Author: Lyn Mettler

Fall is a wonderful season to visit wine country. Not only is it the grape harvest, but you can see the grape vines change to bright shades of yellow, orange and red — fall foliage unique to Sonoma County. There are also plenty of other trees that change color as well, including Crepe Myrtle, live Oak…

Do you and your family enjoy “The Hobbit”? It’s a fantastic movie and book! One of my favorite parts of Peter Jackson’s movies is the cinematography, which showcases the beauty of New Zealand, certainly on any traveler’s bucket list. HomeAway, a vacation rental company with more than a million listings in almost 200 countries, has a list…

During a trip to southern California, which my husband and I enjoyed sans kids, we decided to embark on a scavenger hunt of sorts of houses from movies and TV shows, including the “Workaholics” house, “Father of the Bride” house and more. While there were many highlights of our trip, our California movie house tour probably…