San Diego and Armchair Travelers
San Diego and Armchair Travelers

Vacation in San Diego and a presentation on romance for armchair travelers

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Basque, Basque Cuisine, bistro, French cuisine, karen Tripson, Laguna, Laguna Beach, landscape design, Womens University ClubKaren Tripsonsan diego, la jolla, laguna woods, Beau Hotel, Nonna Restaurant, Little Italy, Balboa Park, Park Bistro, Animal restaurant, Mabel's Gone Fishing, Northpark, The cooking Class series, the cooking class in Saint Sebastian, the cooking class in Budapest, the cooking class in kuala lumpur, The Cooking Class in Saint Remy de Provence, The cooking class in San Remy, Basque
Portland OR 2024
Portland OR 2024

Portland OR is my favorite get-away weekend in the Pacific Northwest. It’s the closest to Seattle at three hours. The coast or the San Juans are more scenic but lack a variety of dining choices—and take longer to get there, sometimes much longer. See what I enjoyed at Urdaneta, St. Jacks, Bluto’s and the Phuket Cafe.

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Basque Cuisine, Portland Oregon, restaurant review, Greek cuisine, French cuisine, Spanish cuisine, Thai cuisine, Japanese Garden PDXKaren TripsonPDX, blutos PDX, St Jacks PDX, urdaneta PDX, Phuket Cafe PDX, portland art museum
My new book is with the editor!
My new book is with the editor!

Escape to the French Riviera and the countryside of Provence for all the sensual joys of art, travel and fine dining. Three sophisticated women go on holiday to have fun and savor the culture of Provence. They learn about the difficulty of keeping secrets, friendship and love later in life.

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Karen Tripson
Australia at Last
Australia at Last

Australia is BIG trip and so worth it. Read here about the joys of Sydney, Melbourne, Margaret River, Queensland and Perth / Freemantle.

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Australia travel, Sydney travel, Melbourne travel, Queensland travel, Margaret river travel, Perth travel, Freemantle travel, margaret river wineries, Cape to Cape TrackKaren TripsonDaintree Rainforest, international cuisine, Sydney chinatown, Sydney Chinese Friendship Garden, Kings Botanical Garden Perth, Fitzroy Garden Melbourne AU, National Gallery of Victoria, Leeuwin winery art gallery, Xanadu Winery lunch, Voyager winery tour, best birding, botanists favorite