A view of The Alhambra from the terrace of
our room at Casa Miguelites, Granada.
Rochelle DeBaun - Before working at Peace Frogs Travel:
Photo taken by Julie
I TRAvELED vERy sImPLy (and only domestically.) my fondest
memories, and likely when the travel bug was planted,
would have to be traveling as a child with my mom, dad and
sister. We’d take long road trips to the U.s. National Parks
and camp. We rode horses in Grand Teton, snorkeled at John
Pennekamp, survived a Nor’easter on Cape Cod, danced with
Native American Indians in south Dakota and dipped our toes
in Lake Itasca, the start of the mighty mississippi. We were all
supremely happy to eat breakfasts of
Tang and little boxes of cereal and sit
around the fire each night singing silly We Love these places!
songs. I never minded the communal
baths, mosquito bites or leaky tents. Any place outside my
back yard in Richfield, minnesota was the whole world, and I
was so happy to see it.
Amanda Bates - When I was in high school:
I WENT TO GERmANy AND AUsTRIA with a friend
and her family. The landscapes were amazing.
Riding along the Romantic Road to Rothenburg and
Some of our favorites:
cruising on the Autobahn was pretty intense. I still
remember the huge tractor trailers flying by our little
• Waters edge Hotel, tiburon, Ca
Audi Wagon. It seemed as if all the other vehicles on
Water view king rooms have super cozy bedding, terrific baths and
the Autobahn could blow us off of the road as they
fireplaces - plus the best coffee! It’s delivered each morning to your
whizzed past. Touring Neuschwanstein Castle was
room complete with a picnic basket full of breakfast goodies.
amazing. After arriving late at night into salzburg we
all went to sleep. The next morning I woke up with an
• Casa Migueletes, granada, spain
amazing view of the alps from my hotel room.
Ask for the room with the terrace and you will have the most amazing
view of the Alhambra. This boutique hotel is in the old part of Granada
* This October, Amanda got some sun on the lovely
so a bit of a bear to get to on the narrow, cobblestone streets but well
beaches of Punta Cana. Expect her full report in our
worth the effort.
next edition.
• der Fondue CHessel, Keystone Colorado
Located on top of Keystone’s North Peak, it is only accessible by
gondola. Long wooden tables, roaring fireplaces and heartwarming
fondue. Fantastic winter fun for a group or totally romantic for a
ucatan.
couple. A place for shade. Club Med Y
Photo taken by Julie.
• nene’s, la Fortuna, Costa riCa
One of our guides recommended this restaurant owned by his aunt.
“Only locals go here,” he said. We ordered a huge Argentine steak
cooked over a mesquite grill and it was delivered to our table flaming
on a cast iron skillet. Homemade tortilla chips and salsa with
margarita’s topped off a fabulous and very inexpensive dinner.
These are places we’ve been ourselves and truly enjoyed. Go to the
GOOd WOrd section of our website for a longer list of our ‘top picks’.
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