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Exploring Louisiana’s Bayou and Cajun Country

March 27, 2023 Leave a Comment

A day’s drive from New Orleans takes you into some of Louisiana bayous and into the heart of Cajun country.  We have explored Southern Louisiana’s bayou and plantation country before. This time we skipped the plantations to explore some new areas. Avery Island Route 90 is the de facto “bayou highway”. We drove from Houma […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Dining, Hiking, Lafayette, Museums, Nature & Hiking, Saint Martinville, Sightseeing Tagged With: Acadians, ActiveTravelExperiences, Avery Island, Evangeline, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, live oak, McIlhenny, tabasco, Vermilionville

New Orlean’s Mardi Gras 2023

March 23, 2023 Leave a Comment

We love New Orleans Louisiana: the mix of French and Spanish architecture of the French Quarter, the mansions of St. Charles Avenue and the Garden District, the spooky above-ground crypts of the cemeteries, the extraordinary World War II Museum, the Royal Street antique galleries, its restaurants and cuisine, the jazz and of course, the continual […]

Filed Under: Louisiana, New Orleans, Sightseeing, United States Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, Bacchus, Brakeman Hotel, Endymion, Fat Tuesday, Krewe, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras parade, Okeanos, Orpheus, Proteus, Snug Harbor Jaz Festival, Thoth, Zulu

Where to Eat in New Orleans

March 20, 2023 Leave a Comment

We admit it. We are foodies. No matter where we go, we seek out good restaurants with interesting dishes that reflect local cuisine and ingredients. On our numerous trips to New Orleans, we have found some favorite (and some not-so-favorite) dining adventures. This blog combines our New Orleans eating experiences for places that are …

Filed Under: Activities, Destinations, Dining, Featured-City, Food & Wine, Louisiana, New Orleans, North America, Restaurants, Travel, United States Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, ActiveWineExperiences, American Sector, Arnaud's, Arnaud’s Jazz Bistro, Chemin a la Mer, Cochon, Commander's Palace, Compere Lapin, Drago's, Grand Isle, Herbsaint, La Petite Grocery, Luke, Maypop, Pesce

Where to Taste Wine in Willamette Valley Oregon

February 21, 2023 Leave a Comment

The Willamette Valley is Oregon’s oldest wine region. It contains over 700 wineries in 12 nested AVAs and produces two-thirds of the state’s wines. While it is best known for its Pinot Noirs, it also produces Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Rieslings among others. With so many options, how does one decide which wineries to visit […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Willamette Valley, Willamette Valley Wine Region Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, ActiveWineExperiences, Alexana Winery, Archery Summit, Beaux Freres, Bergstrom, Christom Vineyard, Domaine Drouhin, Domaine Roy, Domaine Serene, Duck Pond, Evening Land Vineyards, Failla Wines, Four Graces, Goodfellow Family Cellars, Le Cadeau, Lenne Estate, Lingua Franca, Patricia Green Cellars, Penner-Ash Cellars, R. Stewart, Raptor Ridge Winery, Roco Winery, Shea Wine Cellars, Sokol-Blosser, Stoller Family Estate, White Rose Estate, Willakenzie Estate, Willamette Valley Vineyards, Winderlea Vineyard

Where to Eat in California’s Monterey Peninsula

January 18, 2023 Leave a Comment

The California Monterey Peninsula is on the northern part of California’s Central Coast. about 2 hours south of San Francisco and about 6 hours north of Los Angeles. It consists of Carmel (Carmel-By-The-Sea and Carmel Valley), Monterey, Pacific Grove, and Pebble Beach. The area is well known for its beautiful rugged shores, steep slopes, and […]

Filed Under: Carmel, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Restaurants Tagged With: Abalone, ActiveTravelExperiences, C Restaurant, Chez Noir, Flaherty’s Seafood, Hogs Breath Inn, La Balena, Lucia, Monterey Bay Aqurium, Passionfish, Rio Grill, Stillwater Bar and Grill, the Pocket, the Sardine Factory, Vivoli’s Chowder House, Wild Fish in Pacific Grove

Our Favorite Monterey Bay Area Wineries

January 17, 2023 Leave a Comment

The Monterey Bay California area is a few hours drive south of San Francisco. When we take a wine-tasting trip to the area, we focus primarily on the Monterey Peninsula (Carmel-By-The-Sea or Carmel, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel Valley, and Pebble Beach) as well as the Santa Lucia Highlands (SLH) area. While Spanish missionaries planted some […]

Filed Under: Carmel, Monterey, Monterey Peninsula, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Wine Region, Wine Tasting Tagged With: ActiveWineExperiences, Albatross Ridge, Bernardus Winery and Vineyard, Blair Wines, Boekenoogan Wines, Hahn Estate, Holman Ranch, Joullian Wineyards, Joyce Wine Company, Morgan Winery, Novitiate Winery, Odette Vineyard, Odonata Wines, pessagno Winery, Scheid Vineyards, Talbott Vineyards, Testarossa, Wrath Wines

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