Athena LuceroA Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Gatwick AirportPreface While rummaging through boxes looking for a death certificate, I found “A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to Gatwick Airport,”...
Athena Lucero4 minPinot Noir, Hops and Regeneration in the Willamette ValleyOne hour’s drive south of Portland, Oregon, lies the Willamette Valley, land of world-class pinot noir, hops heaven and change-makers...
Athena Lucero4 minLaguna Beach's Pageant of the Masters is 90 Years OldDuring its heyday, Hollywood stars escaped to this once-secluded arts colony.
Athena Lucero4 minA Reset In CancunWhen I arrived in Cancun, Mexico’s subtropical paradise on the Yucatan Peninsula, I thought my hotel looked familiar.
Athena Lucero4 minSAN FRANCISCO IS CALLINGWhen 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
Athena Lucero1 min2022 Photo Contest: International Food, Wine, And Travel Writers AssociationI 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...
Athena Lucero4 minDiscover 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.
Athena Lucero1 minMagic Inspires!My visits to three small towns in Mexico left me utterly enchanted as they took me back in time.
Athena Lucero2 minIn Pursuit of Swiss CheeseHome in Southern California, I was on a mission to find Emmental or Emmentaler – aka Swiss cheese with the holes.
Athena Lucero1 minFeatured on TraveLife: Claremont, CaliforniaFeatured on TraveLife, my story on Claremont, CA, "City of trees and PhDs."
Athena Lucero4 minA Serendipitous Road Trip to Paso RoblesNot all roads lead to Paso Robles wine country in California’s Central Coast. But in 2015, two events would lure me back.