Did you know that Cinco de Mayo doesn't celebrate Mexico's independence, but rather a victory over the French who wanted to recolonize the area? I didn't either, but with it being Cinco de Mayo, we figured this week was a good one for a Mexican date night. Plus, I have recently booked trips to Mexico…
Confession: I geek out over planning these. In fact, I think I'm going to continue them (albeit probably not weekly) when COVID-19 is in the past and I can both travel and go on real dates with A again. This week, we let our minds and stomachs take us south to Argentina, a place I've…
I was last in Greece more than a decade ago, in fall of 2009, on a Mediterranean cruise with my family. We stopped in Athens for a day, saw the Parthenon and the Acropolis Museum, decided Athens wasn't all that nice of a city, and moved on. So it was time to revisit one of…
This one is personal. Right now, as of me typing this, I should be in Tokyo with A and my family, spending five nights there before embarking on a twelve day cruise, and then continuing just with A to Taiwan for another week. I LOVE Japan, and my first trip there was just amazing! So…
Well, California officially extended the shelter in place through the end of April, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said to likely plan for at least the end of May, so dreaming of travel is all we can do for now. We also can't go out on exciting dates, so A and I have been…
Another week here in California with mandatory stay at home policies in place. Last week, A and I started a new tradition for our quarantine: weekly travel themed date nights. Having enjoyed some of the wonders of France from home, this week it was on to my newly adopted country, Germany. (Yes I know it…
Life in the time of coronavirus is a bit challenging, especially for those of us who love to travel. (Never mind the travel writers; my daily page views are about 10% of what they were only two weeks ago.) And while most of our attention is - naturally - on the news, a few of…