonderful seaside village of Newport.  I knew at the time, just from looking at the calendar, that the next 12 weeks were going to be busy.  They were.  Now that a pause in traveling has [...]

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My Very First Mystery Tour

“One of the best Christmas mystery tours of all time,” said Mark at this years annual Sports Leisure Preview Day in Sacramento.  While I can’t vouch for that – this was my very first mystery tour with the company – I can say that it was without a doubt a memorable and worthy contender. Our [...]

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