The World's Best Destinations
Margaritaville Palm Springs You’re tired from traveling all day, a little smelly, and incredibly thirsty. But not for water, for something different. Something with a twist of a lime. Something that really lets you know you’ve finally arrived. A Margarita. Oh yes. Your eyes focus on the word in front of you. Margarita..ville? Margaritaville. A […]
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Walking up to The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club after 25 years brought an unexpected flood of memories. The Mediterranean Revival architecture still rises majestically from Tampa Bay’s waterfront, its coral-hued facade catching the Florida sun exactly as it did on our wedding night in 2000. My husband and I had chosen this iconic “Pink […]
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As a longtime resident of Santa Clarita, CA, and an avid cigar smoker, finding a cigar lounge that feels like home has been a persistent challenge. That is, however, until I stumbled into Genuine Cigars in Valencia, CA. Genuine Cigars Upon entering the store, the first thing I noticed was the rich aroma of what […]
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Our daughter Jessica has been the inspiration for my wife Sheri and me to embark on many hiking trips together. She was the motivator who got us up, out, and moving. We had such a great time on our Ten Falls hike in Oregon a couple of months earlier that we decided to stay in […]
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A Trip to Austria – The Hills Are Alive Beautiful green hills, storybook villages, long train rides with a window seat, these are a few of my favorite things. My trip to Austria was extraordinary, as you’ll be able to see through the many pictures I took. The hills were truly alive, and if you […]
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Our daughter Jessica decided she wanted to take my wife and me to Oregon. Sounded great until she mentioned that on day-2 we would be challenged with a 10-mile hike to see Trail of 10 Falls Oregon. I usually walk 2 miles a day, but my wife Sheri had stopped walking with me the previous […]
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On October 25th, 2024, I attended my first-ever baseball game, which also happened to be Game One of the 2024 World Series. I am a 35-year-old Angeleno, and growing up in Los Angeles, the Dodgers were a household name. Despite baseball’s popularity in LA and the variety of sports venues available to me, I had […]
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Traveling through Maine, it’s easy to see why so many American writers have found inspiration here. Every turn feels like stepping into a painting—especially in October, when the autumn colors are a living masterpiece of reds, yellows, and golds. My daughter, Madeline Maxine (yes, she was named that specifically to have “Mad Max” as a […]
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My boyfriend and I chose the cute, quaint, magical island of Catalina to spend our 2-year anniversary. It was absolutely magical in every way. Winter in Catalina is a real-life Christmas movie. I swear I said “we are in a Hallmark movie” about 20 times. Our anniversary falls on December 19th. So it was nice […]
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What’s in Ohio, and why travel there? I had a reason—my wife Sheri was raised in Toledo. Of course, there are a thousand reasons to travel to other destinations around the world, but every place has its own uniqueness, and that includes small-town Ohio in the heart of America. The Midwest is dotted with small […]
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