4 Days in Ireland

My son and I headed for four days in Ireland from the USA East Coast for a quick holiday weekend and his first European visit. We chose Ireland to visit because the flights and hotel were moderately priced, the scenery was stunning, the food excellent, and there is a lot of recent history. If you … Read more

How to See Monarch Butterflies Near Santa Barbara, California

I was blessed to get my college degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This was before the information age, when anything you chose to do can be thoroughly researched and planned without spending hours in a library. One day my friends and I heard about a cool hiking spot by the ocean. Someone … Read more

An Easy Hike to Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, Ca

Me and my friends Traci and Laurie

It had long been on my California bucket list to hike to the Griffith Observatory through Griffith Park. Even though I lived in California for 24 years, and Griffith Park Observatory is one of the few things to do in Los Angeles worth braving the traffic, I only first did this hike recently with two … Read more