Blue-footed boobies? I thought I heard him wrong. Our guide repeated the phrase, while pointing at a group of birds flying not far overhead. We were on a small speedboat, 30 minutes off the coast of Loreto, in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The boat, chartered through Wild Loreto Tours, was headed for Isla Coronado, one of the five Islands of Loreto that dot the coast along the Gulf of ...
How to Embarrass Your Wife at a Travel Blog Conference
Before I begin, I have to give credit where it’s due. I'm a very supportive husband. Sure, it's also true that Cassie has done a great job developing this blog and applying the lessons she’s learned to recently shift her career to web communications. Her clients have given rave reviews so far and I’m very proud of this new direction in her life. And I really am trying not to screw it up for ...
A Foodie Day Trip From San Francisco: Marin & Sonoma County
A few months ago, Kevin overheard two of his French colleagues grumbling about American cheese. They complained about the low quality of our mass market cheeses and yearned for the food they had back at home in France. Ever the helper, Kevin set out to convince them that there are some California producers who are crafting great cheese. The proof was just an hour away up in Marin and Sonoma ...
The Best Macarons in Paris
At the top of the list of French foods that I wanted to explore on our recent trip to Paris was the macaron, the most alluring of French pastries and certainly the most photogenic. These colorful little creations are made of a sweet or tart filling (buttercream, jam, ganache) sandwiched between two meringue and almond flour-based cookies. Most of the big pastry shops that specialize in this ...
A Cheery and Convenient Place to Stay in London
There are hundreds of places to stay in London, but it's hard to find an affordable place that isn’t small, dark, and depressing. There is no shortage of those places on the lower end of the hotel market, as you’ll learn from doing any booking search. As I’ve noted before, I’m a little picky about where I stay in recent years, especially because I spend more time in the room doing things like ...
Mission San Javier in the Hills Above Loreto
Mission San Javier is located on a long, winding road that twists through the hills above Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. It was an bumpy drive at times, as several segments of the road had been washed out and were in the process of being rebuilt. That's life in these arid parts of the world. It hadn't rained for four years and when it finally came this past year, the runoff caused massive ...
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