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If you don’t love California you’d better have some experience of it

March 8, 2021 By Carol Cassara 11 Comments

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"There have always been idiots," my husband said on our morning walk. "But until the advent of social media, they've never had a platform." We were discussing some of the crazy (and what would have once been considered completely ridiculous) ideas that have taken hold among a certain segment of our . . .

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Filed Under: Reviews, Trippin' Tagged With: opinion

Things you can do during pandemic stay-at-home

December 18, 2020 By Carol Cassara 5 Comments

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Is stay-at-home hard for you? I hear you. Scrolling through my photos from earlier in the year made me miss the time when I was out and about with friends, having fun and even traveling. But now, protecting ourselves and others means we'll have to stay at home a while longer. I know it feels like . . .

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Why you can’t touch this

October 23, 2020 By Carol Cassara 6 Comments

The audio in my car is always on, and on LOUD. I've been dancing (and car-dancing) my way through my time in my hometown, preparing for closing on our new second home (which already should have occurred as you read this). "Of course you are!" you might say. "You've got a loving husband, two . . .

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Filed Under: Blog, Trippin' Tagged With: dancing, Life Lessons, resilience

The one, the only, the amazing…

September 4, 2020 By Carol Cassara 20 Comments

Let me introduce you to an amazing guy. This man provides the foundation for my life. He is, to cut to the chase, amazing. I have known him since he was 21 years old (and I was 18) so I know just how amazing he is. He is an amazing doggie dad to our two rescues...and they absolutely adore him. He . . .

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Can you ever really go home again?

July 27, 2020 By Carol Cassara 15 Comments

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When I was not even 21 I left my hometown of Rochester, NY (the suburban town of Irondequoit, to be exact and EAST Irondequoit, to be precise.)  I left to start a new life as a wife. My new husband was also a Rochesterian, and of Sicilian descent, like me. But our hometown couldn't hold us. There . . .

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Filed Under: Blog, Trippin' Tagged With: Family, home, My Family

Why I can’t leave you, California

May 22, 2020 By Carol Cassara 9 Comments

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Oh, California, I can't quit you. I've tried to leave. I've left once. I've said I was leaving. But then a day like I just had comes up and I know, I can't leave you. I can't.   I wrote the original version of this post BC (before Covid) and it's even truer today. San Jose isn't on the coast, but . . .

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Filed Under: Blog, Trippin' Tagged With: Monterey

How storming the beaches helped me confront my fear

February 17, 2020 By Carol Cassara 12 Comments

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"The whales are here!" texted our Maui friend as we prepared for a family vacation on that beautiful island. So, of course, we booked a whale watch tour through the concierge at our accommodation. "Before you go, come get towels from us," the concierge suggested, "because you'll get wet."  Our . . .

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Filed Under: Blog, Trippin' Tagged With: ocean

5 reasons you should take a cruise for your next vacation

January 27, 2020 By Carol Cassara 4 Comments

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I wasn't always a cruiser. Oh, I went to Alaska in 2002 with a girlfriend on a big cruise ship with a couple thousand passengers. I didn't dislike it but I didn't fall in love with that cruise vacation. Or cruising in general. It was my husband, an experienced ocean cruiser, who introduced me to . . .

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Filed Under: Blog, Reviews, Trippin' Tagged With: cruise

Is my love affair with California over?

September 30, 2019 By Carol Cassara 12 Comments

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I am a Californian. A northern Californian. No, I wasn't born here. Didn't grow up here. I didn't get here until I was 33. But on my very first visit I felt that little "click" that said, "this is where I am supposed to be." California life has been the best part of my life. By far.   And it . . .

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What you need to know before you go to Egypt

April 10, 2019 By Carol Cassara 8 Comments

Our trip to Egypt might have been the very best trip I've ever taken. We went with Lindblad/National Geographic, and the trip was led by two Egyptologists who gave us history and context for what we saw. This was so helpful! In addition, our practical needs were handled. If you haven't traveled in . . .

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Filed Under: Blog, Trippin' Tagged With: packing for foreign travel, Travel Tips

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