We are back from an amazing trip to Ireland, our head full of greenery and our stomach full of Guinness!! For 2 weeks, we roamed the narrow roads of the South and West side of the country, in search of the ultimate sight (and pub…). We found one of each at every – blind – corner of the road! More than the beautiful landscapes, we discovered a very gracious people, always keen on telling a story (which we couldn’t understand […]
A few snaps of the Windy City, taken with my brand new baby – a Sony DSC-RX100 – on Oct. 27 & 28, 2012.
Just spent 2 weeks in the small village of El Yaque, on the coast of Margarita Island, Venezuela… A tightly-knit community of local residents, wind and kitesurfers, tourists, and dogs for whom the motto is to live slow, and have fun while doing it!! ¡Hasta Luego! Ghyslain
Last time I blogged, we were 750 miles to the south… Today, we checked into Portland, Oregon. This will be the last stop of our vacation… Over the past 3 days, we traveled from Carmel to Sacramento, California, then to Medford, Oregon, and then to Portland, Oregon. During this stretch, we traveled the Interstate 5, a major highway running South-North in the interior of California, Oregon and Washington. The drive was not as pleasant as the drive down, which we […]
I knew staying in Carmel was a good idea, but it turned out to be the best idea ever! The 2 days we spent here have been the best of our entire trip!! From the town itself to the drive leading to it, to the beach, to the road to Monterey… Everything is spectacular, mind-blowing!! We went for a stroll on the beach this morning, and I couldn’t stop firing my camera… Got a little trigger-happy, shooting every new wave […]
That’s it, the inexorable return home has started… We finally left the hotel we called home for the past 5 days, in San Diego. All good things have to end, but it ain’t over til it’s over!! Quickly, before I tell you about our past couple of days, a quick note on the title of this post… When we were in Florence, we had a nice dinner in the old town and I had to choose a bottle a wine. […]
Over the last few days, we have been taking it easy, and getting to know San Diego and its surroundings. We have seen Del Mar and La Jolla, the Mission Beach area, the Old Town, Point Loma, the Coronado neighborhood, Balboa Park and the Zoo, and multiple bars and restaurants in the Gaslamp district. But, the highlight was what we couldn’t do the first time we were in La Jolla, because of lack of wind: PARAGLIDING!!! Yes, we did it, […]
On Monday night, our last night in Pismo Beach, we decided to go to a restaurant that looked very nice on paper (actually, glass, but let’s not be picky): Ventana Grill. After a 20-second drive, we realized how close it was from our hotel… The place is very nice, both on outside and inside. The location is also prime, as it is perched on top of the cliff, overlooking Pismo Beach and the Pacific Ocean. The view was not spectacular […]