Literally stuck on the side of a mountain with no where to go but up…

Sometimes the worst decisions make for the best stories…such as driving from Telluride to Ouray over Imogene Pass during my past life, the one before kids. A Visit to Telluride, Imogene Pass Sitting in the hostel in Telluride, CO The Husband (really he was The Boyfriend at that time) and I were mapping out our [...]

Visiting a Russian Banya

I had all but forgotten about the oak tree my grandmother told me about when I was a kid…the one her parents would pull a “switch” from when she or one of her siblings were misbehaving. That is until I myself was being beaten by oak leaves – willingly. One of the things I have [...]

My S’mores Adventure. AKA The Things We Do For Our Kids…

We’re saying goodbye to summer and hello to fall here in Colorado. But before the leaves began to turn and the pools were still filled we hit Beaver Creek for a late summer getaway with the Princesses and Sophi the dog. Truth be told, our weekend mountain getaways have been nil since Princess Two joined [...]

A little slice of Russia in Colorado…

By Elaine N. Schoch Princess Two and I set out on a Russian adventure, right here in Colorado. A woman I met had recommended a Russian bakery to me when I mentioned wanting to get Princess Two a traditional Russian birthday cake for her first birthday celebration (she’s actually turning three, it’s just her first [...]

Travel + Wine News: Stories Not to Miss – May 4

Picture It! I had the pleasure of journeying to Vancouver, B.C. last week for biz, so I parlayed in a bit o’ pleasure by staying for the weekend. What a gorgeous place! The wino in me felt compelled to sip the local wines and I was NOT disappointed. The whites are just yummy. Very light [...]

Go Colorado! We’re Officially Number One.

As a wanna-be Colorado native I already knew Colorado was home to the world’s best places to ski and stay but readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine have made it official. Colorado has been named home to 2011’s top ski resort and ski hotel in North America. Beaver Creek resort earned top honors on a [...]

Italian Cooking Class in Denver: Playing Italy in Denver

My recent Italian travel companion, Lisa from Canada, introduced me to a whole new Italy — one that starts and ends with cooking. Don’t misunderstand, I heart Italian food, but I always thought it was too difficult for little old me to make it with any semblance of decency. Then, I sat down in Sorrento [...]

Great Colorado Fall Foliage Drives

Today officially marks the first day of Fall. For many of you it still feels like summer but for those of us in Colorado Fall is right outside our windows. The leaves are just starting to change in the Front Range and are starting to peak in mountains. There are only a few weeks left [...]

Next Stop: Skiing in Pagosa Springs

From Monday through Monday the 9 of us (6 adults/3 kids) got a cabin in Pagosa Springs, CO. We booked through Sunetha Properties and were very pleased. Christine, the manager, was very helpful. She found us a cabin that had everything we were looking for within our budget. We were a few minutes outside of [...]

Winter + Snow = Annual Ski Trip

By Shell R For nearly 25 years my father and I, along with friends, significant others and whoever else wants to tag along, have loaded up the car and road tripped it from Texas to Colorado or New Mexico for our annual ski trip. This year we decided to make two stops – Taos, NM [...]

A Golden Holiday

By Elaine Schoch This holiday season has been a different one for me. My daughter is finally old enough to understand Christmas, Santa and enjoy all the festivities the season offers. Thus, in true “Elaine Fashion” I have mapped out all the holiday events and made a schedule of must do’s. (I know…I know…) Seeing [...]

Golden City Brewery: The second largest brewery in Golden…

If you’ve been to Golden, Colorado then you have more than likely toured Coors Brewery – or at least seen it – but have you checked out the second largest brewery in Golden? If you haven’t hit Golden City Brewery then you’re missing out. On Friday and Saturday afternoons the beer garden is crowed with [...]

REVIEW: Indian Hot Springs, Idaho Springs

By Elaine Schoch & Shell R. This is a tale of grand hopes that fell short of expectations… Ok, not really because we read the online reviews so our expectations were pretty low. But my friend, Shell R – and contributing writer for Carpe Travel – and I we were lured into Indian Hot Springs [...]