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The Matterhorn & Two Panoramic Trains Through Switzerland!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:June 22, 2025
Post category:Adventure Europe Exploring Our Favorite Places Videos

This is the 2nd video of our Switzerland travels! In this video we wrap-up out time in Switzerland with a day exploring the Matterhorn from 3 gondolas and take 2 panoramic trains through the Alps!We climbed to 12,700’ to Matterhorn Paradise where we have stunning views of the iconic Matterhorn. We then board our first panoramic train, The Glacier Express, the slowest express train in the world! 😉 Then an overnight in Chur before our 2nd panoramic train, The Bernina Express!Switzerland surpassed all of our expectations! Just when you thought you had seen it all there were more stunning views!Enjoy…

We Hiked to Ghost Mountain, Yaquitepec Ruins!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:March 1, 2025
Post category:Adventure Exploring Hiking Our Favorite Places State Parks Videos

We hiked to the top of Ghost Mountain, to the ruins of Yaquitepec, the off grid desert home of Marshal South!Marshal South was an American writer, poet, and artist best known for his bold experiment in off-grid desert living during the 1930s and 1940s. Born Roy Bennett Richards in 1889 in Australia, he later moved to the United States, where he pursued a literary career.In 1930, during the Great Depression, South and his wife Tanya settled atop Ghost Mountain in California’s Anza-Borrego Desert, where they built an adobe homestead called Yaquitepec. Their goal was to live self-sufficiently, growing their own…

Castello di Amorosa! An Amazing Winery in a Castle!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:June 1, 2024
Post category:Adventure Our Favorite Places Videos

Fourth generation winemaker Dario Sattui built an authentically styled 14th century Tuscan castle winery to honor his Italian heritage and deep love for medieval architecture.But it all started with wine.Dario is the great grandson of Vittorio Sattui, an Italian immigrant who founded St. Helena Wine Cellars in 1885. The Sattui family lived at the winery, even after Prohibition closed the business in 1920.Dario returned to the U.S. in 1972, with plans to re-open the family winery that had been dormant for more than 50 years. In 1975, he launched V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena.He spent the next two decades…

A Birthday Celebration at San Diego Zoo Safari Park!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:February 18, 2024
Post category:Adventure Exploring Our Favorite Places Videos Wildlife

What a special Birthday! We left Borrego Springs and headed to Escondido for a night of luxury at the Bandy Canyon Ranch and stayed in a very cute cottage. https://bandycanyon.com/Early in the morning we drove just a few minutes to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for a 9:15 Wildlife Safari! As we boarded the safari truck we were asked if we were celebrating anything special…well yes…my birthday! The guide came back with a personalized birthday badge. I quickly pinned it on my shirt and wore it proudly! Our day was stunning with perfect weather and the excitement of seeing so…