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Marilyn’s Magical Mystery Tour … Part 2

Nov 7, 2021

If you missed it – I took a trip a few weeks ago. By myself. In response to my husband’s suggestion that I “go away somewhere.” I’d been crabby and…

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New and Notable Travel Ideas

Sep 23, 2018

My notebook (and my brain) are BULGING with wondrous ideas for future travels. Between September 14 and December 21st of this year, I will have traveled to four different continents. I suppose…

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Meanwhile, Closer to Home . . .

Aug 12, 2018

I took my first-ever Amtrak trip this week. I’ve traveled on trains all over the world, including a memorable nighttime ride on a steam engine somewhere in India – where…

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Holi &#!t – that was fun! (Part 2 of my story)

Apr 6, 2018

      New Delhi, India – March 2, 2018 One by one, I inspected the merry band of intrepid travelers assembled in the lobby of Claridge’s Hotel. Fresh white cotton…

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Happy Holi!

Mar 1, 2018

Just after dawn, on March 14, 1979, I was traveling on a train, somewhere in India. I would have been in the 3rd class (cheapest) compartment – since I was…

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Come with me to India – you’ll NEVER regret it!

Nov 24, 2017

India – more than any other country I’ve ever visited – created a deep, lasting impression on me. Traveling through India from south to north as a solo backpacker-on-the-cheap in…

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“Where to Next, Boss?”

Sep 15, 2017

There are “whisperings” all around me. Sometimes it’s overwhelming. What kind of whisperings, you ask? About Where To Go Next. I’ve got the WOW Calendar of journeys set for 2018…

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Is that a monkey in your pants or are you happy to see me?

Aug 31, 2017

Marilyn is taking a break from the blog this week to finalize her preparations for her Cancer-Free Party this Saturday, so she asked me to step in. What started as…

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Now THAT’S a Good Idea!

Jun 23, 2017

I love a good idea. Especially when it’s a fresh re-think of an established, long-held – but not necessarily logical – concept or practice. For example . . . Check-in/check-out…

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Full of bologna (or boloney?)

Jun 2, 2017

Last month I embarked on a rather unusual journey: 1) It was a vacation – absolutely no hotel inspections were planned, and 2) it wasn’t an international trip for a…

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Things that make you go “Hmmmm”

Jul 27, 2017

While Marilyn is busily escorting her happy travelers around beautiful Croatia, those of us in the office are filling in on this week’s blog. A common pastime of ours in…

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles … & more

Feb 24, 2017

You may not believe this, but sometimes I just run out of ideas for this blog. So I went to my team for inspiration and they came up with a…

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Two Halves of the Same Year

Dec 30, 2016

This is the traditional end-of-year post when I get all teary-eyed and write about gratitude. It’s also the time of year when I begin to lay out a photo book…

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And These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things . . .

Dec 16, 2016

It’s that time of year again. Time to publish year-end lists and compilations.  Since circumstances forced me to be a better delegator this year (at long last!) I asked each of my…

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From Love Boat to Innsbruck… and the ensuing travel bug bite!

Nov 18, 2016

~ by guest-blogger, Ellen Gruetzmacher It was 1981 and my best friend, Shelley, and I had been excitedly planning our senior trip to celebrate graduation from Santa Ynez Valley Union High….

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