Greetings! Today I invite you to join me for a visit to the beautiful island of Bermuda. Our cruise ship, NCL’s Breakaway, tied up in the Royal Naval Dockyards on the western tip of Bermuda where we would remain for 3 days. Brad and I took full advantage of those 3 days to explore as much […]
Greetings from the Royal Naval Dockyard Bermuda. Located in the Atlantic Ocean just 650 miles east of Cape Hatteras, N.C., Bermuda has the distinction of being the oldest remaining British Overseas Territory. It’s only a 2 hour flight from New York City & Washington, D.C., 2 1/2 hours by plane from Orlando, Florida; and about 7 hours […]
Greetings from The Big Apple! If you’ve been following along lately, you’ll know that we have recently returned from a cruise to Bermuda on NCL’s ship the Breakaway. We had selected an Aft-Facing Penthouse Suite which gave us all of the perks associated with what they refer to as “The Haven”. One of the perks […]
Greetings! We have recently returned from a cruise to the island of Bermuda, a trip chosen by our son Austin for his high school graduation present. Once he decided on this particular trip, a 7 day cruise from New York City to Bermuda, we then had to select our cabin on board NCL’s mega ship, […]
Hello there. We’ve just returned from an 11 day adventure that took us to New York City where we spent 3 days visiting with family and friends and then embarked on a 7 day cruise to Bermuda. If you’ve been following along you’ll know that this trip was a graduation present to our youngest son […]
Greetings from The City Club Hotel NYC. If you’ve been following along lately you may know that we recently took our youngest son Austin to NYC and then on a cruise to Bermuda. Prior to our cruise we stayed in this hotel, which is centrally located on 44th Street between 4th & 5th Avenues in […]
Hi There. The other day my Philadelphia dwelling son called to ask me for my favorite pasta recipe. It’s his favorite pasta recipe too. I asked him if he had first checked the blog to see if I hadn’t posted it and sure enough I hadn’t. That’s crazy because it’s my favorite pasta recipe and […]
Greetings! We have a tradition in our family. Every time one of our children graduates from high school or college we take them on a trip of their choice. As a result we have rented homes on a island in Maine… taken Mediterranean cruises that involved flying in Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class… and we took […]
After Orange County is a publication dedicated to living life in the slow lane. I escaped The OC for life at a higher elevation. Leaving suburbia behind, I now live in the beautiful mountain resort of Lake Arrowhead. Join me at 5,000 feet above and beyond as I cook, garden, renovate, entertain, travel and live life After Orange County.
