Tag Archives: vacation

Beating the Heat

“We grew up around the creek. We wanted to ensure it would be around for years to come for other people to enjoy.”   ~   Margaux Isaksen One way to beat the heat this summer is to head for the river … Continue reading

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Hunter’s Café

Road trips for us inevitably take us off the beaten path, especially when we ask locals about the best places to eat. Take Hunter’s Café. While stopping in a wine and cheese shop in Darien, Georgia, we noticed a lovely … Continue reading

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Key West ~ Southernmost Paradise

“The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Joining in on Marianne of East of Malaga’s One Trip Every Month Challenge, come with us as we walk the quiet side streets of Old … Continue reading

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Halong Bay, Vietnam

“A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” Moslih Eddin Saad                                      I can describe SE Asia in three words: It is an artist’s palette. A profusion of color, shapes, sizes and textures, found in and on the … Continue reading

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Summer Solitude ~

Wind in hair Riding in our boat Following the channel To a quiet beach Anchor set Wading through Emerald green waters Warm as a winter’s bath Beach to ourselves Walking hand in hand Creating solitary footprints In the wet sand … Continue reading

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~The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ~

As a travel writer, I have come to enjoy the liberties I can take with this genre, including doing what I am going to do, and that is, recommend a movie~ The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. I’m not sure if … Continue reading

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