Travel

The Orange Bee is back to buzzin’! It has been quite some time since I felt inspired to write for The Orange Bee. I’ve missed blogging and I’ve missed YOU – my audience. Yes, sometimes life throws a curve ball and staying focused and on track can be challenging. A few years ago my life […]

Lately I’ve been thinking about the highlights of my last trip to Maui. When we think of visiting the Hawaiian island of Maui it seems our thoughts immediately turn to the beach. What were the highlights for your last trip to this isle of paradise? Of course, the beaches offer amazing views of the sunset […]

When visiting Maui in January of this year this is the scene I was was first met with. A peaceful paradise right before my eyes. I was welcomed to the island by the gentle sound of ocean waves lapping the rocks on this strand of beach. Sea turtles entertained me as they popped their heads […]

One of the first things I always think about on a beach trip is getting my toes in the sand and listening to the calming sound of the ocean waves rolling in. On my recent travels to Maui I spent quite a bit of time beachin’ and bakin’! Turned out to be great combination of […]

Maui Wowie – Wow, it has been far too long since I sat and wrote a blog post. I will thank Covid19, also referred to as, coronavirus, rona, covie and I am sure more. Talk about in a funk! I recently came out of my funk by taking a trip to Maui, Hawaii, USA. Prior […]

I have been remembering Cuba as this time last year I was there. I have been reliving that trip in my dreams, day and night and wishing to be free to travel again internationally – SOON! Damn Coronavirus! I wouldn’t recommend travel to Cuba in July as it is muy caliente – very hot! However, […]

My recent trip to northern Italy left me with so many wonderful memories. Day Trippin’ Italy Part 2 is the follow up to Day Trippin’ Italy Part 1 where I wrote about day trips to Sirmione on Lake Garda and the sweet town of Bergamo. Today I ‘m recounting trips to Lake Como and Verona. The […]

Day Trippin’ in Italy was one of my favorite ways to visit some of the smaller cities near Milan. I thoroughly enjoyed Milan and would definitely stay there again as a home base. There are numerous small cities, towns and lakes a little over an hour by train from Milano Centrale. Day trippin’ in different […]

I recently returned, March 9, from a fabulous trip to Italy. I was fortunate to depart as Italy went into strict lock down due to COVID 19. Or was I? There are days when it feels safer to be home but there are days when I wish I would have been “stuck” in Italy. […]

Venice The City of Love, yes I fell in love. My recent trip to Italy included many firsts, but my visit to Venice was not a first. Did I fall in love, yes I did all over again. Arriving by train at St. Lucia station we quickly found our way to the vaporetto station down […]

The Doors of Milan, Italy are as interesting and beautiful as any I’ve seen in my travels. In fact I shot so many photos I’ll never be able to share them all with you, so I will choose the ones I find most captivating. The ones that truly cause me to stop in my tracks, […]

Crazy times – traveling in Italy during the COVID19 outbreak. Little did I know when I posted about traveling to Italy that the adventure would be as full of craziness as it was. My BFF and I arrived in the beautiful city of Milan on Saturday the 22 of February. On Sunday the 23rd COVID19 […]

Valle de Viñales is a farming and agricultural area in the north-central Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. Surrounded by mountains Viñales Valley is scattered with dramatic rocky outcrops. The impressive landscape most notable for the mogotes, limestone cliffs that rise up like giant bubbles from the valley floor. The fertile soil and climate both […]

Havana, rum and cigars! I am having so much fun reliving the trip I took to Cuba in summer of 2019. Revisiting Havana and my photos from my 1000’s of shots makes me want to go back sooner rather than later. I’ve been sharing stories about my adventures in Cuba, starting with this post about […]

Let me in! That’s what goes through my mind when I see a captivating door. I am drawn to doors. Especially when I travel in foreign countries. I find them interesting and I always wonder who lives behind that door? What has taken place behind that door? When the doors are attached to historic homes […]

Last summer I went on a Cuban adventure . I loved Cuba. I loved the Cuban people. I loved the brightly colored and crumbling buildings. I loved the music, the art, the colorful vintage cars, the bright pastel paint that covered the walls. I loved the cigars, the rum, the honey, horseback riding, and unpredicted […]

My intentions are good, have been good, yet I haven’t been able to bring myself to sit down and write for several months. Life can get messy and foul up the best of intentions. Would you agree? The post that went up this week I have been working on for months, or not. I’m embarrassed […]

Meet the “#1 Chef of Cuba”, Alexis Alvarez Armas. Triple AAA – I wonder if his lovely mother chose his name with that in mind? I’ll begin by telling you how I found Alexis. Then I’ll share my experience at his home as he prepared an 18 dish dinner for that blew my socks off. […]

Cuba part 2 is a continuation of our first few days in Havana this summer. I fell in love with Cuba – it is hard to describe why or how it happened. My first and main reason – the people – the Cubans. As I mentioned in “My First Trip To Cuba and Why I […]

I recently returned from my first trip to Cuba. I’ll start by saying, “I fell in love with Cuba”. I’ve been home for one month now and all I can think about is how I want to go back. Not only do I want to explore more of the places we visited but I want […]