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Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures


Santa Barbara's Maritime Museum: highlight of a Ventura County visit
A fine collection of seafaring artifacts combines with beautifully curated changing exhibits to show off Santa Barbara's proud maritime...

Christene Meyers
Feb 16, 20234 min read


Paramount Pictures: Get ready for your close up at Hollywood studio
The famous gate to Paramount Pictures has been used in many films, including "Sunset Boulevard" which tells the story of a fading star...

Christene Meyers
Feb 9, 20233 min read


Valenca offers charms of Portuguese village near Spanish border
Valenca, in the far north of Portugal, offers a relaxing, artistic place to visit for a few days. Sturdy, stunning buildings date back to...

Christene Meyers
Feb 2, 20233 min read


Seeing L.A. a new way: fun small bus tour offers sights, delights
Hooray for Hollywood, where the famous letters stand in a well preserved forest near Griffith Observatory. A day on the road with...

Christene Meyers
Jan 26, 20234 min read


Vegas food tasting tours offer a royal flush of fun, history, yummy bites
A Taste Buzz Food Tour of the Arts District in Las Vegas offered a fun outing for Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers. Consider...

Christene Meyers
Jan 19, 20234 min read


Hop on, hop off bus tours show off a new city to fine advantage
The views from the top floor of "Hop on and Hop Off" buses are usually splendid. Here, the bus passes under a beautiful ceiling of trees...

Christene Meyers
Jan 12, 20235 min read


Sydney's Harbour Bridge Happy New Year! Resolve to travel, make new friends, learn, grow
High atop Sydney's famous Harbour Bridge, with the iconic Sydney Opera House at the far right, Christene "Cookie" Meyers and Bruce...

Christene Meyers
Jan 5, 20234 min read
Holiday delights: try fun, new foods whether home or on the road
Enjoy each day and celebrate holidays with a trip to the beach -- or a favorite restaurant. Here, Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie"...

Christene Meyers
Dec 29, 20226 min read


Spiritus: splendid psychedelic immersion in famous Portuguese chapel
Clerigos Church and its magnificent cathedral host a light-filled wondrous show, "Spiritus." Gorgeous lights highlight windows and offer...

Christene Meyers
Dec 22, 20225 min read


Free walking tours offer value and a terrific way to know a city quickly
Luiz, our fine Brazilian born guide in Porto, Portugal, took us around the city to its hidden corners as well as exploring its famous...

Christene Meyers
Dec 15, 20226 min read


Gaudi's genius is on showy display in masterful Barcelona architecture
Architect's imagination and reverence for nature highlight his 'La Pedrera,' in Barcelona STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers enjoy a moment of reflection outside Gaudi's Casa Mila, or "La Pedrera." The curved "attic" of Casa Mila is a museum on its own, with drawings, exhibits and models showing the profound influence nature had on Gaudi's life's work. WHEN THE brilliant architect Antoni Gaudi was struck by a tram on a

Christene Meyers
Dec 8, 20225 min read


Las Vegas theater highlights - Sin City's array of shows welcomes the holidays
"Rouge" is an extraordinary show combining fabulous dance, acrobatics, stories and humor with a cast of perfectly proportioned men and women in scanty but tasteful costumes. Delightful dancing with performers in lights makes "iLuminate" a hit with audiences looking for a unique show. BE PREPARED TO BE WOWED! VEGAS SHOWS LIGHT UP THE STAGE WITH IMAGINATION,DARING, DANCE, SEXY HUMOR, FAMILY FUN Showgirls dazzle and delight in "Extravaganza" which has an old-fashioned Vegas s

Christene Meyers
Dec 1, 20225 min read
Let us give thanks for health, happiness, travel, family, food, nature
Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers relax on a Thanksgiving Day in southern Spain. TREASURE EACH DAY, APPRECIATE YOUR ...

Christene Meyers
Nov 24, 20224 min read
Bonepile Bling! Artful treasures, unique jewelry emerge from junked vehicles
Artist Celeste Barnett makes jewelry of discarded car parts that are not suitable for restoration. Here in her shop and studio, she eyes...

Christene Meyers
Nov 17, 20225 min read


Amsterdam's canals offer relaxing time with beauty, intriguing history
In Amsterdam, your canal tour boat will slow down so that you can actually see seven bridges lined up. Bruce Keller took this photo at...

Christene Meyers
Nov 10, 20225 min read
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