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Mom and dad wanted to stay in Buffalo because of the Longmire Series. Turns out the series was not filmed here, but Buffalo does host a Longmire Festival every July and the actors all come. The author Craig Johnson set the series in a fictional northern Wyoming town similar to Buffalo. We stayed at theContinue reading “Buffalo, Wyoming”

Yellowstone contains more than 10,000 thermal features and has the worlds greatest concentration of geysers, hot springs, mudpots and steamvents. After Yellowstone, we headed to the Pahaska Tepee Resort (that’s how the internet referred to these lodgings). I wouldn’t call it a resort exactly, in fact quite the opposite. No internet, no TV and noContinue reading “Yellowstone”

If you are wondering what the difference between Jackson and Jackson Hole are, Jackson refers to the town and Jackson Hole refers to the whole valley. Tomorrow Yellowstone….

Interesting fact: Twin Falls, is the resting place for one of America’s first female serial killers. Her nickname was Lady Bluebird and she was living in Twin Falls in 1912 when she married and killed her first husband for the insurance money. She eventually married and killed at least 5 men and her own daughter.Continue reading “Twin Falls Idaho”

What a day! It all started at 4:00 am with mom and dad packing furiously before the POD people came. Oh no, they called at 7:09am and said they would be here to pick up the POD’s at around 7:45 am. More furious packing. And at 7:37am mom and dad locked the POD’s. Wow whatContinue reading “We made it to Winnemucca!”

We had to do the farewell tour through Livermore so mom and dad could reminisce. So many more places like wineries, breweries and distillery’s. They mostly frequented the ones on “The Block” like Woods Family Winery, Nottinham, The Sidewinder and The Altamont. Then there is Terra Mia another favorite restaurant. They always said it wasContinue reading “Good bye Livermore!”

Meet the Family Hi, my name is Charlie Parham and I just want you to know that I am the boss. Yes, I know I’m small, all 5 lbs of me. Well I used to be a svelte 3 1/2 lbs, but then Covid hit. Yep, parents working from home, giving me treats like clockwork,Continue reading “Charlie & Chico’s Big Adventure”

Guess you can guess we didn’t go on our trip and now it is June 2021!

We live in California in the Bay Area and love to travel. To plan our trips, I read a lot of blogs and reviews such as Tripadvisor and Yelp. But the best is to talk to people who have been there. They can advise you on everything from restaurants, modes of travel, and places toContinue reading “Who’s Carlos and Barbara”

We will be traveling for 2 weeks in Portugal flying from San Francisco and staying 1st in Lisbon, then onto Sintra, then to Porto. Back to Lisbon for one night, then home.