Category Archives: Travel Journal
Red Rocks Revisited, this time in Sedona
The last time we visited Sedona in 2010, we had a downpour and could barely see the giant red rocks. We never expected such rain in Arizona, but it happens. This time we had beautiful weather and clear views of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Cathedral Rock, Red Rocks, Sedona, vortexes
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Utah’s Red Rocks and Missing Mountains
The rocks of Utah are as red as the Golden Gate Bridge and hundreds of millions of years old (or 6,000 depending on your point of view). The large concentration of iron oxide colors the rocks red and the lack of … Continue reading
The mighty Colorado River, complete with dogs on paddleboards
The Colorado River starts as a small stream in northern Colorado, grows wider and grander through several states and ends up small once more, with not enough water for all its users’ demands when it reaches California and Mexico. We’ve followed the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Aspen, Colorado, Colorado River, Glen Canyon Dam, Glenwood Springs, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Utah
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Rocky Mountain High in Aspen
We’re on the road again after a summer hiatus–if hiatus is the right word for the wedding of the season, five triathlons (four for Michael, one for Nancy), and countless paddle board competitions around the Pietropaoli raft. This year our plan … Continue reading
Tour de France
The elite Tour de France is over for the year, 21 stages and more than 2,000 miles only a memory. We have memories of our own of our shorter, smaller Tour de France. Some of the same hills, but tackled by … Continue reading
It takes a village…to host a Keuka Lake wedding
A year ago we didn’t think about what would happen when our quest for lavender fields brought us back to the very lavender field we started from, less than a half-mile from our home on Keuka Lake. But a lot of things change in one year. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandon Brewing Company, Around the Corner Catering, Bedient Farms, Bride's Head Revisited, Bully Hill Vineyards, Crescent Moon Restrooms, Dejan Studio Jewelry, Dr. Konstantin Frank, Erich Camping, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Beer Company, Garrett Memorial Chapel, Hoover Farms, Italy Hill Farms, Jim Bedient's Blueberry Patch, Keuka Lake, Keuka Lake Coffee Roasters, Keuka Lake wedding, lavender, Lavender French 75, Lovely Bride, Manor House, Marvin Anani, New York Times, Ravines, Revolution Music Shop, Sandy Pietropaoli, SBBS, St. James' Episcopal Church, Stonehouse, Tailored Events, Tropic Salon, Waterfront, wedding, wedding planning, Wegmans
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Like snowflakes, no two mistral bells are alike
The mistral is a strong, cold, northwesterly wind that blows around the south of France through Provence and the Rhone Valley. Winds can reach 60 miles an hour or more and last for days at a time. To protect their beloved … Continue reading
The Italian Riviera, with pastel homes and pink meerkats
When you get to Monaco it’s a short hop, skip, and jump to Italy, so we did!* First stop Genoa, birthplace of Christopher Columbus, home of our favorite salami, and once the site of Kodak’s European digital center. Nancy visited … Continue reading
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Tagged Aperol, Cinque Terre, Genoa, Italy, Portofino, Sanremo
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Monaco, a city, a country, a principality, and a way of life
Monaco is already setting up for the big Grand Prix Formula One car race in late May. The course runs right through the town, with hairpin turns on narrow European streets. And then there is the port itself, with LOTS … Continue reading
Eygalieres – Leaving Saint-Remy
We stayed in our pied-a-terre in Saint-Remy again for a few days. Great airbnb hosts and a convenient spot next to a fantastic boulanger for morning croissants. Where Saint-Remy-de-Provence ends in the east, Eygalieres begins. The hilltop village has just over … Continue reading
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Tagged bulls, church, Eygalieres, France, irises, lilacs, waterfall
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Finger Lakes to Lavender Fields 