I know Raw food may be a new concept to most people, but the idea is simple. It\’s basically food that is uncooked (nothing above 110 degrees F) and unprocessed organic vegan food, and it isn\’t necessarily
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Santa Monica Bike Rentals
At the beginning of the Santa Monica Pier there is a small bike rental place and all along the beach is a nice paved path. So of course we are going to rent bikes and ride along the beach. The weather
Santa Monica Pier
Our first stop in the Los Angeles area was Santa Monica, where we stayed about a block or so from the Pier. This is the same Santa Monica Pier you\’ve seen in the movies and it is just as cool in person.
The Grand Buffet
Probably the craziest thing that a cruise ship does is to build the “Grand Buffet” at midnight after most people have stuffed themselves with dinner and drinks. The reason it\’s crazy is because there
Ending a Cruise
The hardest part of a cruise is getting ready to leave the ship. Not because your vacation is over, but because you have finally managed to move your stuff into your cabin in a way that makes the room
The Painted Ladies, San Francisco
One of the things that Sandra really wanted to see in San Francisco was the Painted Ladies which is a term for Victorian houses painted in three or more colors to embellish their architectural features.
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Finally we made it to the Golden Gate Bridge, and it\’s much more impressive up close.
What we didn\’t know until we got there was that you can walk across the bridge and the pedestrian walkways are
The Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
One of the most surprising finds that we had in San Francisco was the Palace of Fine Arts, and we spotted it because of the massive lagoon that makes the building that much more incredible. This is one
Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco
Probably the most “touristy” thing we found in San Francisco was the Fisherman\’s Wharf area where you can find all of the chain restaurants that you find in every tourist town, but the most incredible
San Francisco Trolley
No trip to San Francisco is complete without a ride on a trolley car, but keep in mind that although the trolleys are cheap transportation they are always crowded.
And although it looks
Lombard Street, San Francisco
There are many things that you have to see even if they are just simple little things like the “The crookedest road” in the world Lombard Street, San Francisco.
With all of the attention this road
The Golden Gate Bridge
Whenever we are on vacation, Sandra always makes sure we see everything there is to see and in the case of our cruise ship passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, we certainly were not going to miss it.
They say you should learn something new every day…
Today I learned how to post on the blog more effectively, and it\’s so simple that I\’m surprised I didn\’t figure this out on my own. It\’s easy to write a story about what you did today, it\’s even easier
Our Trip Out West…
Sorry for the delay on the posts about our trip out west. I have started working on them but I don\’t want it to become the same situation as our Alaska trip where it\’s been a year and I am still working
Astoria, Oregon
There is one specific reason that we stopped in Astoria and not Portland on our cruise… the ship was too big to pass under the bridge across the Columbia river and Astoria was on the right side of the
Finally back home again
It\’s been around 3500 miles, and three solid weeks of exploration of the Southwestern United States beginning and ending in Denver. We camped, climbed, hiked, drove, boated, sledded, then climbed and
Our Custom Hotel Search
You may have noticed our new site layout, and we hope you like it. We wanted to be able to post larger images and also add more features to the site such as our awesome new hotel search. It is complete
Political Humor
We always avoid politics on the blog because politicians are not really that much fun to talk about and someone always starts whining, but these two guys are really funny so I had to post this video for
Seattle, Washington
Our first stop on our Alaskan cruise after finishing Alaska was Seattle, and it was not raining even though that is what we were told to expect. ;o) But we didn\’t have any idea what to do in Seattle so