The Efficiency Trap: Are We Traveling to See More or Feel More?
As a travel blogger, constantly reading about new destinations, and obsessively researching places I may or may not visit, there’s one thing I keep noticing: the one word that keeps popping up, like an overenthusiastic tour guide
It all began with the rain. Not the timid, apologetic drizzle that merely dampens your spirits, but a fierce, theatrical downpour—an unbroken curtain of water hurled down from leaden, low-hanging clouds that seemed to smother any hope of a break in the heavens. Naturally, it had to happen on
October in Liguria: Where Seasons Collide
October in Liguria feels like a month in limbo—a bittersweet transition where sultry summer heat gives way to the damp, blustery embrace of seaside winter. Each day feels like a roll of the dice: one moment it’s warm and summery, the next,
One chilly January morning Tanya, Sveta and I and I were sitting at Sveta's
house, sipping coffee and staring at an old globe. After years of somewhat
quiet family life, having raised nine children between the three of us, we had
decided to have a girls’ night out.
Oregon road trip, day 7
While we were enjoying green Oregon, there were peculiar for this time of year
thunderstorms near the Bay Area and along the interstate I-5 which sparked many
fires. We did not expect the fire season until September, but...
For the last day of fresh air
Oregon trip, day 6: Proxy Falls and Dee Wright Observatory
Belknap Hot Springs where we stayed is located close to the intersection of
roads 126 and 242, and the scenic road 242 is definitely worth driving on, even
with its curves. It follows the path of an 1860 wagon route.
Oregon trip, Day 5.
After two wonderful days of kayaking, swimming and hammocking on Big Lava Lake,
we hit the road again, this time to Belknap Hot springs. On the map they look
pretty close to our camp, but due to the rugged mountainous terrain there is no
straight road,
Days 3 and 4 : Lava Lake camping and Cascade scenic bypass.
Deschutes National Forest and the Cascade lakes offer a lot of possibilities for
camping either in wilderness, for backpackers, or more comfortable campgrounds
suitable for tents and RVs. This time we did not plan to go backpacking and
reserved
Oregon road trip, day 2: Crater Lake
After checking out of our hotel in the morning, guess where we went? Of course,
we went on a quest for a good cup of espresso! I looked up coffee shops in
Klamath Falls on Google Maps and found four places. However, to
