Europe Wine Adventures: Alsace Day 2
We spent the day, for the most part, kicking around Obernai and figuring out the wine route. First the wine route, or Alsace Wine Route (Vins d’Alsace). This road winds through the French countryside...
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Europe Wine Adventures: Alsace Day 1
A few months ago Amanda and I had a leisurely Saturday and, as customary in Europe, had a glass of wine with our lunch. Having our common sense dulled and our romantic idealism enhanced,...
Willamette Valley Day Trip Report
Mrs. AGN and I took our girls on a visit to Portland and spent a day down in the wine country of Willamette Valley, an AVA that spreads from Portland down to Eugene. There...
Family Road Trip 2009
Amanda and I have taken several vacations alone, something that we’ve enjoyed and have appreciated the alone time. However, as our kids have gotten a bit older we’ve realized we really wanted some family...
Yakima – Alaska’s Napa
Driving down I82 on our way to Zillah, I looked at my wife. “Was that you?” “Not me. Did you?” “No… there’s some funk in the air.”“I guess we’re in farm country.” Eastern Washington...
The wrap up, finally
In Paris we had a poor Internet connection. In Amsterdam the weather was nice. We came home and life took over. So here I am, finally doing a synopsis of the last week of...
It’s a discovery
That’s what he said at breakfast. We just happened onto this hotel in Valkenburg, on our drive from Amsterdam to Luxembourg. And it was a discovery… it was a small European boutique hotel meets...
Amsterdam and iTunes
When music sharing on the Internet became popular the record companies were scrambling, trying to find a way to stop file swapping and illegal distribution of their music. They spent millions, even pursuing the...
Maui, Hawaii
Well, obviously we’ve been busy here or I would have found a little more time to write in here before the end of our trip. Let’s start with the most important things first… I...
Aloha
Amanda and I greet you from sunny, somewhat windy Maui, sitting in sight of a beautiful rainbow (which also means a light rain). We have the absolute privilege of being able to leave our...
