We went to Hawaii once in late December-early January of 2013/2014 and again in June 2015. Our son and daughter-in-law were living there at the time, so it was an easy choice for a vacation destination. If you ever fantasize about what heaven might look like, you don’t need to look further than Hawaii. The weather is almost always perfect, the sky is blue, the water is many … [Read more...]
Planes, Trains and Mindfulness
Your next vacation destination is something you dream of. But, let’s be real, the journey to get there might present some less-than-ideal experiences or situations. Long lines, angry customers, unexpected changes and tons of waiting do not make a recipe for relaxation. The good news is we can actually choose to use our next travel experience as the perfect chance to use the … [Read more...]
Travel: Aspen/Snowmass
My family and I have been very irregular skiers. Some years, we’ve had ski destination vacations for five years in a row; then we’ve gone three years or more and not ski at all. This year was an exception as we were invited to the Colorado home of our friends and neighbors, Michael and Lynn Seidman, two months after we skied in Italy. Bill and I had not been back to … [Read more...]
Innsbruck and Kitzbuhel, Austria
This is a continuation of last month’s article. We left Selva Val Gardena, went through the Brenner Pass and arrived in Innsbruck about an hour and half later. The Brenner Pass, for the most part, is a lovely view of mountains and valleys that has been in use since prehistoric eras and is still an important route in Europe today. I’d been told Innsbruck was just a big city … [Read more...]
Travel: Germany and Austria
Reading about someone’s vacation can be as exciting as looking at a slide show of someone’s vacation. Yep, no one wants to go there, least of all me. Instead, what I will attempt to bring you is an abbreviated, personalized look at some of the regions I’ve visited. Travel abroad has been my passion since I stumbled upon a short (four-year) career as a flight attendant with … [Read more...]