North To Alaska Part 4
This day we boarded the Denali Express train taking us from Denali National Park down to the cruise ship port in Whittier. You would think that a 10 hour train ride would be boring and uncomfortable....
View ArticleNaples Depot Museum
TEDDY’s RATING: The history of Naples and the railway industry in Florida is in full display at the Naples Depot Museum in downtown Naples, Florida. Train enthusiasts and history buffs alike will...
View ArticleBreakfast at Blueberry’s
TEDDY’s RATING: Had it not been for the fact that we couldn’t find Peace, Love and Little Donuts that morning, we probably wouldn’t have gone to Blueberry’s. But even though we didn’t get donuts that...
View ArticleNorth To Alaska Part 5
TEDDY’s RATING: Cruising through Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve was like being on another planet. It’s 3.3 million acres of mountains, glaciers, fjords and even temperate rainforest and is...
View ArticleNorth To Alaska Part 6
The last part of our Alaska adventure took us to three ports: Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan. TEDDY’s RATING: http://skagway.com/ The first port was Skagway, home of the great Klondike...
View ArticleA Wild Ride at Corey Billie’s
TEDDY’s RATING: I’ve lived in Florida for over 30 years and I can’t believe I’ve waited this long to go on an airboat ride. I have always wanted to, but just never got around to it. What an absolute...
View ArticleRib City-No knife required
TEDDY’s RATING: I usually don’t like to write about chain restaurants, but in this case, I just have to. While researching a trip to Naples, Florida, I saw mention of Rib City and thought about...
View ArticleCigar City Brewing
TEDDY’s RATING: I don’t drink beer. But while on a business trip last month, a colleague wanted to go, begged to go, to Cigar City Brewery after dinner one night. The rest of us in the party tagged...
View ArticleTavern on the Bay
TEDDY’s RATING: If you’re a sports fan, you’ll love Tavern on the Bay. But even if you’re not, and I’m not, I still had a good time there. Tavern on the Bay says that they are the only waterfront...
View ArticlePure Naples: Into the Sunset
TEDDY’s RATING: One of the great things about Florida is that you can watch the sun rise in the east over the ocean in the morning and then drive a few hours across the state to watch the sun set in...
View ArticleOrlando Fringe Festival
TEDDY’s RATING: The Orlando Fringe Festival has been held for 22 years now and I have never been before. Just another event in Orlando I had yet to discover. But now that I have, I definitely plan to...
View ArticleFunky Bananas Diner
TEDDY’s RATING: After taking in a show at the Orlando Fringe Festival, I thought it appropriate to take in a meal at Bananas Diner, near downtown Orlando. Why was it appropriate? Well, the shows at...
View ArticleRIDING UP THE EIFFEL TOWER AND SAILING SMOOTHLY DOWN THE SEINE
There may be no more iconic sight in any city in the world than Le Tour Eiffel. I doubt anyone has ever visited Paris without at least seeing it. Unfortunately, that is all that many can do, without...
View ArticleMULTI-GENERATIONAL MAGIC
Most of us would enjoy a vacation anywhere that takes us out of the house. Yet if we cannot get to a true vacation spot, we can still go visit family, especially if they are too far away to see...
View ArticleA PLATEFUL OF POSITANO
If you could go somewhere in the world where you knew you could live out your days while having every whim and desire taken care of – beautifully – where would you go? For me, the Amalfi Coast of...
View ArticleSURF’S UP, HAWAII !
Waimea Bay, North Shore of Oahu Hawaii calls to us as a distant dream. These tiny jewels of the Pacific are as far from most of us as any other vacation destination can possibly be, yet their call...
View ArticleEYE SPY LONDON
It all started here for many of us: our language, our literature, and our democratic government. For much of the 60’s, even their music and fashion crossed over to the United States and other...
View ArticleTASTE, CHICAGO STYLE
Think about your experiences in cities you’ve traveled to visit. What sense helps you retain it in your mind? Of course, the eyes have it, seeing the sights is why you go and what you do when...
View ArticleRECIPE FOR ROMANCE: JUST ADD WATER
There simply is no other city in the world like Venice. Oh, you say – Amsterdam has canals, Houston has the Riverwalk, and for that matter, Seattle has water all through the city. True but they also...
View ArticleOLD CAPE COD
“If you’re fond of sand dunes and salty air, quaint little villages here and there, (you’re sure) to fall in love with old Cape Cod” – As sung by Patti Page, written by Rothrack/Yakus/Jeffrey c. 1957....
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