Connemara Calling
My summer travel took me back to the West of Ireland to explore Galway and Connemara, my mother’s ancestral home.
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San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
The SLO Film Fest is yet another reason to visit San Luis Obispo, the star of California’s central coast. What you get is a week of independent films and future box office hits. Major stars make appearances. In 2023 it was Judd Hirsh. There’s even an encore virtual festival and live screenings in Paso Robles,…
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A Florida Treasure Coast Hidden Gem: Martin County
Discovering unique destinations is my passion. I was happy to find another gem in my home state of Florida. My year-end road trip introduced me to Martin County, north of Palm Beach and part of Florida’s famed Treasured Coast, where shipwrecks with precious cargo are still said to be buried. A Naturalist’s Playground Spanning…
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Angel Island Rolls Out New Electric Bikes & Spectacular Tram
BAY AREA, N. CA Angel Island State Parks, just unveiled an upgraded history tour and electric bicycle rentals to give new reasons to visit. The new, modernized tram seats 50 and features new audio headsets for an enhanced narration.,Offered in multiple languages. The tram speakers play English while the headsets provide commentary in Spanish, French,…
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San Francisco sister city Taipei, celebrates the “Year of the Bay” with a Heart of Gold
San Francisco’s Red Bra Regatta is as much fun as its cheeky name suggests. Now in its seventh year, more than 100 women on 14 boats met on San Francisco Bay to share camaraderie and spirited competition, against one of sailing’s most beautiful backdrops. For the first time, the Red Bra Regatta was sponsored by…
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Summer Sailing & Cruising with SanDisk
Summer is officially here and our minds have reset to vacation mode…with our bodies soon to follow. All that winter planning and preparation has kept us on track and motivated to maximize our precious time off. Thanks to a detailed checklist, I am proud to say that I am now ready for my upcoming Iceland…
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Cozy Comfort & Convenience: Locanda Ca’ Zose; Venice, Italy
It seems like only yesterday when as a college student I set off on a summer European adventure. With a backpack and my train pass in hand, I covered seven countries in three months. Venice, Northern Italy’s “Queen of the Adriatic”, a unique and majestic city built on an archipelago of small islands, was among…
