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Romantic Rendezvous Check in somewhere special with your beau Posted on Feb. 1, 2017 Love is in the air and on the calendar. It’s a great time to think about romantic places to visit with the special person in your life. Scenic, natural surroundings are generally best for amor — except, of course, if you…
Desert Dreams Scottsdale delivers plenty of great getaways Posted on Jan. 11, 2017 It’s Friday night in Cave Creek, just outside of Scottsdale, Arizona, where it feels like the whole town has turned out to watch bull riding and mutton busting at the Buffalo Chip Saloon. The crowd hoots and hollers as each pint-sized rider…
Red Hot Hawaii I’ll never forget the way the helicopter bounced around over the red-hot caldera on one of my early visits to the Island of Hawaii. I’m sure it must have been dangerous, but when I looked down into the roiling bowl of molten lava, I was too transfixed to be scared. Then, the…
Escape to Shell Beach Summertime is fun time, especially here in San Diego. The beaches are glorious and the calendar is packed with open-air parties and performing arts. But have you had time to sit back, relax, and savor the season? I sometimes find that hard to do at home, so I keep a short…
The Big Houston Surprise(s) I wasn’t expecting to see a string quartet performing near the arrival gate when we deplaned in Houston. Instead, I had anticipated oilmen in cowboy boots and rabid sports fans. The music was a pleasant surprise. This wasn’t my first visit to Bayou City, but it was the first time my…
Great Getaways: Washington’s Olympic National Park I know it’s only March, but if you’re like me, you’re already thinking about potential summer travel destinations. In fact, it’s none too soon for popular locations, such as Olympic National Park in Washington State. My extended family gathered here last July, and we had a wonderful time hiking,…
In Search of “Old Hawaii” on the Big Island The names of some places belie their true nature, but this isn’t the case with Hawaii Island Retreat. Looking very much like a Hawaiian monarch’s palace, the boutique hotel sits alone on a cliff overlooking the North Kohala coast. Access from the nearest highway — two…
Hawaii Holidays with the Kids You won’t be able to build a snowman or roast chestnuts on an open fire, but Hawaii offers heaps of holiday spirit and endless opportunities for family fun. If this is the year you’ve decided to skip shopping, wrapping, and decorating, and hang out with your kids instead —…
“Won’t you miss the seasons?” several friends inquired when I told them I was moving to San Diego. At first I thought they were joking. “The seasons” were my reason for leaving the Midwest. Winter snow, spring monsoons, and summer heat — I didn’t have to think twice about trading those seasons for beaches, an…
Opera under the stars They’re waiting for you — Don Pasquale, Carmen, Fidelio and others. They know you love opera and you’ve never seen it performed on a world-class stage in the middle of nowhere. Seriously, I’ve seen Don Pasquale before, but never a performance that would compare with the open-air version…
10 Years of Terrific Trips Posted on July 30, 2014 It’s true. Time does go fast when you’re having fun. Ten years ago this issue, I became the travel editor of Ranch & Coast. I was honored, and excited about writing for such a sophisticated and well-traveled audience. In my first few articles, I relied…
In search of the famed Aurora Borealis, we ended up discovering much more in America’s “Last Frontier” On my first night in Fairbanks, Alaska, I stood outside at one o’clock in the morning and stared up at the dark sky. The temperature was about 20 degrees. I waited and watched, but the Aurora Borealis…
Georgia O’Keeffe invited me to the Adirondacks. I’ve long admired the paintings she did around Lake George, New York, where she and Alfred Stieglitz spent part of each year from 1918 to 1934. These include images of bold barns, bowls of red apples, and — of course — voluptuous flowers. When I learned that…
