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Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures


Theater's Southern California comeback marks return to the boards
Celebrating a joyous return to live theater at San Diego Repertory Theater are, Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers, here before...

Christene Meyers
Oct 28, 20217 min read
Mountain towns of Tahoe, Truckee lure with scenery, sport, dining
An enthusiastic sportsman does a flip from a wakeboard behind a ski boat on Lake Tahoe. The beautiful background of mountains and trees...

Christene Meyers
Aug 26, 20214 min read


Oscar's in Palm Springs for bawdy, brilliant drag shows
Big hair, tights and roller skates for artist Marina Mac, who brought the house down with a high-stepping performance on Oscar's balcony....

Christene Meyers
Mar 10, 20213 min read


Palms at Indian Head - Desert hotel offers boutique hideaway, mid-Century modern retreat
It's 5 p.m. and the sun is setting over the pool at The Palms at Indian Head. Diners are beginning to gather at distanced tables on the...

Christene Meyers
Mar 4, 20214 min read


Presidential inauguration's music, poetry enhance a historic day
Lady Gaga's moving rendition of the National Anthem set the tone for a day of musical celebration. Music highlighted the inauguration,...

Christene Meyers
Jan 20, 20214 min read


Plush Cavalier digs, elephant seals enhance cozy stop on Central California coast
The view from your private balcony at Cavalier Oceanfront Resort on the Central California Coast is stellar. You will find you don't...

Christene Meyers
Nov 20, 20204 min read


Farm to table: California's fertile central valley feeds the country
Cookie shops for produce on an annual autumn road trip, here at a stand in the San Juaquin Valley. THANKS TO FARMERS, WORKERS, FINE...

Christene Meyers
Nov 6, 20203 min read


Sample a taste of Europe right here on the North American continent
A mother whale and her calf in flowers draw the eye to Victoria's famous Hotel Fairmont Empress. STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By...

Christene Meyers
Sep 18, 20204 min read
Home on the range, COVID style: Montana's changed, nature remains
In the distance, center stage, Cookie greets the morning sun, mowing the lawn at High Chaparral, flanked by the mountains. BACK AT...

Christene Meyers
Jul 31, 20204 min read


Hygiene in hotels: Hilton leads the parade with new strict cleanliness standards
Honolulu's Waikiki Beach hotels are introducing new hygiene measures. The major brands are all developing programs to insure that people...

Christene Meyers
Jul 24, 20205 min read
MAY TIDINGS: Celebrate spring with centuries old tradition
In Denmark the Maypole tradition is all but extinct. Originally, a real tree was used as dancers greeted the spring. Happily, we found...

Christene Meyers
May 1, 20204 min read
Biking, exercise, cooking, video chats -- silver lining in the Covid crisis
Bruce Keller and Christene Meyers bike an hour a day around their neighborhood. Nearly everyone they meet wears masks (notice the couple...

Christene Meyers
Apr 10, 20204 min read
World changes as virus dictates no human contact, stay at home, isolate
Bruce Keller and Christene (Cookie) Meyers are biking around the neighborhood, taking photos of what's happening. Nick, their remaining...

Christene Meyers
Mar 27, 20204 min read
Coronavirus shakes travel industry: go, stay home, cancel, plan a trip?
Italy is taking a terrible hit and is nearly closed down. Here, at the Colosseum in earlier times, crowds admire the ruins. The...

Christene Meyers
Mar 13, 20204 min read
Nora's legacy: love, laughter, joie de vivre and lessons to us humans
Cookie cuddles not quite year-old Nick and Nora, after a bath in Davis, California. They were born there, September, 2005 WHAT A DOG,...

Christene Meyers
Jan 31, 20206 min read


Transplant saga Thanksgiving week: another life saved at Scripps
BROTHER'S DONATION SAVES HIS SISTER'S LIFE AS WE CELEBRATE 30 MONTHS FROM OUR SCRIPPS TRANSPLANT Emotions run high as a donor is wheeled Tuesday to surgery, to cheers balloons, whistles and applause from Scripps staffers. (patient's face is blurred to respect his privacy. ) STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER and CM Checking the donate box on your driver's license could make a difference to someone. WE THANK the gods every day that we are on the planet. This

Christene Meyers
Nov 22, 20194 min read
Harbors -- haunting, picturesque, serene -- capture the wanderer's soul
Italy's Amalfi coast boasts winding roads with lovely views of the bay and water life below. Honolulu's harbor has beauty and history,...

Christene Meyers
Sep 19, 20193 min read
Making friends around the globe: how travel brings people together
Friends from the UK, John and Sue Speight, visited Cookie and Keller in Montana, where we took them exploring. We met on a Southeast Asia...

Christene Meyers
Jul 12, 20194 min read


San Diego in spring: splendors aplenty in a favorite American city
San Diego in spring is a sight to behold -- with blue skies, feathery clouds and a dinner or lunch cruise aboard Hornblower. "To what...
Jaime Hazerian
Apr 5, 20193 min read
Hear ye, hear ye! State of the art help for hearing impaired people
AccuQuest hearing specialist Nathan Bruce-Black walks Bruce Keller through the steps in adjusting and monitoring his hearing aids. Keller...

Christene Meyers
Mar 29, 20194 min read
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