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Flasback: A Nevada road trip promoting Elvis, Marilyn, and the Space Aliens
Get your driver's license and start your road trip from Reno to Las Vegas
Robin Holabird
May 150 min read


Tulip Mania: Biggest day of 2026
With seven million—yeah, seven MILLION bulbs planted, no words match images in explaining why so many people want to see this garden.
Robin Holabird
May 141 min read


Harry Potter: Magic in Porto
Popcorn and passports make going around the world in movies possible for adventures in Porto with Potter and port
Robin Holabird
May 142 min read


Nevada's Boulder sheepishly goes Into the Wild
Granted, not too many movies focus on sheep. Not to ram the point too much, but sheep make worthy cinematic subjects, so perhaps someday a movie maker will come to celebrate the Boulder City locals at Hemenway Park. Not a baaaahd idea.
Robin Holabird
May 111 min read


Tonopah--Spirits Arise
When we used our fifth-floor sitting area at Tonopah’s Mizpah Hotel, officially rated as the most haunted in the United States, Fred and I knew we would experience spirits...a glass of wine at very least.
Robin Holabird
May 111 min read


Colombia birding
... you can say Colombia is for the birds…and butterflies and flowers and more
Robin Holabird
May 111 min read


Tulip Fever in the Netherlands
...live in the moment and enjoy the flowers in their homeland.
Robin Holabird
May 81 min read


Tulip Fever from Youtube
https://youtu.be/9uu2PcLziZo (click to view) Though it filmed in England, the movie Tulip Fever refers to Netherland provinces in the 1700s. However, our 2026 visit to the country shows a type of fever and mania for tulilps still exists. Joining a Viking River cruise called “Tulips and Windmills,” we hit the biggest blossom mass at Keukenhof Gardens outside Amsterdam. Some 45,000 people showed up for that top day of tulip season, which runs a surprisingly short
Robin Holabird
Apr 293 min read


Dutch Masters in Amsterdam
Click here: https://youtu.be/jJHhF3wobBY
Robin Holabird
Apr 281 min read


If It's Thursday This Must Be Belgium youtube
no worry whether it’s Tuesday, Thursday, or any other day—just enjoy set-jetting in Belgium
Robin Holabird
Apr 272 min read


Popcorn and Passports in Bogotá
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCRMPXHm3D0&t=112s Our three-day visit showcased the thriving city with its vibrant culture that features art, history, food, music, and vivid colors demonstrating flair that the Colombian term “magical realism” embraces. Seen on Screen: Breathtaking Bogotá Cien Años de Solidad (One-Hundred Years of Solitude), 2024 with Marco Gonzalez and Diego Vásquez as founders of a magical town in Colombia. No one ever said the book for which Gabriel Ga
Robin Holabird
Mar 13 min read


Around the World to Colombia
Movies and television shows tell you that crime dominates Colombia, but a visit to the country shows many other sides as we discovered on an eco-tour of the country.
Robin Holabird
Feb 191 min read


Proof of Life in Quito
Thriving culture, fabulous food and amazing sights prove a thriving life in Quito.
Robin Holabird
Dec 21, 20251 min read


Eco-lodges make fine birding residences
As the residence to hundreds of bird species plus other forms of wildlife, Ecuador proves a wonderful place to wallow in beauty and nature.
Robin Holabird
Dec 21, 20251 min read


Rare birds find residence in Ecuador
The Residence detective couldn't find her nemesis bird in Ecuador but we did
Robin Holabird
Dec 21, 20251 min read


Galapagos set-jetting gets great
Galapagos: The Far Side of the World - YouTube On screen, strange sights struck a fictional doctor in Master and Commander when he reached the Far Side of the World and viewed Galapagos with it’s array of oddball creatures. The doctor predates Charles Darwin who in reality made that same stop a few years later and reached conclusions of Biblical proportions as covered in the movie Creation . The following decades brought other travelers whose adventures hit the screen, incl
Robin Holabird
Nov 12, 20251 min read


Portlandia wierdness in Oregon
Keep Portland Weird demands one of the Oregon city’s slogans and most visitors easily find examples of eccentricity on and off screen
Robin Holabird
Aug 7, 20251 min read


Summer Lovers in Greece
Summer lovers and set jetters flock to Greece, inspired by sun drenched islands, crystal blue waters, and a long screen legacy that shows a country ladled with beauty and mythological wonders.
Robin Holabird
Aug 7, 20257 min read


What lurks in Slavic coastal waters?
Having prepared for my cruise ship journey through the Adriatic and its southern Slavik countries of Montenegro, Croatia, and Slovenia by watching movies and television series, I kept an eye out for weird sea creatures. What else could I do after watching Killer Mermaid?
Robin Holabird
Aug 7, 20257 min read


Venice Views
Our group leader in Venice gave us a list of things to do that included one final item: Get lost.
Robin Holabird
Aug 7, 20255 min read
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