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After spending a fun-filled morning in Ojai, exploring the secret Taft Gardens, we traveled north toward the small town of Los Olivos, which is located approximately 35 miles north of Santa Barbara. On our way out Ojai, we sat at an intersection where the traffic light was visible between the branches of an old, oak […]
Did you ever read the book, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett? It was one of my favorite books as a child, and I always imagined myself exploring a hidden garden. Well, on the second day of our road trip, I was able to explore a very secret garden that very few people have […]
Well, it’s that time of year again – time for our annual road trip. Each year, my mother and I dust off our suitcases and embark on a trip where we enjoy the culture, food, history and of course, the gardens of a different region of the U.S. Each road trip takes 8 – […]
The last full day of our Northwest road trip began with a ferry ride yesterday. The ferry was to take us from Victoria to Vancouver. When we arrived for the ferry, approximately 60 minutes early, we got in line with our car – it looks like a bunch of cars stopped on a freeway. You then […]
Our last day in Victoria was reserved for a visit to a very famous garden. Butchart Gardens is the place to go for visitors to Victoria. Years ago, my in-laws took me and my husband, as a college graduation gift, to Seattle and Victoria. The year was 1998, and I was finishing up the last semester […]
Our first day in Canada began with walking from our hotel to the Parliament Buildings – just a couple of blocks from our hotel. Victoria, is the capital of the province of British Columbia, Canada and the Parliament Buildings are quite beautiful. This very English city is said by many “to be more English than […]
Day 5 of our Northwest road trip was filled with a wonderful adventure and for the first day since we left I didn’t spend any money in gift shops, which was a welcome respite for my wallet. Our day began in Port Angeles. Since our hotel didn’t provide breakfast, we headed to out to eat. […]
For those of you who have been fortunate to have visited the ‘Emerald City’, you know how beautiful and vibrant Seattle is. Both my mother and I have been here numerous times and decided to spend most of our time in other parts of the Northwest, but we couldn’t just pass Seattle by. We had […]
Day 3 of our road trip began as another cloudy day and our fun-filled day contained an unexpected diversion. Our hotel in Astoria, Oregon The day began with a quick breakfast at our hotel in Astoria, which sits on the northeastern most point of Oregon. The plan was to head to see the house from the […]
Our second day in Oregon started out with an even greater appreciation of this beautiful state. The day started out with walking down the street from our downtown hotel for a gourmet breakfast. Okay, not really. But we did walk down the street toward Pioneer Square, we ended up eating at McDonald’s for breakfast. Although […]
