Travel

Travel planning and destinations, travel wardrobes and trip recaps.

  • Acclimating

    View of the ski slopes from bottom of the hill The resort village area is at 8800 feet altitude, and the topmost ski slopes are…

  • En vacances

    We’re off tomorrow to the Colorado Rockies for a few days of skiing, eating and general snowy fun. I guess I need to start packing! Fortunately…

  • Home again…

    …and normal programming will resume tomorrow.   Even though coming home means facing mountains of laundry and an almost empty fridge, I’m divinely happy to be…

  • Room With A View

    Sunset, Saturday night. Sunday morning Our trip so far has been very low-key and relaxing.  We’ve done little except hang out under one of those…

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    For those of you celebrating Turkey Day, hope you have a fabulous one, with easy cleanup! As always, I’m thankful for good health, a loving family,…

  • Bonjour Talbots!

    Talbots – Fantastique! by deja pseu featuring a jacquard jacket Talbots – Who Knew II? by deja pseu featuring a single breasted coat Talbots –…

  • Amateur Oenophiles in Paradise

    During our three and a half days in the Napa Valley, we visited over a dozen wineries.  I’m going to show you the two that were my…

  • Wine Tasting for Lightweights

    A few years ago while watching the movie Sideways, le monsieur and I were absolutely floored by the quantities of wine the characters in the movie were…

  • Would You Like To Ride…

    In My Beautiful Balloon? As I mentioned, this excursion started *early.*  By 6:15am we were on site and watching the balloons being prepared for flight.  First…