I can truly say without exaggeration that my floatplane excursion over 5 Alaskan glaciers to Taku Glacier Lodge near Juneau, Alaska was one of the most thrilling experiences of my life. My travel agent, Laurel Leidner, had told me when I booked our Celebrity Cruise to Alaska that if I did nothing else while on […]
Our early morning wakeup call came at 5:00 am. The night before the captain of Celebrity Solstice had made it clear to all of the passengers onboard our 7 day cruise to Alaska that although the hour of arrival would be early, we would not want to miss the stunning scenery of Endicott Arm Fjord […]
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. […]
Welcome to Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Image Via If you caught my last travel post you know that we stayed at the Inn at the Market in a room with a view of this historic foodtopia. Honestly, it made me hungry just looking out the window! Located right on the busy waterfront, Seattle’s Pike Place […]
Greetings from the state of Washington where we’ll be checking into Seattle’s Inn at the Market. It is from Seattle that our Celebrity Solstice cruise to Alaska will commence, so we decided to come a day early to insure that we would not miss the boat. It’s never a good idea to travel on the […]
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 and welcome to another addition of Sundays With Celia Vol 5. I’m so glad that you are joining me on what I hope is a lovely Sunday for you. This time of year I take a lot of pleasure from spending time in my garden, so I thought I’d share with you… Sundays With […]
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.
