top of page
Search
Gloria and Mark
Jun 3, 20211 min read
Take a night snorkel with giant manta rays
Perhaps our most unexpectedly awesome experience in Kona has been the night manta ray snorkel with Sea Paradise Sailing and Snorkeling...
26 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
May 30, 20211 min read
Swim with pilot whales, dolphins and mantas in Hawaii
If you’ve ever wanted to jump off the side of a real Navy Seals hi-speed boat into 1500 feet of deep blue Pacific Ocean, then the Wild...
27 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
May 26, 20211 min read
The best Key West beach
People come to Key West to explore the trendy restaurants and historic sites, but lots of tourists don’t realize that there is a pristine...
15 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
May 23, 20212 min read
Following famous Key West footsteps
We came to Key West to follow in the footsteps of some very celebrated and eccentric people - Jimmy Buffett, Ernest Hemingway, Humphrey...
22 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
May 18, 20212 min read
Day trip to the Dry Tortugas
We decided to turn our Florida Keys trip into a National Park adventure by booking a day trip to the Dry Tortugas. The islands are about...
25 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
May 9, 20211 min read
Dolphin adventures with Islander Girls
When we signed up for the Sunset Cruise with Islander Girl Snorkeling & Tours in Islamorada we were expecting a fun evening on a...
41 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
May 6, 20212 min read
Islander life in the Florida Keys
If you’re like us you might be emerging from the pandemic by taking little baby steps back to your former life. We decided to take our...
22 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Ash Wednesday at Saint Mark's In Venice
We accidentally discovered the best way to experience Saint Mark's in Venice without the crowds and pretty much the way its builders...
19 views0 comments
Marissa
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Diving with Hawaiian dolphins
Just like everyone else, this year looks a little different than what I had planned. Instead of having a wedding in Costa Rica in July...
33 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
Nov 25, 20201 min read
Hitting the High Point in New Jersey
It's not exactly the Alps or Rockies, but in these times of pandemic worries an excursion to New Jersey's High Point State Park,...
19 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Take a quick beach trip from Manhattan
Even though people have gone to Sandy Hook from New York City since Colonial Days, the Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey is...
30 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
Nov 3, 20202 min read
Taking a 'forest bath' at Ramapo Reservaton
If the title hooked you with thoughts of swimming in beautiful mountain streams, let us explain what forest bathing really is and why...
24 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
Oct 30, 20202 min read
Hiking to top of Sam's Point
Seeking Fall foliage close to home on our continuing pandemic staycation of one-day trips, we decided to explore Sam's Point, part of New...
44 views1 comment
Gloria and Mark
Oct 22, 20202 min read
Walk in Alexander Hamilton's Footsteps
Broadway is shut down until next May at the earliest, but Hamilton fans can still follow in their hero's footsteps in Manhattan and New...
25 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
Jun 26, 20204 min read
Learn a language during the pandemic
By now, we've all heard that Shakespeare wrote King Lear sequestered during the plague in London and that countless artists were inspired...
44 views1 comment
Gloria and Mark
May 13, 20203 min read
Taking an Italian genealogy discovery trip to Tuscany
The Devil's Bridge is on the road from Lucca to Bagni di Lucca. A few years ago we fell in love with Italy, and as in most new love...
75 views1 comment
Gloria and Mark
Feb 13, 20202 min read
Warming up to Quebec’s Winter Carnival
Bonhomme, the friendly snowman mascot of Quebec City’s Winter Carnival is everywhere this week. He's in the lobby of the Chateau...
29 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
Feb 13, 20202 min read
Escaping global warming in Quebec City
Quebec City in winter feels like a quaint old French City crossed with Siberia. But rather than stay indoors and complain, the hardy...
35 views0 comments
Gloria
Jan 25, 20201 min read
Still time to jet off to Carnival in Venice
I was shocked (pleasantly) to be alerted on my "Hopper" phone app today that flights to Venice can still be bought right now for only...
53 views0 comments
Gloria and Mark
Jan 7, 20202 min read
Take a Medieval vacation in Manhattan
Many people are surprised to discover that they can take in an authentic medieval monastery, castle, nunnery, chapel and abbey all in one...
28 views0 comments
bottom of page