Monument Valley: Our Third Visit!

We’ve visited Monument Valley several times, but each visit has revealed something new. In this video, we’re returning to one of the most iconic landscapes in the American Southwest.Few places capture the spirit of the American Southwest like Monument Valley.  Straddling the Arizona-Utah birder within the Navajo Nation.Enjoy the Video!https://youtu.be/C0NEO3PB5SA

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The Matterhorn & Two Panoramic Trains Through Switzerland!

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…

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We Hiked to Ghost Mountain, Yaquitepec Ruins!

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…

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Castello di Amorosa! An Amazing Winery in a Castle!

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…

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