By Cathy H. Burroughs, travel and adventure blogger, journeyPod.com The posh, verdant resort town of Santa Barbara, California, (once the country’s first movie-making hub, predating Hollywood) and its even posher celebrity-inhabited (Oprah, Ellen, Harry and Meghan and many more!) kissing cousin Montecito are two exquisite places
Greece’s Isle of Crete’s Oceanfront Corinna Mare Reasonable Luxe/Affordable Heaven! Thrilled to find a mesmerizing oceanfront boutique resort hotel The Corinna Mare – it made our visit to Crete – with its vibe to beat all vibes, both intimate
By Cathy H. Burroughs, Adventure & Travel Blogger, journeyPod.com Location, location, location! Asheville, North Carolina’s stunning downtown and completely remodeled 4-star Windsor Boutique Hotel has this in spades. Perfectly positioned in the bustling eye of this
Central Greece’s Magical Mountainous Village of Portaria: Walking in the Footprints of the Gods A lesser-known destination in central Greece with skiing in winter and cozy fireplaces in some of the rooms, Portaria offers a cool respite from
By Cathy H. Burroughs, International Travel Writer & Adventure Blogger, journeyPod.com All roads in Spain literally lead from Madrid, its central and continuous capital since 1606. With its cosmopolitan boulevards, phalanxes of period architectural showplaces, non-stop night life, world-class cultural lineage, ebullient urban parks and
By Cathy H. Burroughs, International Travel Writer & Adventure Blogger, journeyPod.com While staying in Spain’s mysterious and alluring capital city of Madrid, we were invited by the region of Castile and Leon for a series of three thrilling day trips to three important and spectacular historic towns: Avila, Salamanca and Segovia. Madrid’s really exceptional
By Cathy H. Burroughs, International Travel Writer & Adventure Blogger, journeyPod.com Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and
By Cathy H. Burroughs, International Travel Writer & Adventure Blogger, journeyPod.com Françoise and Jean-Hubert Dubrulle: South of France’s Sainte-Marie-La-Mer – A First Time Home Exchange (www.homeexchange.com) to End all Home Exchanges (# 1341039) Little did we know when
By Cathy H. Burroughs, International Travel Writer & Adventure Blogger, journeyPod.com Christmas, the winter holidays and New Year’s are a particularly thrilling and exhilarating time to visit the meticulously refined and historic Westin