by eric | Jan 31, 2024 | Travel, USA Travel
Where We Stayed Much like in 2023 and other years past, we divided our week-long stay between Hotel Circle and Pacific Beach. Holiday Inn Express – Mission Valley Located within a few minutes walk of the Town and Country conference center, the Holiday Inn...
by eric | Jan 3, 2024 | Daily life, International Travel, Noteworthy, Travel, USA Travel
Previous years-in-review – 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 In 2023 we focused on longer, slower trips. That led to less total flying than in pre-Covid years, but given our points build up, let us book premium economy...
by eric | Dec 23, 2023 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
A Southwest airfare sale spurred us to look at some options for a quick weekend trip in December, and much like 2019, we choose a weekend of wine tasting in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. On this trip we brought some friends from NC, and we also met up with some...
by eric | Nov 29, 2023 | International Travel, Travel
Photos of the tropical Seychelle islands have intrigued me for years. Beaches lined with palm trees and massive boulders, plus large tortoises and the world’s largest coconut? Yes please. However, the Seychelles are quite far away from the US, at least 18 hours...
by eric | Sep 14, 2023 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Over Labor Day weekend we were invited to stay at a house two blocks from the beach in Oak Island, NC – how could we say no? Oak Island is less than a 3 hour drive from our place, but we still made two stops along the way. First, we stopped at Redneck BBQ Lab in...