We decided to tack on a little jaunt to Stockholm, Sweden after our Scotland & Norwegian cruise. Even though my mom had been here before, she decided to join us which was a nice bonus. Since it was such a short trip, I picked a hotel in Gamla Stan, the…
I was so excited to go wine tasting in Mendoza, but with over 1,000 wineries in the region to choose from, it was quite hard to whittle them down to the top couple. Unlike some other wine regions, you have to have reservations to be allowed in. Wine lunches seem…
At the top of my wish list for Argentina was going to Patagonia. I originally wanted the quintessential Patagonia – glaciers, snow capped mountains – so I was planning to go to El Calafate in the south. However, flight logistics had us change our plans to go to Bariloche in…
Kinkaku-ji (The Golden Pavilion) is a Zen Buddhist temple that was originally built in 1397 and reconstructed in 1955. It is such a beautiful structure set in such a picturesque setting. It was overcast when we visited, but still quite stunning. The weather didn’t keep the crowds away so it…