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Florida in February – Fort Meyers, Part One
February 6 – 20 We’d be camping the next three nights at Pine Island outside of Fort Meyers, a drive of less than three hours and so, with some time to kill we decided to check out Ybor City, a historic neighborhood located just northeast of downtown Tampa. Founded in the 1880s by Vicente Martinez-Ybor […]
Florida in February – Tampa, Part Two
February 6 – 20 Our last day in the Tampa area would be a full one starting with the 60-minute drive to the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. Located on the downtown waterfront near 5th Avenue Southeast, Bayshore Drive, and Dan Wheldon Way, it houses the largest collection of Dalí’s works outside Europe. The […]
Florida in February – Tampa, Part One
February 6 – 20 We’ve made a number of trips to Florida in the past, but all have been primarily to the northern part of the state (Tallahassee and Fernandina Beach). Deciding to follow the path of snowbirds, we thought it might be fun to spend a month traveling throughout the state and enjoy its […]
The Holidays 2019, Part Six
December 20 – January 7 The next day, Saturday, Joanna and Mary went into San Francisco for the last day of an exhibit at the de Yong Museum on Contemporary Muslim Fashions, and I bade farewell to Norm to head back to Oakland. By early afternoon Jessica, Kris and I were ready for some refreshments […]
The Holidays 2019, Part Five
December 20 – January 7 We regrouped after parking the car at the apartment and then set out on BART for San Francisco and our dinner destination, Zero Zero. This is the restaurant we used the morning after Jessica and Kris’ wedding, and we were looking forward to the meal as we recalled how good […]
The Holidays 2019, Part Four
December 20 – January 7 We left the condo late in the morning and not sure about what we’d be doing later in the day food wise, made a stop at, yes, Juanitas to get that Carnitas burrito that had been eluding us. We would split it, providing just the right amount of ballast in […]
The Holidays 2019, Part Three
December 20 – January 7 Christmas day passed in a blur, Taylor’s incredibly good cinnamon rolls and strong coffee fueling a frenzy of gift opening that concluded with a wild and hilarious white elephant exchange that seems to get better each year. It had rained overnight and into the morning, but by the afternoon the […]
The Holidays 2019, Part Two
December 20 – January 7 The next morning, we met Heather for breakfast at another longstanding favorite, Maxwell’s near the Marina del Rey. Here is a review I wrote about it back in 2014: I’ve been going to Maxwell’s Cafe since the 1980’s and have always enjoyed the food. Not the cheapest or the most […]
The Holidays 2019, Part One
December 20 – January 7 The lead up to our trip to the west coast for the holidays would be convoluted; we’d end up changing our flights twice, incurring painful re-booking costs, all ultimately worthwhile as it gave us extra days with folks we like. The last change bumped up our departure to the Thursday […]
Our Concert Adventures, Part Two
October 27 – November 30 We followed up our first two concerts with a third, this one a late addition and out of town again, Steve Earle and the Dukes at the Paramount Theater in Bristol, Tennessee the Friday of Thanksgiving weekend. Our last visit to this area was in August when we met Bev […]
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