Category Archives: Travel

West Texas

Posted on May 14, 2022 by m3travel

Welcome to West Texas.  First time on an airplane in two years. The pandemic really halted all travel for those that wanted to stay safe…stay alive. We flew into El Paso and took a drive down to Marfa. On the … Continue reading →

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Ski Utah

Posted on January 31, 2020 by m3travel

Utah is calling!  I decided on a long weekend to Solitude, Utah.  The mountain range, 30 minutes from Salt Lake City, has four ski resorts. All four of these resorts are on the IKON ski pass.  Solitude had the cutest … Continue reading →

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Greenland

Posted on September 20, 2019 by m3travel

Sometimes you have to leave behind the beloved beaten path and the adored souvenir stores and see somewhere a little less glamorous than the Paris and London’s of the world. We did just that on the Princess Cruises first voyage … Continue reading →

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Newfoundland, Canada

Posted on August 30, 2019 by m3travel

St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada is such a colorful city! I think it should be a sister city of San Francisco. Both cities have homes painted vibrant colors and they’re stacked next to each other with no side walkway. The old … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted on August 24, 2019 by m3travel

Our first stop in Nova Scotia was the port of Halifax.  From there we took a bus to Peggy’s Cove. The main attraction is the lighthouse. Peggy is most likely named for the abbreviated Margaret of the nearby Margaret’s Bay. … Continue reading →

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Bermuda

Posted on July 6, 2019 by m3travel

Technically I’d survived the Bermuda Triangle every time we’d taken a cruise out to the Caribbean. It was true, all around Bermuda’s island, there were shallow rocks and a plenty of areas to run a ground. They said that residents … Continue reading →

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Cuba

Posted on May 19, 2019 by m3travel

On April 17, 2019 the US National Security Advisor announced, at the anniversary of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, that tourism to Cuba would be denied to US Citizens. I had been excited the day Obama opened up Cuba … Continue reading →

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Ski Northstar

Posted on April 2, 2019 by m3travel

Back in 1993 I took a bus trip with my younger brother to Northstar to ski for a day back in High School. The bus companions were horrible. Other poorly mannered children. The skiing was good but I wanted another … Continue reading →

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Ski Breckenridge

Posted on February 19, 2019 by m3travel

Just a few hours outside of Denver is an amazing mountain, Breckenridge, Colorado. The first time I went was in the late ’90s for a school trip, so I wanted to go back and properly see the town and ski … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2018 by m3travel

Manhattan at Christmas time.  I’ve been plenty of times in the summer, once in the winter in February, but never when the city is dressed up for the holidays.What a spectacular sight. A few cross-overs from San Francisco’s decorations but … Continue reading →

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