The final installment of the theme "The Top 10 Places I Have Been" is my list. Some are very specific and others are general, hopefully you will find a place or two you might enjoy from the list. I would give a nod to Switzerland as an honorable mention, but I've really only been to one city there so felt it wasn't really an accurate depiction. Read more

To continue our "Top 10 places that I Have Been" theme, this article is from my 10-year old grandsons, Wyatt's, perspective. Although he has been most of the places his brother has gone, he had a few different top locations. It appears he is a Colorado boy through and through. We are curious to hear your top 10 places too. Read more

Top ten lists gained their fame on David Letterman's show, but have you ever thought about your top 10 list of where you have traveled? This column was inspired and partially written by my grandsons. Wyatt suggested I write a top 10 places to go this summer column. I thought the two grandsons should be contributors. The two of them each came up with top 10 lists and then I added mine. In the process, we determined we needed two lists. One where we want to go and the other where we have been. Clearly this will be different based on our ages, but nonetheless informative. Read more

Before we left for our trip to the Hearst Castle, a good friend of mine asked where we were staying. I told him we had decided to stay at San Luis Obispo. He immediately said we should have a drink or eat at the Madonna Inn. Recommendations by "locals" can always be some of the best. Read more

I have been to California no less than 40 times but had never been to The Enchanted Hill (La Cuesta Encantada) or more commonly known as Hearst Castle. Little did I know, I had seen the influences for the castle while I was in Europe. Actually that's where William Randolph Hearst got his inspiration as well. Read more

Recently I took my daughter's family on a spring break excursion to California. I learned some insights on this trip which can certainly be applied if you are going on a trip to California with your kids or grand kids or maybe even some big kids. Read more