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THE WOODLAND INTERPRETIVE TRAIL is the most charming and varied 1.5 mile loop trail in Big Bear, CA. “Interpretive” refe...
13/03/2025

THE WOODLAND INTERPRETIVE TRAIL is the most charming and varied 1.5 mile loop trail in Big Bear, CA. “Interpretive” references sequentially-numbered points of interest with related descriptions about the local trees, rocks, and wildlife. The terrain and plant life changes along the way, becoming more interesting and dramatic with each turn.

Located on North Shore Drive (Highway 38), just 0.25 of a mile west of the Stanfield Cutoff, and 1 mile east of the Big Bear Discovery Center.

Images: ©️ Hither&Wander 2025
❤️ For more travel tips on Big Bear Lake click the link in our bio.

HERE IN LOS ANGELES, it seems as though everyone knows someone who has lost everything. Yet, amid the ashes, we see a fa...
14/01/2025

HERE IN LOS ANGELES, it seems as though everyone knows someone who has lost everything. Yet, amid the ashes, we see a family reunited with their missing pet, and a miracle home standing untouched as if rising from the rubble. LA will indeed rise again because it’s here that dreams come true, where the impossible is feasible, where different is good, and where lights shine as bright as a new day.
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❤️ To donate or support locally:
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See the brand new official visitor guide at VisitNapaValley.com
21/12/2024

See the brand new official visitor guide at VisitNapaValley.com

CITY OF A THOUSAND FOUNTAINS Aix-en-Provence often known as City of a Thousand Fountains is home to the grande dame of f...
13/05/2024

CITY OF A THOUSAND FOUNTAINS
Aix-en-Provence often known as City of a Thousand Fountains is home to the grande dame of fountains, Fontaine de la Rotonde, where countless cars, people and birds are drawn to its orbit.
Images: Fontaine de la Rotonde, Fontaine d’Albertas, Fontaine des Neuf-Canons

Images: ©️ Hither&Wander 2024
❤️For more details and travel tips on Provence click the link in our bio.

LE JARDIN DU LUXEMBOURG, PARISAncient sculptures stand frozen in their moment, concealing centuries they’ve seen go by. ...
18/04/2024

LE JARDIN DU LUXEMBOURG, PARIS
Ancient sculptures stand frozen in their moment, concealing centuries they’ve seen go by. Today, flowers overflow their urns while dreamers contort into green metal chairs, watching the daylight move across the formal garden like a lazy sundial.

Images: ©️ Hither&Wander 2024
❤️ For more details and travel tips on Paris click the link in our bio.

ROOFTOP SPA A zen stillness is palpable in this simple but remarkable high rise hotel, the Yuen Shinjuku Onsen Ryokan in...
09/04/2024

ROOFTOP SPA
A zen stillness is palpable in this simple but remarkable high rise hotel, the Yuen Shinjuku Onsen Ryokan in Tokyo. An interior path of black slate leads to the spa elevator that escorts guests to the rooftop onsen. A breathtaking spa experience, with its open-air views of Tokyo twinkling under the stars.

❤️ For more details and to read the full story click the Tokyo link in our bio.
Images courtesy of Yuen Shinjuku Onsen Ryokan

CAVTAT, CROATIAWalk along the waterfront where the sea sparkles brightly between the hulls of yachts and the stemware of...
15/02/2024

CAVTAT, CROATIA
Walk along the waterfront where the sea sparkles brightly between the hulls of yachts and the stemware of several Aperol Spritz. There are few places this near to perfection
*We recommend staying at Hotel Bracka Perla Supetar

Images: ©️ Hither&Wander 2024
❤️For more details and travel tips click the link in our bio.

Happy Valentine’s Day, dear travelers! 😘💕
14/02/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day, dear travelers! 😘💕

Chúc mừng năm mới! Each year at this time, our extended Vietnamese family gathers around the kitchen table, dutifully as...
10/02/2024

Chúc mừng năm mới!
Each year at this time, our extended Vietnamese family gathers around the kitchen table, dutifully assembling Bánh Chưng, —humble hand-hewn, precisely folded and string-tied gifts to our ancestors (and friends & family) for the new year. Rich nuggets of glutinous rice, mung bean and pork are wrapped in banana leaf, forming a scrumptious lunar new year tradition. Not to mention the annual “Tết” celebration when we consume them!

SINTRA, PORTUGAL A stunning storybook town unfolds in the mist, revealing wedding cake castles and stone fortresses from...
04/02/2024

SINTRA, PORTUGAL
A stunning storybook town unfolds in the mist, revealing wedding cake castles and stone fortresses from ions past. Step into this fairytale world, just an hour’s train ride from modern Lisbon.

Images 1-4 National Palace of Pena
Image 5 Castle of the Moors
Image 6 Quinta da Regaleira

Images: ©️ Hither&Wander 2024
❤️For more details and travel tips click the link in our bio.

SEASIDE INSPIRATION- ALGARVE, PORTUGALThe villages of Luz, Salema and Lago lay nestled along Albufeira coastline, as if ...
01/02/2024

SEASIDE INSPIRATION- ALGARVE, PORTUGAL
The villages of Luz, Salema and Lago lay nestled along Albufeira coastline, as if borne of the sea. Patterns and colors of the tides decorate local homes and shops while cafes serve up its bounty as an art form. Below the craggy cliffs, the ocean swirls in turquoise, as the squinting sun reveals miles of beaches as far as the eyes can see.
*Also must-visit towns Olhão (image 6) & Armona (image 7).

Images: ©️ Hither&Wander 2024
For more details and travel tips click the link in our bio to visit our website.

LISBON: An Architectural TourImages 1-3 MUSEUM OF ART, ARCHITECTURE & TECHNOLOGY MAAT seems to have just landed like a g...
27/01/2024

LISBON: An Architectural Tour

Images 1-3 MUSEUM OF ART, ARCHITECTURE & TECHNOLOGY
MAAT seems to have just landed like a graceful bird upon this modern gateway to the city. The subjects of art, architecture and technology come together all under one incredible roof. From atop, one beholds a 180 degree view of the river, while just below, an arc of terraced steps offer another perfect perch.

Images 4-5 BELÉM TOWER
Belém Tower, or the Tower of St. Vincent is a 15th century fortification that symbolized the Portuguese maritime accomplishments of the 15th century. The tower stands at the mouth of the Tagus river, initially as a defense garrison and now as the ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.

Images 6-7 SANTA JUSTA LIFT
A fun way to cheat Lisbon’s relentless climbs is the Santa Justa Lift, the Eiffel Tower of Lisbon, (in fact, designed by a student of Gustave Eiffel) was built in 1901. Rising seven stories straight up, its chief purpose is augmenting hundreds upon hundreds of steps to the top of the commanding hill above the Baixa district.

Images 8-9 CARMO ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Zigzag your way up numerous M.C. Escher-esque staircases, or simply elevate yourself aboard the aforementioned Santa Justa Lift to alight upon one of the coolest sights ever, the Carmo Archaeological Museum. A former convent built in 1389, where the heavens are truly part of the place, due to the roof having collapsed in the great Lisbon earthquake of 1755. Now a stunning indoor/outdoor museum with exhibits related to the history of Lisbon from pre-historic times through to the Middle Ages.

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