By Saul Schwartz My wife Fern and I spent five days in Alberta in June. This was our first time in this Canadian province! Two Days in Calgary – We used our time in Calgary as a gateway to …
California Summer Highlights: San Ramon Jazz Series
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Alas, it’s almost over, but this summer in Northern California has been a blast! First of all, we had just a few insignificant heat waves, unlike those poor vacationers in Europe scorched by …
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Mendocino: Brewery Gulch Inn & Spa
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov A road to Mendocino, California, is sometimes windy, and sometimes gorgeous, but most of the time it’s both. On your way up north from San Francisco, you’ll pass busy highway junctions, quaint coastal …
Birthday in the Bahamas (Nassau)
By Saul Schwartz In March, we took a three-hour non-stop flight from Washington National to Nassau. This was the first time and my wife Fern, and I had been on New Providence Island, in the Bahamas. Our first trip …
Unique Sea Island Heritage Festival of South Carolina
By Bonnie and Bill Neely Gullah-Geechee heritage is unique in South Carolina and is a fascinating way to learn about the people who grew world-famous Sea Island Cotton on plantations in the lower part of the state and shipped it …
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The Best Daytrip in San Francisco: Stretchy Pants Food Tours
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. If you cruise ship stops in San Francisco so you have the entire day on land to explore, or if you’re coming to the City by the Bay for a conference or a …
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Unlocking the Florida Keys
By Saul Schwartz My wife Fern and I canceled two trips to the Florida Keys due to the weather. In February 2025, we finally made our way to the Keys. Flights – We began our trip with a non-stop flight …
Natural Heritage Corridor of Upcountry South Carolina
By Bonnie & Bill Neely Stumphouse Tunnel near Walhalla, SC, is a perfect way to spend a pretty day, as we discovered this week on our first day out of winter weather! If you are visiting or live in Upstate …
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The Art of Living in San Francisco Bay Area
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov and press images. In San Francisco, and the entire Bay Area, art is a way of life. Visual arts, performing arts, and culinary arts are omnipresent in our everyday existence. If you’re in …
Switzerland East to West – Last Stop Geneva!
By Saul Schwartz Fern and I took our longest train ride (almost four hours) to go from Zermatt to Geneva. It was about one hour from Zermatt to Visp where we switched trains. Then the train from Visp to Geneva …
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