Environmental tourism is a major draw of Monterey Bay for visitors from around the world. I meet people from many states and countries when I am out and about viewing and photographing wildlife in the area. Recent science news stories
Oslo, Norway is a place I have visited twice, the first time in winter 2013 and then returned 18 months later in late summer 2014. My first trip in March 2013 was only a 23 hour layover on an incredible
In late December Kelley and I were talking to a young college student Russian woman at California Republic Bar in Prague, Czechia. A large photo covered one wall depicting a street scene that looked to me like Los Angeles, circa
American Airlines Executive Platinum Challenge with three trips to Europe Sep-Oct 2015 My fantastic American AAdvantage elite fast-track offer (June 22, 2015) Cost of flying 30,000 AAdvantage flight miles Thoughts on my AAdvantage Executive Platinum challenge Nested tickets for more
A low fare from Berlin to San Francisco from $370 to $392 is available with SkyTeam or Oneworld routes for departures from mid-August into May 2018. Fares are low $400s over December holidays. As a Central Coast California local, January
Two weeks ago when I was in Iceland, I read the Icelandic harbour seal population has declined by 77% since 1980, when the first aerial seal count estimated a population at 33,000 animals. A 2011 census estimated 11,000 to 12,000
One truism for my travels is I never feel too sad about coming back home to Monterey after a trip. The Monterey Peninsula region and central coast California is one of the world’s top tourist locations. Monterey and Carmel-by-the-sea attract
The clarity of light in the cold months of California and the desert Southwest epitomizes the phrase ‘on a clear day you can see forever’. Plus, California looks slightly green in places after days of November rain. These were nice
This is a collection of posts from countries and states, cities, hotels, airports, parks and museums where I have traveled on Loyalty Traveler trips in the past few years. September 2016 London – Slovakia – Austria trip report, September 2016 Slovakia
Tens of thousands of tourists over the next few months will drive the coastline of California along State Route 1, aka Highway 1 or Pacific Coast Highway or PCH. The drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles, staying mostly on
