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While I haven’t spent my entire life in Napa, I am a native of this fine region. Five years ago this month, I was unpacking boxes, having just returned home from San Diego to go back to school. It was about a month after I got here that celebrity...

Source: sunsurfer.tumblr.com via Cornelia on PinterestWhen meeting people for the first time, I often times get questioned of my origins.  The most common is Hawaiian; sometimes Thai or mistakenly Spanish, but usually its a guess of exotic As...

I don’t remember the first time I made a toasted marshmallow. To this day, the experience still brings me utter gladness. There’s something magical about popping those creamy vanilla sticky [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...

Source: jojolete.tumblr.com via Molly on PinterestI was never a runner growing up.  I was a water creature, either in a pool or my long hair would be still wet from just emerging a pool.  But somewhere along the lines of college,...

Skagway was put on the map as part of Alaska's 1898 Gold Rush.  Stampeders arrived in droves and took to the White Pass above Skagway and the Chilkoot Pass above Dyea.  The gold rush soon died out, but Skagway remained, watching Dyea become a...

As a young girl growing up in Salinas, Calif., one of my favorite things to do was visit the John Steinbeck House. Not only is it the residence (and birthplace – yes, he was born in the house) of one of our country’s greatest writers, but it’s also a delightful restaurant as well. Open...

When I first moved to Amsterdam I was wide-eyed with all the bicycles which clustered every nook and cranny of this city.  They came in every possible color of the rainbow, but always with unattractive bulky locks chained around the wheel.  T...

Almost every morning on our Alaska cruise felt like Christmas morning. I was giddy to wake up, wanted to be up as early as possible and couldn't wait to see nature's gift for the day.  The morning we cruised through Tracy Arm w...

Mr. S. and I woke up Saturday morning and it was such a beautiful sunshiny day that we decided to take a leisurely drive down to the Delta and explore the small town of Locke. I've heard about Locke often from several of my history buff friends but hav...

View entering Juneau Alaska's capital is a typical stop on any Alaskan cruise and was our second port of call.  Juneau is home to a little more than 30,000 people and is only accessible by boat or plane.  Not a single road will take you out...