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Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures


Tippet Rise adds fall concerts, play, biking, hiking to world famous venue
Tippet Rise nature and music converge

Christene Meyers
Oct 23 min read


Alaska Railroad features close-up views of nature's vast and magnificent scenery
A journey on Alaska Railroad offers ringside seats to striking landscape and a pleasant experience in comfortable seats, with dining...

Christene Meyers
Sep 113 min read


Glacier As Labor Day approaches, time to visit your nearest national park
This scenic turn-out in Glacier National Park made an ideal picnic spot when we visited, just before colors began to change. Bring layers...

Christene Meyers
Aug 273 min read


High Line's hurrah: Wondrous park reflects New York's spirit, diversity
Highline walkway, New York City

Christene Meyers
Aug 203 min read


Central Park's wonders attract international crowd to enjoy variety, beauty
Central Park New York by whereiscookie.Com

Christene Meyers
Aug 133 min read


Two award winning aquariums offer insights into life under the sea
Marine aquariums devoted to the underwater magic

Christene Meyers
May 286 min read


Cool off, enjoy at Borrego's Palms at Indian Head, a boutique treasure
The Palms at Indian Head offers a tranquil, beautiful escape from city life, with its open airy feel. DESERT HIDEAWAY DESERVES YOUR VISIT...

Christene Meyers
May 146 min read


Museum of Latin American Art offers stunning Long Beach diversion
Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers enjoy an afternoon at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, where Latin American...

Christene Meyers
May 74 min read


As Earth Day approaches, celebrate, help improve our fragile planet
At Monterey Aquarium, beautiful works of art are created from plastic and other junk pulled from our oceans. Eight million metric tons of...

Christene Meyers
Apr 165 min read


Put yourself on a Segway for fun, frolic, sights of Fort Lauderdale
Enjoying their Segways: Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers are Segway devotees, thanks to a terrific guide and a beautiful...

Christene Meyers
Mar 124 min read


Fantastic Fort Lauderdale: fun water taxi and new Jungle Queen show
Jungle Queen is an institution in Fort Lauderdale, a beloved icon of the city and a four-generation enterprise. She's "reinvented" her...

Christene Meyers
Mar 65 min read


World's first whale watching enterprise celebrates with dinner cruises, harbor tours, jet boat and a classic ferry
Flagship Cruises introduced whale watching to the world. Here, naturalist Sophie, helps passengers look for two whales she and the...

Christene Meyers
Feb 204 min read


Lions, tigers, rhinos, kangaroos, giraffes roam, pose, preen for public
Meet Bo, who posed for us this week, a handsome nearly 9-year old male lion, the head of his pride which includes three females. The...

Christene Meyers
Feb 134 min read


City Cruises was Hornblower, Whale watching bonanza as grays head south in record numbers
Seeing a whale's fluke, as we've done off the coast of San Diego, is a thrill to remember. EPIC WHALE WATCHING SEASON CONTINUES IN...

Christene Meyers
Feb 64 min read


Getty Center reopens after devastating fires; Getty Villa remains closed
The Getty Center Museum is large -- like its benefactor's appetite for art and beauty. The multi-building complex is the legacy of...

Christene Meyers
Jan 305 min read


Whale tale Ventura: dolphins eclipse migrating grays, as stars of the ocean's show -- plus California fire update, rains and border fire progress
THIS WEEK'S FEATURE: Whale watch! PLUS UPDATE as Los Angeles area fires are virtually out! Please find Jan 30 fire news below this...

Christene Meyers
Jan 237 min read


Dolphins delight: Monkeys, yes, but Gibraltar offers spectacular sea life
The Bay of Gibraltar is home to fancy yachts, pleasure and fishing boats and a variety of sea life, along with the famed monkeys. This...

Christene Meyers
Dec 5, 20244 min read


Puerto Rico's gorgeous El Yunque Forest: lush acres and a special frog
The El Yunque Rain Forest is one of the smallest, yet with a most diverse "repertoire" to behold. "I went to the woods because I wished...

Christene Meyers
Nov 14, 20244 min read


Europe's charms are enhanced by seeing it through brother's eyes
TRAVELING WITH A FAVORITE LOVED ONE ENHANCES A TRIP THROUGH HIGHLIGHTS OF SOUTHERN EUROPE'S FAMOUS CITIES STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS...

Christene Meyers
Aug 28, 20244 min read


Art, nature, music merge in Montana's stunning Tippet Rise Art Center
A "bonus concert" arranged just days before, capped a weekend opening as world class musicians performed at Tippet Rise' Art Center....

Christene Meyers
Aug 21, 20244 min read
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