in search of darn good digs

Last week we returned from our two and a half week summer trip to the Southwest – and we already want to go back.  For all those skeptics who wondered why we were traveling to the desert in the middle of the summer, the weather couldn’t have been more perfect (except for a few oven-like [...]

Both Allison and I had been to Barcelona in our separate lives, each on vacations with our parents at least 15 years ago.  We knew we wanted to return, but we didn’t need to sleep in the center of all the action.  Instead we decided to stay outside the center in a lovely, traditionally industrial and [...]

This past summer we spent three weeks traveling around northern Spain with our three year old son.  We’re always planning new trips, and we had started playing with this itinerary at least two years before.  We knew it was a real winner, with gorgeous beaches, dramatic mountains, world-class cities, and medieval villages.  Plus, we were confident [...]

Ten days ago we posted about the first half of our trip to Nova Scotia in 2006 in “Nova Scotia: A Two Week Itinerary (Part I)”.  Again, here was our itinerary:

1st + 2nd nights: Lunenburg at the Lunenburg Arms
3rd + 4th nights: Annapolis Royal at the Hillsdale House
5th + 6th nights: Canning at the Farmhouse Inn B [...]

When our son turned one, we headed to Nova Scotia for two weeks.  We got a cheap, short flight from Newark.  We rented a car in Halifax, and we hit the road.  Here was our itinerary:

1st + 2nd nights: Lunenburg at the Lunenburg Arms
3rd + 4th nights: Annapolis Royal at the Hillsdale House
5th + 6th nights: [...]