Author: Real Travel Adventures

By Bonnie and Bill Neely We were happy to visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences soon after it opened in Los Angeles on Wilshire Boulevard. We parked for the day at LACMA to visit three museums …

By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Wide open spaces, endless blue sky, and easy, uncrowded roads among the emerald vineyards immediately crate a feeling of “cool wind in your hair” when you venture out to explore Lodi and its …

By Bonnie & Bill Neely We had heard of Joshua Tree National Park and seen pictures but never been there. Our son, who loves the desert, decided to introduce us to this wonderful place in which he loves to hike. …

By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Traveling this holiday season isn’t easy, not only because of the usual hurdles that come with winter weather and more and more common these days (yet no less frustrating) airport delays, but also …

By Bonnie and Bill Neely The Tularosa Basin in New Mexico, which has been inhabited by people since the end of the Ice Age, has some very unusual, protected areas which are not-to-miss. The first known people were Jornada Mongollon …

By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov No matter how many times you travel to California’s Central Coast, the magnetic pull of this gorgeously rugged stretch of the Pacific, framed with ancient rocks, lined with Monterey pines and cypresses, covered …

By Bonnie & Bill Neely Whenever we drive West, we try to go through the small town of Willcox, Arizona, where for years we found the best coffee and cinnamon rolls anywhere. The little sweet shop was right on the …

By Saul Schwartz My wife Fern and I spent four days in and around Acadia National Park and then three days in the Portland, Maine area.  Because there is no lodge with Acadia, we stayed at an Airbnb off State …

By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov The city of Calistoga, California, is located in the northern part of Napa Valley, between the Mayacamas Mountains to the west, and Vaca Mountains to the east. The geologically young, sill active volcanic …

By Saul Schwartz My wife Fern and I spent four days in September in the Green Mountain State during the time of year when the leaves were just beginning to color in hues other than green.  Our first trip together …