Over the weekend we put pen to calendar and came up with plans to go to Victoria/Vancouver Island in August and Italy in late late fall. Then today a client called and wants articles on Vegas and Kauai. Vegas is easy enough; tag that base whenever. Kauai is going to take some wedging and fudging since my wife does not have unlimited availability. Yes, first world problems, I know. And I just plugged in the dates for my September road trip across Washington, teeing it up here and there. As noted elsewhere, I'm off to Texas in a few weeks, then up Central Coast for wine, friends and a charity golf tourney. Scottsdale and Tucson in June. And T is off to Bend with her gal pals in late summer. I believe travel is back!
I have a friend in hospitality and tourism up there, but the more the merrier. Any suggestions on eco tours? Orcas always are cool, as are otter and bears. Start in Victorian then thinking a few nights on the west coast and two up north. Thanks so much. Oh, and if you know me from here ... FOOD!!!
I have heard good things about eaglewingtours dot com. And food is pretty subjective but if you have themes I can recommend some Victoria restaurants. Not as familiar with west coast (other than Tacofino - yum) or up north (If Campbell River, the Riptide Pub isn’t bad).
#FirstWorldProblems But, I feel your pain. Too many places I want to get to this year and limited time to squeeze them in. I've been enjoying being at home, but just hit two weeks here and apparently that's when I start getting twitchy. Spent tonight booking a two week trip to Vegas starting Saturday. And finally starting to get arrangements settled for my great lakes road trip this summer. I just spent a week in Kauai and it was fabulous.
Not sure if you’re taking your clubs to Vancouver Island. I’ve played most of the courses if you want any thoughts (and you may have played in the area before). GG
Central Coast! Cool! LeSage at Pismo. $100 a hole. I can't hit much past 150 yards any more but I'm lethal on those short Par 3's. Anyway, have a great time. Very envious about your Italy trip. A trip to Sorrento and Capri would be the only reason I would fly again.
You will be in Texas just in time for the heat. I hope you are not going to East Texas. Humid nasty heat is the worst.
I don't like living near Houston all that from about later May to September or so...enough so that we take trips to warm places like the Keys, Jamaica, and Mexico in the summer because it is not as hot and humid in those places. The rest of the year is fine; I don't need snow or very cold winters. Sounds like a lot of travel but I am sure you'll make the best of it!
We visited Vancouver Island Dec 22 and had a blast! Stayed in Parksville and Victoria. I'll check my notes to see if we visited any restaurants that I could recommend. We loved our trip. Off to Bellevue WA on Sat for work
Sounds busy and fun! We live on a lake in northern WI, so summer is spent juggling a calendar of family visits. I do my traveling in winter to escape!
Oh right. Rathtrevor Beach in Parksville is a must - esp. when the tide is out. It goes waaaay out. And nearby in Coombs, you have to eat at Cuckoos. On the patio. Lovely.
Reversed here, as we fill up so many weekends from the holidays through to about now. We're going three straight weekends coming up without house pests!
My standard recommendation for anyone visiting Italy is to visit Venice, but stay in Padova and go into Venice on the train. Venice is truly sublime, but perhaps the least luggage-friendly city on earth. Padova is a flat, inexpensive, relaxed college town where Galileo taught astrophysics, and a cappuccino still costs 1.5 euros, and it's a 30 minute train ride from Venice.
I may have to reach out to you soon. My oldest starts UBC Sauder this fall so I'll be spending more time up there. Vancouver Island has been on our list but haven't been able to find time during our last few visits to Vancouver.
We still traveled. A lot. Travel writing took a shit. (Add: PAID travel writing. Plenty of stuff is given away.)
@ken2v if I never said it before, may I offer my congratulations to you on having successfully hacked life itself.
