Tag Archives: City Guides
Oct-2014
Zurich is very visitor-friendly and easy to navigate on foot. It’s well known as the world’s banking capital, but also a beautiful city on the water with a view of the Alps in the distance. Visitors can spend hours exploring Zurich’s picturesque winding cobblestone streets, window-shopping on Bahnhofstrasse (one of Europe’s most expensive shopping streets), […]
Nestled within the Santa Ynez Valley of San Barbara County is the Danish style town of Solvang, California. Translated to mean “Sunny Fields,” Solvang was founded in 1911 by a group of Danes who looked to escape the harsh winters of the Midwest. They settled 9,000 acres of a Mexican Land Grant next to the […]
Oct-2014
Santa Fe may not seem like a perfect choice for a family vacation, but Santa Fe can be equally enjoyable with kids. Passing through on a 6-state road trip, we were pleasantly surprised by the variety of kid-friendly activities in this gallery-hopping town. What To Do: Santa Fe Children’s Museum The museum houses an outdoor […]
Back in August, my wife was hired to photograph a wedding in the Kawartha lakes region of Central Ontario, Canada. With the opportunity to visit one of the most diverse cities in North America, we quickly decided to spend five additional days exploring Toronto, prior to the wedding. Toronto, as we know it, was formed […]
Aug-2014
In the vast, mountainous and open desert outside Carson City, Nevada is the hometown of Mark Twain, Virginia City. This is where writer Samuel Clemens first used his pen name, Mark Twain in 1863 when writing for the local newspaper. The town can be found perched precariously against the side of, “Gold Hill.” Founded during […]
Jul-2014
The birthplace of grunge, home to drizzle, green hills and the fastest growing major US city, Seattle is a city of many faces. It hosts breathtaking views like Puget Sound and Mt Rainer plus is home to some of the hippest restaurants in America. A few years ago my wife and I took a few […]
Jun-2014
California has the 8th largest economy in the world, that’s right…8th. Larger then Canada, Australia and Russia. So what does California do for a capitol — they go all out. Located in central California on the banks of the Sacramento and American rivers is Sacramento, the state capital of California. We started our trip in […]
Jun-2014
3 days, 72 hours — was how long our “kid-free” weekend lasted! It was a dreary five-hour drive from Los Angeles to the Bay Area, but the excitement set in as we crossed over the Bay Bridge. We finally arrived in, the City by the Bay, San Francisco. We planned and reviewed our map to […]
Jun-2014
Ever find yourself in Detroit visiting your Great Aunt Gertrude and wish you could go to Bavaria instead? Just a 90-minute drive north on I-75 from Motor City you will find Frankenmuth, Michigan’s Little Bavaria. Settled in the 1840’s by Lutheran settlers from the Franconia region of Germany, the city was one of many Christian […]
May-2014
New York City is one of if not the most iconic American cities there is. Like most tourists there are things you just have to do. See the Statue of Liberty, walk the city at night, enjoy the views from atop a giant steel skyscraper, and visit Central Park. But unlike most tourists we enjoyed […]
May-2014
Easily one of Europe’s most beautiful cities, Budapest is full of secrets to uncover and hidden spots to explore. My husband and I spent three days meandering the narrow cobble-stoned streets lined with buildings of rich architecture. Budapest started out as two separate cities straddling the Danube River. As time passed, the city of Buda, […]