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Wine Tasting – a short California tour

Wine tasting can be fun and appreciated by anyone, even if you don’t consider yourself a connoisseur (hi, have you met us?).  Choosing wineries to visit might seem easy, until you get to Napa, and turns out there are hundreds.  Even if … Continue reading

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Grand Canyon – fall monsoon

The fall monsoon brings in moisture and thunderstorms, adding a great depth of perception to this canyon.  On most days the light is strong and produced a flattening effect. It is already hard enough to gauge the true size and … Continue reading

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Arizona – mountain hiking

A lovely road trip to Arizona in 2011.  I cannot remember why we decided to go, other than that I think we wanted to see the trees and do some hiking.  We hiked Bill Williams Peak, another peak near Flagstaff … Continue reading

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Desert Wildflowers

The best of the desert blooms over the years

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Maui on a budget

We wanted to do the touristy thing, but not spend much money.  So, a revisit of our Kaui trip, we camped for half the time and went swanky-fancy at the Marriott.   This time we had enough Marriott points (thanks … Continue reading

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4-day Road Trip to ski Deer Valley

Its just more fun to drive sometimes.  It takes about 12 hours to go from San Diego to Park City, UT.  We decided we would camp in the Mojave late Thurs night, and then keep driving on Friday.  We skiied … Continue reading

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Protected: Holidays – a mix of 2008 to 2012

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Our 2010 trip to Africa and Dubai

Is no easy feat. Travel across the world by plane Our trip started early Wednesday morning, Oct 22, 2010, with a daunting set of long flights from San Diego. First to Atlanta (boring, not like we don’t fly across the … Continue reading

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Kenya Safaris and Beaches

Spending time in Kenya is a wonderful thing.  I had not been back since my first visit in 2003, and not a lot had changed.  What had changed seemed to have been for the better – required education for all … Continue reading

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Dubai

Dubai   There is no other way to put it. This city is pretty damn cool. And just excessive to the max. We came here, however, with that knowledge – guilt free indulgences.   This building, the Burj Khalifa, is … Continue reading

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