Alaska Cruise 2019

Alaska Cruise Preview – Hubbard Glacier

Alaska Cruise Cunard Queen Elizabeth May 31st - June 10th, 2019 We'll be doing full posts about our trip in the coming weeks but we wanted to give you all a preview to the photos. Below are the shots from our shore excursions and at the Hubbard Glacier. Enjoy! Hubbard Glacier 4 June, 2019  

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Alaska Cruise 2019

Alaska Cruise Preview – Mendenhall Glacier

Alaska Cruise Cunard Queen Elizabeth May 31st - June 10th, 2019 A few shots from Heli-tour to Mendenhall Glacier. We'll be doing full posts about our trip in the coming weeks but we wanted to give you all a visual preview. Enjoy! Mendenhall Glacier Heli-tour 2 June 2019

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Food

Patatas Bravas

November 16, 2018 Oceania Cruise line is well-known for its culinary prowess in the dining room. What you might not know is that they started the at-sea culinary class revolution, which is now in full swing on the high seas with most cruises in the luxury category offering several options for learning about local cuisine […]

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Food

Old San Juan Food Tour

San Juan, Puerto Rico Saturday, November 24, 2018 Land ho! It's been 8 days since we left our last port of call in Spain, at Málaga. We were to have had two more stops in The Canaries. But, due to weather, and trying to out-run an enormous storm in the North Atlantic, we were not […]

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Food

Barcelona – La Boqueria

Barcelona, Spain Saturday, November 10, 2018 La Boqueria (Mercat de la Boqueria) This is one of the big things we were looking to do in Barcelona – aside from the Sagrada Família and the Modernist architecture, of course – was La Boqueria. Located off famous La Rambla, this massive food market had something for everyone. […]

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Food

Wild Mushroom Tarte

For this recipe, check with your local wild mushroom seller to find out what varieties would go best with the tarragon. We’ve made this a number of times using whatever varieties were availabe at the time: lobster, cauliflower, white and red chantrelles which, in the Pacific Northwest, are available in late summer into fall. We […]

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Travel

Safari Adventure

March 2018 I don’t often get to travel for my day job. But when I do, my company sends me to some far-reaching places. The past March was one such opportunity. In December 2017, I found out I would be going to Africa, Tanzania, specifically. I assumed that someday I’d get the chance to go […]

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Reviews

Spinasse – Restaurant Review

Celebrated two birthdays with friends. It was snowing so our friends were delayed, we were seated without them. That’s a big deal when the website clearly says all in the party need to be there to be seated and your table might be released after 15 minutes. Who knows if we just benefited from the […]

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Photographs for Sale

The images below are available for purchase in a variety of printed formats and media. Check back here often for new photos and options. ​

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Travel

Oceania Riviera – Part 2

Barcelona, Spain November 2018 Here are a few more photos of the Oceania Riviera from our trip from Barcelona, Spain to Miami, Florida. November 13-28, 2018. The Riviera has an amazing number of dining venues for a ship of its size. There's The Grand Dining Room, Terrace Café (the buffet), and the poolside Waves Gill. […]

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Travel

Barcelona – Casa Vicens

Barcelona, Spain November 2018 A House that Gaudí Built – Actually, his first   Gaudí’s First House: Casa Vicens, Carrer de les Carolines, 20-26 Barcelona, Spain…er Catalonia. Metro stop: L3 Fontana (Green line) https://casavicens.org/ After taking the Modernist Walking Tour with Rainbow Tours, I got to looking up more about the works of Gaudí in […]

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Travel

Barcelona – Daytrip to Montserrat

November 2018 Montserrat The train to Monserrat takes about an hour or so. But before you go, you need to decide which way you’re going to get to the top of the mountain. There’s a gondola-style cable car (Aeri) and a train option (Cremallera) called a funicular. The cable car, or Aeri, is the quickest […]

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