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Showing posts with label road trip. Show all posts

Ciao, I want to go to Taos!


Taos is featured on my road trip list and when I make it there, it looks as though I could be as lazy (or active) as I want.  I want to stay at the La Posada De Taos Bed & Breakfast, my decision is based almost completely on the look of their waffles.  Most rooms have semi-private patios (where I could sit and read) but every room has a fireplace that is lit daily during cold weather periods and all the beds are dressed with 600 thread count sheets.  (I am still lobbying for a hotel, motel and b&b rating system based on bed comfort levels.) 

La Posada is walking distance from museums, galleries, shops and restaurants, as well as, a bluff overlooking park and pastureland. I could also fly fish (which is on my list of things to do before I die), white water raft, horseback ride or hike.  In the winter I could snowboard, ski, cross country ski or snowshoe.  Hot air ballooning is also available but that won't happen on my watch.  If God wanted me hovering around in the air, I would have been born a hummingbird.



On The Road Again

It is summer and road trip season. There are so many things to see in the United States, let alone California, that my list of places that I want to visit is becoming a little overwhelming.  My children are good road trip companions, as long as they each have their own backpack full of books and activities, as well as, the portable dvd player which is only used when we go on road trips. Between their bags, the dvd player and threats (from me) that they will be forced to complete their trip by hitchhiking, the lulls are adequately filled in and the trips are a lot of fun.  

Gradual changes in landscape can't be appreciated when traveling by plane and are best seen by car.   I also recommend exiting the highway for every "world famous" sign or oversized dinosaur sculpture.  Going to restaurants that the locals know about are a major plus, like the spots featured on Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives".  (Of course, food is a major factor in my travel plans.)

I don't know where we will be able to go this summer.  Northern California is always fun, although, I have been thinking about going east towards New Mexico or Arizona.  Hmmm..........



Gas Up and Go!


Road trip information with the cost of gas figured in ahead of time? With Los Angeles as the starting point?  Can it be? 

I can definitely fit some these in over a few summer weekends.