Blogs from United States, North America

Over the years, about four to five decades, I have traveled on business or pleasure. These are the few places I have been. Floret, Sea-Tac Airport: It’s time to taste! Take a sip and think about the flavors that hit your tongue. How do they compare or contrast to the smell? What do they remind you of? Remember, it’s okay if what you taste is different from what others taste. It’s also okay if your wine preferences aren’t the same as those around you. Either way, this is your opportunity to identify the tasting notes and to decide whether or not those characteristics are to your liking. The menu changes seasonally (another factor that makes this place stand out among airport dining options) but typically includes fresh, zingy Mexican-inspired dishes like quesadillas, tacos and avocado toast ... read more

Though I have not visited all of the Major League ballparks, I have been to some of the best and most famous. Here is a little (Wealth of Geeks) about each venue's food. Starting with the most famous place: Wrigley Field is an iconic location that people rarely visit for food. However, you won’t be disappointed by the humble concession options. The stadium serves up a magnificent Chicago dog that locals and tourists alike enjoy. Chicago dogs are classic hot dogs on a poppy seed bun topped with yellow mustard, sweet pickle relish, white onion, tomato slices, a dill pickle, sport peppers, and celery salt. They’re simultaneously fresh and hearty. Almost as famous in Boston: You can score a Fenway Frank inside and outside the Red Sox stadium. These dogs are different than your average because ... read more

Ahh…a new day, refreshed. Finally a chance to spend some time getting to know Philip and Coleen, and an opportunity to get a tour of their magnificent house. Jane & I slept up on the mezzanine level overlooking the open concept raftered sitting room. Philip built this house gradually over many years using lovely wood and most of the floors were tiled by Coleen. Philip does taxidermy and there are many stuffed animals and birds decorating the walls. I didn’t take pictures of all the taxidermied animals because I know that offends some people but I couldn’t resist the pic of the bear in our bedroom. We are treated like royalty and have a wonderful breakfast of coffee, BBQ steak pieces, eggs and toasted English muffins. Now I am stuffed. Before we leave Philip takes us ... read more

I was watching some tournament tennis on TV the other day. The announcers were talking about some of the current greats, like Rafa Nadal, Djokovic, Roger, and Serena Williams. Other sports too. One of them mentioned that all great players must reach the end of the road at some point. The other one said, "Father time is undefeated!" It reminds of many great athletes who should retire now, like Nadal, Tiger, Klay Thompson, Lebron, others, of course. But it also reminds me of many who stayed beyond their time, like Mickey, Roger, Brady, Carmelo, And I guess it applies to non sports people as well, like Warren, Sleepy Joe, Rudi, RBG, Which brings me to myself. I first retired 15 years ago. But somehow, I am unable to stay retired. But after some surgery and two ... read more

Another good night's sleep and we were docked in Skagway. Apparently I slept a bit too long, because it was almost 10am when we went up for lunch. We both ate breakfast like yesterday, waffle, poached egg, sausage, etc. When we finished breakfast, we left the ship to check out Skagway. Apparently we had two fellow ships docked with us to day, one from Royal Caribbean and one from Princess Cruises. The ship was docked pretty close to shore, and it was an easy walk to Skagway. There was also a train called the White Pass Railway that went through the edge of town. We walked downtown and started checking things out, mostly the souvenir shops. There were also a couple of interesting old buildings, one was the Railroad Building from 1900 and the other was ... read more

After adventures in the airports, we have arrived in Santa Rosa at noon. Toronto to Dallas, Texas was a breeze. So then the adventure begins. Jane’s boarding pass said we needed to go to Gate D31 which required a lengthy ride on the Skylink train to get from C gates to D gates. At the D gates the big screen said we needed to go to C17! My boarding pass read C17 - why didn’t we look at my boarding pass first?? So back on the Skylink and around the track back to C17. With 5 minutes to spare we screeched up to Gate C17. Our delightful Bobbie is waiting in the outside courtyard at Santa Rosa enjoying a coffee and the lovely sun. At first it looks similar to home but differences show up quickly. ... read more