THE NOT SO BLONDE TRAVEL

I never cared much about big wedding plans ... My big plans were always for MY honeymoon and they did not include beaches and palm trees. My hubby and I were going to fly to Finland and spend a week doing nothing at all in an igloo hotel and then spend a week exploring Lapland and chasing the Northern Lights. But then the time came to fly to Finland and even I, miss travelblogger and flight attendant, was too tired to fly from Los Angeles to New York to Helsinki for a total of 20 hours followed by a long 12 hour drive to Lapland. Plus, it wasn't really his dream and this thing called marriage is apparently about two people making decisions together and not just me deciding what I want to do ... Who knew? -:)  So the search began for somewhere relaxing, not too far from LA, preferably a direct flight, and voila, in between googling the Maldives and the Fiji overwater bungalows, I stumbled into BEAUTIFUL French Polynesia.  I can go on and describe how gorgeous t...

I used to be able to just walk out of my apartment, catch a subway and then voila: Central Park covered in snow was my Winter Wonderland.  Now I am in Cali, and we don’t really get to single digit temperatures on this coast. No complaint here. I am loving the fact that I am sitting at the beach with my bare toes snuggled in the sand while writing this post. But I do miss cold weather and drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows from time to time, which is what inspired my post for today.  Here are my top 5 winter destinations, not in particular order because I am a libra so you know … I am super indecisive.  # 1: Alaska: I flew there in March to see the Iditoarod Race start in Anchorage. I won’t lie. I LOVED IT and seeing all the dogs leaving for the race was awesome, but I fell in love with the rest of Alaska and its landscapes even more. Sitka is a must see, and the Alyeska Resort  in Girdwood is GORGEOUS. More about my trip to Alaska  here. ...