By the way another exceedingly lovely and historic weekend get-away is the exquisite coastal town of Beaufort, South Carolina’s second oldest city after Charleston (not to be confused with Buford, Georgia). We recently had a quick but memorable stop there and even visited the rainforest mazelike and pristine Hunting
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