Planning a visit to Canada? We've got 10 great tips to help plan your visit including why a loonie is not a crazy person and a loonie-toonie is not a cartoon series. Learn what advice expats and local bloggers had for two American baby boomers venturing to the Canadian Rockies....
We thought we found a secret gem when we stayed a week at Sunset Beach, North Carolina. That’s before we searched online and discovered Sunset’s accolades include National Geographic’s 21 Best Beaches in the World. So it’s not a secret, but it is special....
Have you ever planned a vacation around eating a slice of pie? We have. My wife and I have visited our national parks for almost four decades. And a handful of restaurants stand out as special and iconic....
If you need a break from the beach, pool, golf, shopping and crowds at Myrtle Beach, then check out Brookgreen Gardens. We were surprised and impressed to find one of the top-rated botanical and sculpture gardens in the United States is only 17 miles from the crowds and traffic of Myrtle Beach....
I don’t use the word “surprised” very often, unless I’m truly taken aback, flabbergasted or stunned. But that’s the word I use when describing our visit to Dinosaur National Monument on the border of Utah and Colorado. Dinosaur draws only 304,000 visitors a year, mainly because of its remote location....
What's the best way to experience Sonoma or Napa Valley wine country? We recommend from the seat of a bicycle. What's the best place to stay? The town of Sonoma is high on our list. Sonoma is less expensive and less crowded than its popular neighboring town of Napa. ...
I think most people would like to step outside for one minute to experience the shock of 128 degrees. But would you plan a vacation to achieve that? We did not. So instead, my wife and I explored Death Valley National Park in mid-March and enjoyed highs of 75 degrees and early morning lows of 50. ...
Windsor Castle and St. George's Chapel are in the news lately as wedding site for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Wandering Rose visited the town of Windsor recently and our hotel room overlooked the wedding venue. Check out wedding facts and Windsor photos....
Lot of reasons come to mind for vacationing in San Francisco. We’ve always saved the city as our urban playground to finish a long outdoor adventure in California....
When the alarm clock sounded at 5 a.m. that first morning in Yellowstone National Park, we wondered why the heck we had booked an early morning tour called “Wakeup to winter wildlife.” We dragged ourselves out of bed, bundled up for the frigid morning and arrived at our meeting place before the sun was up. ...
