by leandra | Jun 11, 2022 | Art, International Travel, Travel
To be honest, I feel like we struck out a bit with the ‘formal’ art institutions in Valencia. The street art was a lot more interesting to us than the two museums we tried. That said, both art museums were free to visit while we were in town, so no...
by leandra | Jun 3, 2022 | Garden, International Travel, Travel
Jardí Botànic – This small university-affiliated garden has a reasonable admission fee of 3€ and surprised us with its number of specimens and blessedly shady interior. Palm trees, massive oaks, lots of flowers, a koi pond, several specialty greenhouses and an...
by leandra | Mar 7, 2022 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
After returning from our afternoon in St. Pete – my Dad informed me they had purchased 2 dozen oysters from Detwiler’s! I had him pour me a glass of champagne and got started shucking. We ate them in two stages as it still takes me a minute or two per...
by leandra | Oct 25, 2021 | Travel, USA Travel
It’s hard to visit Vermont or New Hampshire without seeing the scenic covered bridges, and each has a different story and setting. Some you can drive across, others are pedestrian only and some are view only (on private land). We stopped to photograph five on...
by leandra | Sep 18, 2021 | Travel, USA Travel
We left our Monday free of wine tasting reservations in the hopes of visiting the Oregon coast, and thankfully, the weather cooperated with our plans. Our plan was to check out the section from Pacific City to Newport, about 50 miles total. Given our many stops it...