My husband and I recently took along-planned Civil War Road Trip and Cruise, culminating in a great Civil War Cruise on the American Queen Steamboat from Memphis, Tennessee to New Orleans! But first we had to get from southern West Virginia to Memphis! My US Army Ret. husband is literally Read more…
Boarding the American Queen in Memphis, TN… This spring my husband & I took a long-dreamed-of Civil War Road Trip, and an American Queen Steamboat Company Civil War Paddlewheel Cruise down the Mississippi, from Memphis, Tennessee to New Orleans- and it was wonderful! If you are interested in the USA Read more…
Now! Next month! This week hubs and I did a wonderful, easy ATV ride through the mountains to scout out the best places to “leaf peep” in October. Because it’s gloriously LEGAL to ride ATVs on our roads here in McDowell County, WV, we rode right from the Elkhorn Inn Read more…
“Back of the Bike” Chef’s Tour Chef Dan and Foodie Elisse that we are, and Saigon being world-famous for its food, I booked us two food excursions during our three days: an amazing private, evening, 5-hour “Chef’s Tour” with Fred, the Director of “Back of the Bike” Tours, and the Read more…
Saigon was the last stop of our month-long vacation traveling through Vietnam, thanks to the wonderful trip I won from Vietnam Central Coast Tourism, and this will be my last post about our time in Vietnam! I’ve written previously about our two great foodie adventures in Saigon: our Amazing, evening “Chef’s Read more…
The place closest to Dan’s heart is the Central Highlands of Vietnam. After 14 years together I can attest to that. I gave him Israel, my home, and he gave me Vietnam! The only place he looks Truly at home, and Truly happy, as I look in Israel, is when Read more…
Dan & Elisse, riding high! On our recent, marvelous month in Vietnam, we traveled down the coast from Hue to Hoi An to Nha Trang, and then inland to Dalat, on our way to the Central Highlands– the place we love the best, as it’s the closest to Dan’s heart Read more…
The Dalat Honemoon Experience: our Pumpkin Coach! Emperor Dan & Empress Elisse! On our marvelous month in Vietnam, we went from Nha Trang inland, heading for the Central Highlands, taking the really nice “Sinh Tourist Bus” to Da Lat, the Honeymoon Capital of Vietnam! Da Lat (or Dalat) is a Read more…
And now, back to Vietnam! 🙂As my few faithful readers know, we recently spent another glorious month in Vietnam, thanks to my winning a trip from Central Coast Vietnam. My previous posts have detailed the fabulous, delicious & adventurous fun we had in the Hoi An area, and in Hue. Read more…
Hue is one of the places in Vietnam that is famed for its food- not just the “Royal Cuisine”, such as I wrote about in my previous post, but for its unique and special “street food”. As I’m married to Chef Dan, and thus his little “foodie” (LOL), when we Read more…