About thirty miles north of Jacksonville, close to the Georgia-Florida border, is the 13 mile Amelia Island. We have stayed in the historic district several times. This short travelogue will focus on our journeys to this charming community. Amelia Island is the southernmost part of the Sea Islands chain that stretches above Charleston, SC. Fernandina Beach is the main community…
My earliest memories of St. Augustine are when I was but nine years old, 1964. Our parents took us to the fort, Castillo de San Marcos. I was so moved by the experience, my mother bought me a small two-inch Spanish canon which I still have in my possession. Historic St. Augustine is one of those neat and well-loved Florida…
Visiting Key West is almost like visiting a foreign country. It is different from main stream America. Walking down Duval Street you may hear 10 different languages. It has truly become an international destination. Then, too, Key West is famous for its liberal life and accepting attitudes. There is something for everyone at the “Southern Most” land. Even now the…
I remember traveling to Key West in the 1960’s with my parents. We three kids were treated to a fine pool along the ocean at “The Southern Most Hotel.” My dad always loved swimming. I believe the cost back then for a room was $60. Today, those rooms go well over $300. There are 800 keys in total. The road,…
Cruising Alaska would be a comfortable way to see areas of Alaska. You will never see it all the first trip around. Our first cruise was in 2004 leaving out of Seward on Celebrity’s ship called the Summit. We believe any ship you take would be fine. In 2010, we took a Holland American ship, the Zuiderdam, out of Vancouver,…
John Muir, the famous naturalist, once said “Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.” He also wrote in his journal that “you should never go to Alaska as a young man because you never be satisfied with any other place as long as you live.” I don’t know about that idea as Switzerland, Norway, Greece and…
By far, California has many areas of interest. We have stopped several times on our way out or into California from Hawaii. After flying for five hours, California does make a good stopover. In 2005, we flew into LAX from Sydney, Australia. We would not recommend getting into a rental car and driving 120 miles south to San Diego. Highway…
Less than fifty miles away from San Francisco is the Napa Valley region. The environment is conducive to growing grapes for 375 wineries. We rented a vehicle both in 2003 and 2017 to explore this famous area. This expose will focus on our travels through the Napa region. If you travel north over the Golden Gate Bridge there is the…
Most people who visit San Francisco take a cable car or a trolly (also known as a street car) which has an electric motor attached to an overhead wire. Unlike a trolley, a cable car is pulled up the hill by a cable. San Fran has both. The cable car is the most famous of the two. The Bielicki family…
Less than a five-hour drive from Las Vegas is the vibrant town of Sedona. People from the Pacific Northwest come down to Sedona to ‘winter.’ People from Phoenix (about 1000 feet in elevation) drive to Sedona (over 4000 feet in elevation) in the summer to escape the heat. Most of the drive from Las Vegas is along picturesque I-40. A…