2013 Twelvemonth Inward Review
Seemed similar a dull go twelvemonth for us but nosotros nevertheless managed to brand it quite a few trips together with fifty-fifty stepped out of the dry soil a tiny bit. We've right away hitting xl (43 for me) out of the 50 states together with made it dorsum to the Caribbean, too, without stepping out of the country. Look below to encounter our action for the twelvemonth together with click on the links to take in our reports for each item...
We started amongst a trip south of the edge into Ensenada, Mexico, which has been the recipient of a lot of bad press together with cruise cancellations lately due to drug cartel activity, to encounter if it was actually that bad or dangerous. Conclusion? Not fifty-fifty remotely...can't hold back to become back.
Cocktail Hour suggestion: Margarita Madness.
Barely averting a traveler's nightmare...getting the incorrect appointment downwards inwards your hotel booking...we managed to squeak out a parent's getaway to the Danish-themed town of Solvang, California where nosotros spent a few days amongst hundreds of greyhounds.
Cocktail Hour suggestion: Chilled Chardonnay.
Unfortunately, this twelvemonth nosotros didn't larn to add together whatever novel stadiums to our listing of accessible ballparks inwards our Fields of Dreams reports.
We establish a novel rival for our best hotel chain of the year, Hyatt, amongst neat hotels, slowly accessible reservations, together with an awesome loyalty program. Then, Marriott, non wanting to laissez passer on upwards the championship together with thence slowly stepped upwards amongst the best rooms nosotros had inwards Tennessee together with a actually outstanding suite inwards Arizona..although they did dilute their loyalty programme final year. We'll merely say that both chains happen our listing at the destination of 2013.
Spring establish us dorsum on the beach inwards the Caribbean, this fourth dimension on the lovely United States of America of America territory of St. Croix inwards the Virgin Islands at i of the world's neat independent hotels, the Buccaneer.
Cocktail Hour suggestion: A St. Croix Drinking Tour.
Just similar John Fogerty, nosotros actually did larn a piddling stuck inwards Lodi, California, which instead turned into a overnice trip to Sacramento, the Gold Country, together with neat vino tasting inwards the Sierra foothills.
Cocktail Hour suggestion: Sierra Foothills Wine Taste Off.
A lot of my go friends say American Airlines is no fun anymore, together with they lead keep dropped quite a chip inwards their service, nosotros nevertheless had skilful flights for St. Croix on them but nosotros nevertheless lead keep to say Southwest is the best every bit they flew us amongst neat spirits together with comfort to Nashville, Tennessee. Still our favorite airline every bit nosotros go inwards the New Year.
Summer establish us inwards a dispute amongst a festival operator inwards Monrovia, California, which turned into an chance to document the steps to lead keep inwards an ADA dispute. Complaint resolved, nosotros nevertheless take in the festival regularly.
We added some novel video to a twain of erstwhile trips, a black fourth dimension helicopter flying over Las Vegas together with some newly establish footage of our fourth dimension inwards Puerto Vallarta dorsum inwards the 90's.
On a to a greater extent than somber note, Tim together with I took a trip to Palm Springs to say goodbye to my aunt, who had her funeral at that topographic point inwards the fall.
While nosotros started working on a novel foodie video this year, nosotros lead keep yet to complete it (gives you lot something to await frontward to this year) but nosotros did origin a novel mid-week serial when nosotros figured out our habitation of the San Gabriel Valley has or together with thence xl dissimilar types of ethnic foods beingness served here. We're nevertheless going potent amongst our series, The Ethnic Foods of the San Gabriel Valley, but volition go wrapping that upwards soon.
Finally, this autumn had us checking off items on our bucket listing every bit nosotros headed out on the grand Tennessee Tour together with the Elvis Trail.
Cocktail Hour suggestion: Beale Street Pub Crawl.
Thanks for making us your halt for accessible go inwards 2013, I promise you'll stick or together with thence to encounter what's inwards shop for 2014.
Darryl
Copyright 2014 - Darryl Musick
All Rights Reserved
We started amongst a trip south of the edge into Ensenada, Mexico, which has been the recipient of a lot of bad press together with cruise cancellations lately due to drug cartel activity, to encounter if it was actually that bad or dangerous. Conclusion? Not fifty-fifty remotely...can't hold back to become back.
Cocktail Hour suggestion: Margarita Madness.
Barely averting a traveler's nightmare...getting the incorrect appointment downwards inwards your hotel booking...we managed to squeak out a parent's getaway to the Danish-themed town of Solvang, California where nosotros spent a few days amongst hundreds of greyhounds.
Cocktail Hour suggestion: Chilled Chardonnay.
Unfortunately, this twelvemonth nosotros didn't larn to add together whatever novel stadiums to our listing of accessible ballparks inwards our Fields of Dreams reports.
Spring establish us dorsum on the beach inwards the Caribbean, this fourth dimension on the lovely United States of America of America territory of St. Croix inwards the Virgin Islands at i of the world's neat independent hotels, the Buccaneer.
Cocktail Hour suggestion: A St. Croix Drinking Tour.
Just similar John Fogerty, nosotros actually did larn a piddling stuck inwards Lodi, California, which instead turned into a overnice trip to Sacramento, the Gold Country, together with neat vino tasting inwards the Sierra foothills.
Cocktail Hour suggestion: Sierra Foothills Wine Taste Off.
A lot of my go friends say American Airlines is no fun anymore, together with they lead keep dropped quite a chip inwards their service, nosotros nevertheless had skilful flights for St. Croix on them but nosotros nevertheless lead keep to say Southwest is the best every bit they flew us amongst neat spirits together with comfort to Nashville, Tennessee. Still our favorite airline every bit nosotros go inwards the New Year.
Summer establish us inwards a dispute amongst a festival operator inwards Monrovia, California, which turned into an chance to document the steps to lead keep inwards an ADA dispute. Complaint resolved, nosotros nevertheless take in the festival regularly.
We added some novel video to a twain of erstwhile trips, a black fourth dimension helicopter flying over Las Vegas together with some newly establish footage of our fourth dimension inwards Puerto Vallarta dorsum inwards the 90's.
On a to a greater extent than somber note, Tim together with I took a trip to Palm Springs to say goodbye to my aunt, who had her funeral at that topographic point inwards the fall.
While nosotros started working on a novel foodie video this year, nosotros lead keep yet to complete it (gives you lot something to await frontward to this year) but nosotros did origin a novel mid-week serial when nosotros figured out our habitation of the San Gabriel Valley has or together with thence xl dissimilar types of ethnic foods beingness served here. We're nevertheless going potent amongst our series, The Ethnic Foods of the San Gabriel Valley, but volition go wrapping that upwards soon.
Finally, this autumn had us checking off items on our bucket listing every bit nosotros headed out on the grand Tennessee Tour together with the Elvis Trail.
Cocktail Hour suggestion: Beale Street Pub Crawl.
Thanks for making us your halt for accessible go inwards 2013, I promise you'll stick or together with thence to encounter what's inwards shop for 2014.
Copyright 2014 - Darryl Musick
All Rights Reserved
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