When the girls were small, the thought of flying with the family sent me into a mild panic. I’d try to separate out our “must take” items with the “nice to haves”. The problem was everything was in the must take pile! Not able to make a definitive decision on what …
I’m a bit of a creature of habit, especially when it comes to my favourite places to stay. I’ve been coming to the Santa Cruz Dream Inn for years …. my high school prom was held there back in the 80s! The hotel has so much going for it – …
On our recent trip to Silicon Valley in California, we caught the opening home game for the San Jose Giants, a Minor League baseball team that is an affiliate and feeder team to the San Francisco Giants. It was the girls’ first baseball game, and it was interesting to hear their …
Hallelujah! Governor Jerry Brown has announced that California’s 5-year drought is officially over! The warm oceans waters of El Nino have resulted in a plethora of rain. The heavy rains have given California another gift – the most spectacular display of wildflowers the Golden State has seen in years! The best time …
I’ll let you in on a little secret. I’m not a photographer! I’m a travel blogger that likes taking photos and up until recently relied mainly on my smartphone for images. Start talking metering with me and my eyes glaze over. I just want amazing photos! Relying solely on my smartphone for images …
Have I told you about how Mr. and Mrs. Modern started dating? Back in the height of the dotcom boom when we were mid-level executives living on separate continents and working for Silicon Valley startups? Well … I was in San Francisco in corporate marketing at a software company. Mr. …
February half term is a hard one. What do you do? Skiing is obvious. The only issue with that is a) it’s very expensive and b) it’s very crowded! This year UK and France school holidays collided – with resorts experiencing the biggest crowds ever. Thank goodness I skipped that! 😀 …
I love how the sun makes me feel while I’m on holiday – warm, alive and happy! But I don’t love that it can be a health risk. My uncle died of melanoma more than a decade ago, and I’m keen to protect my family from harmful rays. I was …
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