‘Speaking of Travel’ Archives
There’s an App for That – Navigation
SPEAKING OF TRAVEL Vickie Kelber vickieonmarco@gmail.com Last year, I wrote an article, “There’s an App for That” (http://tinyurl.com/6uy2skr) and with the now more than 600,000 Apps available for the iPhone/Android and iPad, there are sure to be some that are invaluable to travelers. In fact, there are so many that I am [...]
History abounds in St. Augustine
SPEAKING OF TRAVEL Vickie Kelber vickieonmarco@gmail.com Living here in Paradise, it’s easy to confine my sphere of in state travel to Marco and Naples with the occasional jaunt to Ft. Myers, or at least to Estero for shopping. With that in mind, I have been trying to make an effort to see more of what Florida has to [...]
Cruisin’ the Pacific Coast Highway
SPEAKING OF TRAVEL Vickie Kelber vickieonmarco@gmail.com Some years ago, while visiting San Francisco, we drove the north central part of the Pacific Coast Highway (CA Highway 1) all the way to Big Sur, with its dramatic scenery. Our trip included the 17 Mile Drive on the Monterey Peninsula through Pebble Beach with its “Lone [...]
Websites revisited
SPEAKING OF TRAVEL Vickie Kelber vickieonmarco@gmail.com Last year, I wrote a column about the world being at your fingertips through the use of the internet and identified a number of useful websites. In this column, I’ll continue that discussion with more sites. I will not repeat any of the previous ones mentioned; you can access [...]
In search of Dalí
SPEAKING OF TRAVEL Vickie Kelber vickieonmarco@gmail.com Salvador Dalí is an artist whose work my husband and I enjoy. Perhaps it is his quirkiness and symbolism or his immense talent and sheer genius. He was able to paint in any style; some of his classical works are as affecting as his surrealist pieces. His double image [...]
Victoria, the Royal
SPEAKING OF TRAVEL Vickie Kelber vickieonmarco@gmail.com With its mild climate, diverse First Nations, British and Asian influences, and proximity to Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Colombia (BC), Victoria, BC makes an enjoyable day excursion from either location. Stay longer to leisurely enjoy all the city has to [...]
Travel through film
Vickie Kelber vickieonmarco@gmail.com The upcoming broadcast of the 84th annual Academy Awards has me thinking about films. I enjoy films almost as much as I enjoy travel and particularly like watching films that are set in locales I have visited and those that evoke a strong sense of place. It brings back fond memories, sates a bit of [...]
SAFETY TIPS REVISITED
Vickie Kelber vickieonmarco@gmail.com With the recent tragedy of the Costa Cruise line’s Concordia, a few of our readers asked that I review the safety tips that I’ve written about before as well as share some new ones. Many issues involving safety are applicable to all modes of transport, not just cruises. On vacation, you want to [...]
HEALTH ISSUES WHEN TRAVELING
SPEAKING OF TRAVEL Vickie Kelber From some of our travels I have learned what it can be like to experience illness on a trip, how to negotiate various needs, and what to do to try to stay healthy while preparing for unforeseen events. Back in the 90s, just after the “Iron Curtain” came down, we visited Prague and my husband [...]
Further Afield in Seattle
SPEAKING OF TRAVEL Vickie Kelber vickieonmarco@gmail.com One could easily remain occupied for an entire week in Seattle, but there are some excursions from the core of the city that provide great opportunities as well. The outlying neighborhoods of Fremont and Ballard, easily reachable by bus or car, are fun to explore. An [...]
