Mary Charlebois

PUBLISHED 10/13/21 by WANDER WITH WONDER
No matter which season you choose to visit, you'll find things to do in Half Moon Bay Coastside, California. With an average annual temperature of 62° F, you are highly unlikely to experience snow, frost, or triple-digit heat. Half Moon Bay Coastside is San Francisco adjacent...

PUBLISHED BY MaryGo 10/02/21
Doors. One of the most common things you’ll see anywhere you travel. Malta and Gozo are no different.
I photographed hundreds of doors during my time there; some were centuries old, others were modern in design. As I wandered the streets in villages large and small, I was intrigued by the door-knockers, lock-plates, and doorknobs.
While each, no doubt, has its own story to tell, I could only guess at the hands that turned a key in the lock, opened the door, and disappear...

PUBLISHED 09/15/21 BY WANDER WITH WONDER
You can discover magnificent examples of Victorian architecture on a Northern California road trip. Each tells a unique story of California's boom and bust in the 1800s.
A Northern California road trip will take you through redwood forests, cattle ranches, dairies, Pacific headlands, tiny towns, and big cities. Northern California boomed in the 1800s, during the Victorian era, so you will find many homes and buildings built during that time. In fact, most Northern California communities inclu...

PUBLISHED 09/02/2021 BY WANDER WITH WONDER
Little River Inn sits on the Mendocino Coast. The Coombs family creates a haven for visitors from which you can enjoy the magnificent coast.
Cally Dym is known as the ‘Goddess of Little River.' That's what locals call her, but shy, modest Cally would never speak of herself that way. In fact, getting Cally to talk about herself or her family isn't easy. Cally Coombs-Dym is the Innkeeper at Little River Inn in Little River, California. She is the fifth generation of the Coombs family to operate...

PUBLISHED 08/28/21 BY ROVOLOGY
Ferndale is called ‘Cream City.’ Surrounded by pastureland and dairies to the horizon and foothills, the nickname makes sense.
Ferndale is just a bit off the beaten path in Northern California’s Humboldt County. The small town of 1372, and no stoplights, is a model for ‘hang in and hang on.’ Since its founding in 1852, the tenacious community has survived earthquakes (from three converging fault lines), floods, fire, and de-population.

PUBLISHED 08/15/21 BY GoNOMAD
Little River Inn, in northern California, is spectacular, but that’s not the best reason to stay there.
Yes, it’s a stunning and historic property on the edge of Northern California’s wild Pacific in the town of Little River. The backside of the grounds are embraced by Redwood Forest.

PUBLISHED 04/06/21 BY ROVOLOGY
Gozo Malta is slow-paced; fewer tourists make it to Malta’s ‘Little Sister.’ Away from the ferry terminal, traffic is light. Day-to-day life is regulated by the sea, seasons, and crops. A church bell and rooster announce the day’s beginning. Shops close for a mid-day break. At the end of the day, folks gather at sidewalk cafes, eating, drinking, laughing, conversing in English, Maltese, Italian, and bits of Arabic.

PUBLISHED 04/26/21 BY ROVOLOGY
A video tour of some of the best things to do on the Mendocino Coast.

PUBLISHED 04/07/21 BY MaryGo
Some of the Best Things to Do on Gozo, Malta
Someday I’ll do them again...

PUBLISHED 04/07/21 BY ROVOLOGY.com
Gozo Malta is slow-paced; fewer tourists make it to Malta’s ‘Little Sister.’ Away from the ferry terminal, traffic is light. Day-to-day life is regulated by the sea, seasons, and crops. A church bell and rooster announce the day’s beginning. Shops close for a mid-day...

PUBLISHED 03/07/21 BY ROVOLOGY
Bishop’s Castle— An English market town along the border with Wales, Bishop’s Castle sits at a crossroads man and beast have traveled since pre-historic times.
Located in southwest Shropshire among the Shropshire Hills...

PUBLISHED 02/23/21 BY MaryGo
Beds, beds, beds. I slept around in England.
A 30-day road trip in England had me on the move. I stayed in twenty-two hotels, B&Bs, and cottages...

Grand hotel lobbies will transport you. They are portals to another world, another time.

PUBLISHED BY GONOMAD 11/17/20
Cambria, California is workcation, learn-cation, vacation perfection.
Cambria, California is one of those sleepy little coastal towns you’ve never heard of. You may have driven past this old California community on your way to a historic castle nearby...

PUBLISHED 11/15/20 BY ROVOLOGY
Rambling for 100-miles along the wild and rugged Pacific Ocean, California’s Mendocino Coast is a show-off, flaunting wildlife, waves, wilderness, and wine. The region is California casual, home to...