After checking out of the Kimpton Canary, we spent the day with family in Burbank. We then drove to Ventura and checked in to the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach. The hotel was a pretty standard Crowne Plaza conference hotel. Like the Kimpton Canary, the location of the hotel is excellent. It sits right on the […]
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Kimpton Canary Hotel – Santa Barbara
We chose the Kimpton Canary Hotel for our time in Santa Barbara. We really liked our stay at the Kimpton DeWitt Amsterdam and were looking forward to another stay at a Kimpton hotel. The hotel location could not be beat. The hotel is located right in the middle of downtown, just off State Street. Property in this […]
Santa Barbara and Ventura Trip – Introduction
This trip was a big change for us to say the least. Earlier in the year, Baby B made his entry into the world. Nonetheless, we wanted to continue travelling as much as possible. That meant getting him used to flying and being on the road as soon as possible. He has already taken several […]
Kimpton DeWitt Amsterdam
After our train to Amsterdam, we walked the short two blocks to the hotel. The hotel was recently converted from a Crowne Plaza to a Kimpton and completely renovated. The location of the hotel cannot be beat with hundreds of restaurants, snack shops, and other shopping just outside the door. There were two tram stops […]
Introduction – Western Europe Trip
At the beginning of February, we took a trip to London, Paris, and Amsterdam. We were not even sure we would be able to squeeze this in with a baby on the way and job obligations. We originally planned a British Isles cruise in May, but this was just a few weeks after the due […]