Travel
At some point, we realized that both of us love to travel. Actually we figured that out in the first few minutes since we met. Traveling to other places, other cultures and other countries opens our eyes to so many new experiences and gives us an understanding of just how big the human experience really is.
No, that is not a cliché. It’s really true. Whoever we are, whatever country or city or neighborhood we live in, we are just one part of the human experience. There are few experiences like travel that can show us that experience and make us face our own selves at the same time.
Day 2 in Yellowstone: Geysers! Bison! Bears! Oh my!
This is the third installment in our series “Four Days in Yellowstone” When I threw open the hotel room curtains, the sunlight poured in and the sight took my breath away. Rows and rows of pine trees stood at attention in all directions, tall,…read more
Day 3 in Yellowstone: We take on the Tetons
Part of the series “Four Days in Yellowstone” on So There’s That.
Catalonia, Spain: Now what?
At summer’s end of 2014, the voters in Scotland soundly rejected a proposal to split off from the United Kingdom and become their own country. Barely a week before that vote, polls showed the “yes” vote – in favor of separation – opening an unexpected…read more
Mercat de Sant Josep de La Boqueria, Barcelona
The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria lies in the heart of Barcelona, next to the Rambla, a major pedestrian street that is central to the city’s identity. “La Boqueria” is a traditional marketplace. It existed before supermarkets, before Trader Joes, before car-focused suburbs….read more
Engaged on the Urban Wine Trail | Santa Barbara Getaway
It all started with the wine tasting. Downtown Santa Barbara is full of wineries and tasting rooms, which we tried to work through even though it was close to closing time. Most of the tasting rooms were closing by 6pm, but we arrived at 5:30…read more
The Goodland Hotel | Santa Barbara Getaway
The olive green record player in our hotel room was our first clue that we were in a different, hipper place. Or was it the wood paneled station wagon outside? Or the the shiny silver Airstream trailer? The Goodland Hotel in Goleta, just north of…read more
Carl + Jane | Grand Teton Wedding Elopement
This is the final in the series “Four Days in Yellowstone“. After what seemed like an endless drive, we turned off the main two-lane highway onto a dusty road in the middle of nowhere. We nearly missed the sign that said “Schwabacher Landing”, the place…read more
Three Days around San Francisco
The bride and groom posed for photos, full of jubilation, surrounded by friends and family, and laughing while the photographer clicked away. They managed one more photo when the boat they were on pushed into choppy water and a huge – huge – wave splashed…read more
Day One around San Francisco: Sausalito
This is the second post in the series “Three Days around San Francisco“. We were technically traveling to San Francisco for work, so we rented a car from San Francisco International Airport and drove to our first location in Sausalito. My many years living in…read more
Day Two around San Francisco | Neighborhoods
This is the third post in the series “Three Days around San Francisco”. On my many walks around San Francisco when I lived there in the 1990s, I would often stare with envy not at the gorgeous apartments, their luscious interiors, epic views and smart,…read more