Tag:California

Bernardus Lodge and Winery ~ Carmel Valley, California

Bernardus Lodge and Winery ~ This Forbes Four-Star Lodge and Winery awaits our visit during our upcoming Coastal California Tour.  We can’t wait!  Stay Tuned. Did you enjoy this article? Please click on one of the icons and share it in your networks.  Read More →

Ventana Inn and Spa ~ Big Sur, California

Ventana Inn and Spa sits high on Big Sur’s ountains with breathtaking views of the rocky Pacific Coast.  It’s the ultimate of relaxation, and we look forward to spending a few days.  Stay tuned! (Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur Creative Commons Flickr photograph by haglandc) Did you enjoy this article? Please click on one of the... Read More

Sé San Diego’s Suite and Tender Restaurant = Most Excellent Dining!

Pick your own fancy knife at Suite & Tender While staying at San Diego’s Sé San Diego Hotel, we were afforded the privilege of dining at their fine dining establishment:  Suite and Tender. Before I forget, click just below to read our amusing article on Suite and Tender’s coed unisex bathroom. Now, let’s get down to... Read More

San Diego’s Sé San Diego Hotel – We Have Mixed Feelings for this Condé Naste Hot List Winner

The Sé San Diego Hotel is the last of the lodging visits during our 10-day San Diego Tour. We left the Sé San Diego Hotel with mixed feelings. In the spirit of keeping it real we feel obligated to share all of our feelings. But before we get into a few perturbations, let me first share with you the many great things found in this ultra-chic,... Read More

Audible.Com Makes Time Fly on a Road Trip

The Roaming Boomers love road trips! However, if you happen to be crossing a couple hundred miles of relatively uninteresting terrain, there is nothing better than having a sophisticated spy thriller on your iPod playing through your automobile’s 14-speaker Harmen Karden sound system. How do you do that? Why audible.com of course? On... Read More

Bandar Restaurant in San Diego’s Gaslamp District

One of the things that I greatly enjoy, when dining out, is to take every opportunity to take my palate to unexplored places. Now Carol, on the other hand, is more likely to return over, and over, and over to her favorite haunt. I am immensely disposed to reward my favorites with my returned patronage, but I simply must also get out and explore. For... Read More

Great Enjoyment at Croce’s Restaurant and Jazz Bar in the Heart of San Diego’s Gaslamp District

Carol with Ingrid Croce Croce’s Restaurant and Jazz Bar is Ingrid Croce’s tribute to her late singer/songwriter husband, Jim Croce. Baby Boomers will nostalgically remember Jim Croce for his hit songs like, Time In A Bottle, Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,  I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song, and many more. Jim Croce tragically... Read More

Our Magnificent Stay at Britt Scripps Inn in San Diego, California

How would you like to stay in one of San Diego’s earliest Victorian mansions, and have a butler at your disposal 24/7? Sound cool? Well, you can absolutely do that when you stay at Britt Scripps Inn. This Bankers Hill Victorian mansion was built in the late 1880s, and at the time was the most expensive home ever built in San Diego. ... Read More

La Valencia Hotel, a Remarkable San Diego La Jolla Oceanfront Hotel

When today’s baby boomer contemplates a vacation at a luxurious location, the enlightened hotelier will profoundly understand that this particular client is not only looking for the best of amenities, but is likely most of all looking for a remarkable experience. You see, when we stayed at the La Valencia Hotel, we didn’t bring... Read More

Sublime Ocean View Dining Experience at the La Valencia Hotel’s Mediterranean Room

Carol w/ Sous Chef Lance Repp One of the great contributing factors to the joy we experience as we roam around the world are the many wonderful, and completely different fine dining restaurants we get to visit. The La Valencia Hotel’s Mediterranean Room is just one such example. After we got ourselves settled in our La Valencia Hotel... Read More

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