In the middle of Covid 2020….I was able to escape down to Turks and Caicos and never felt safer. This was one of the few places Americans can travel to with additional requirements (PCR negative test and heightened travel insurance including medical evacuation coverage). As I had won 3 days of scuba diving there (with […]
I’ve heard about the great California Poppy season for years but never made it out to see myself. One of the best places to see the poppies is about an hour and a half from Los Angeles and generally is packed on the weekends. Since I had a little extra time on my hands with […]
In sort of a quick discussion, I decided to join some friends on a week long trip over Christmas. They had planned to go to Cuba and I thought…why not. I went 10 years ago in 2009 and said I would want to return one day when I went with friends and had some extra […]
Portugal has always been on my list to visit and we headed off for a 10 day adventure. Portugal will be my 95th country I’ve visited and I’m excited as the 4 of us have never been to Portugal so it will be fun to explore together. The unfortunate journey getting there… As with […]
So I’m a bit late posting this from the trip my dad and I took in March…but here goes. As I wanted the only non-stop flight to Cairns, I used miles and got my dad and I business class seats for our flight north and had to capture the moment for him. […]
I decided I needed to take a last minute trip somewhere and wanted to go further away from California. I was open to destinations and after looking at cheap airfares, friends to travel with or visit and other fun travel options, I ended on returning to Australia. While I say returning, I was just in […]
I have a time share in Maui and go most years, I get lots of questions on where to go, where to eat and drink and other things. So I finally put this together as my recommendations and keep updating each trip. This was last updated in March 2020. Maui-Recommendations 3.2.2020 – to print out […]
When Milena and I were planning our trip and where to scuba…she threw out a radical idea. “Want to dive with Tiger and Bull Sharks?” I remember thinking: I don’t know much about those two types of sharks I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those sharks I’ve never heard dive masters mention we may […]
Tanna Island – Mt. Yasar Volcano We came to Tanna for two reasons. First was Mt. Yasar and the second was the John Frum Cargo Cult. The volcano delivered hands down one of the coolest experiences ever. John Frum…didn’t happen for a few reasons, but onto the highlight! Vanuatu lies right on the top of […]
We started off our 5 day/4 night trip to Vanuatu on the big island of Efate in the capital city of Port Villa. This is the main island for the with the most activity (and flights) and best gateway to connect to other islands. Getting flights in and out was more challenging as they were quite limited. Efate […]