Hi there! Today we’ll be feasting on crab and exploring a rainforest in Ketchikan, Alaska. After a day at sea, Ketchikan was our first port of call on our recent Celebrity cruise to Alaska. We arrived to wet and foggy weather which threatened to make our day a soggy one. I must admit that going […]
Hello there! Today I’ll be sharing with you the Suite life onboard Celebrity Solstice. While life was “sweet” onboard Solstice, I’m talking about a “Suite” as opposed to a regular stateroom, pun intended. As you may know if you’ve been following along lately, I gave my husband a cruise to Alaska for his recent birthday. […]
Greetings and welcome to Sundays with Celia Vol 6. Did you miss me last Sunday?? I’ve been traveling and find it very difficult to blog while I’m on vacation. I was also on a cruise ship somewhere in the wilds of Alaska with very poor and sometimes non-existent internet, making blogging nearly impossible. So, much […]
Greetings. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a real medieval castle? I know I dreamed of such things as a young girl, but now I know better. The only kind of castle I’d like to live in is one with the charm of the old but equipped with all […]
Greetings from the Netherlands. This was the next stop on our recent European holiday that started in beautiful Belgium. Today, as I continue to share with you our journey, I invite you to sail away with me on Uniworld’s S.S. Antoinette, one of the most innovative ships sailing on Europe’s rivers. The S.S. Antoinette is Rhine […]
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, […]
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.
