A Shortened Cruise
Several of you, my faithful readers, have asked whether we finally took delivery of Étude and whether we were finally cruising. Yes and yes. We… Read More »A Shortened Cruise
Travel
Road Trip – This and That
We followed Highway 1 along the California coast to Half Moon Bay where we had lunch and encountered the spectacular, shortened VW bus shown above.… Read More »Road Trip – This and That
Big Sur
This post is just a slide show. It begins at Ragged Point at the southern end of the drive and ends at Carmel to the… Read More »Big Sur
La Cuesta Encantada – The Cottages and Kitchens
The three guest houses that make up the “Spanish village” of Hearst’s imagination are like the Three Bears: small, medium and large sizes. We were… Read More »La Cuesta Encantada – The Cottages and Kitchens
La Cuesta Encantada – The Upstairs Suites
If you were lucky enough to be invited to stay at the Castle, you could expect to find yourself in pretty spectacular surroundings. We saw… Read More »La Cuesta Encantada – The Upstairs Suites
La Cuesta Encantada – The Grand Rooms
“This must be a new experience for you to see the grand home of rich people”, I said to the British family joining us on… Read More »La Cuesta Encantada – The Grand Rooms
La Cuesta Encantada – The Visitor Center
Most folks call this monument to tasteful pillaging Hearst Castle but its given name is La Cuesta Encantada, which means The Enchanted Hill. I’m here… Read More »La Cuesta Encantada – The Visitor Center
Itty Bitty Inn
Meet Rik, creator and proprietor of the Itty Bitty Inn in North Bend, Oregon. Although the motel was built in 1950, you can bet it… Read More »Itty Bitty Inn
moh-tuh-vey-shuhn
Why the funny name for this post? If you live nearby, I’m hoping to motivate you to visit SAM and see Giacometti’s works for yourself.… Read More »moh-tuh-vey-shuhn
Canada D’eh
God, it’s nice to visit a country where half the population doesn’t uncritically believe everything a power-mad narcissist says. Sorry, just had to get that… Read More »Canada D’eh
Glass!
This post is a test. I moved my blog to a new cloud server and want to make sure that posting, including the email notification… Read More »Glass!
Random, Arizona
Theres no story to be told this time, just a few photos of things i thought you might like to see. Well, maybe one little… Read More »Random, Arizona
Sevilla Leftovers
It’s been a while since we were able to get together with our friends Andy and Danielle so it was great that we were able… Read More »Sevilla Leftovers
The Alhambra
“Do not weep like a woman for what you could not defend as a man.” Abu Abdallah’s mother Ouch! In 1492, besides Columbus sailing the… Read More »The Alhambra
The Alcázar of Sevilla
As you may have noticed, my post on the Alhambra has yet to appear. That’s because I know it’s going to be long and so… Read More »The Alcázar of Sevilla