Athena Lucero
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Gatwick Airport
Preface While rummaging through boxes looking for a death certificate, I found “A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to Gatwick Airport,”...
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"Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world."
- Gustav Flaubert
"Traveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller."
- Ibn Battuta
Athena Lucero
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Pinot Noir, Hops and Regeneration in the Willamette Valley
One hour’s drive south of Portland, Oregon, lies the Willamette Valley, land of world-class pinot noir, hops heaven and change-makers...
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Athena Lucero
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Laguna Beach's Pageant of the Masters is 90 Years Old
During its heyday, Hollywood stars escaped to this once-secluded arts colony.
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Athena Lucero
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A Reset In Cancun
When I arrived in Cancun, Mexico’s subtropical paradise on the Yucatan Peninsula, I thought my hotel looked familiar.
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Athena Lucero
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SAN FRANCISCO IS CALLING
When my husband, Louie, decided to hold off competing in this year’s Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim...I was relieved, but we didn't cancel the trip
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Athena Lucero
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2022 Photo Contest: International Food, Wine, And Travel Writers Association
I am delighted to share that I received two awards for my entries in this year’s IFWTWA Photo Contest in the categories of Food and Wine...
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Athena Lucero
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Discover A Mountain Resort Town Close To Downtown Los Angeles
“This looks like a resort,” a friend said, as we drove past the town square in Sierra Madre, California.
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Athena Lucero
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Magic Inspires!
My visits to three small towns in Mexico left me utterly enchanted as they took me back in time.
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Athena Lucero
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In Pursuit of Swiss Cheese
Home in Southern California, I was on a mission to find Emmental or Emmentaler – aka Swiss cheese with the holes.
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Athena Lucero
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Featured on TraveLife: Claremont, California
Featured on TraveLife, my story on Claremont, CA, "City of trees and PhDs."
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Athena Lucero
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A Serendipitous Road Trip to Paso Robles
Not all roads lead to Paso Robles wine country in California’s Central Coast. But in 2015, two events would lure me back.
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