One Very Rainy Day in Florianopolis

Story and photos by Kayte Deioma Even though I write for Rainy Day Traveler, I prefer that it doesn’t rain when I’m on the road. It just makes the trip all around easier. But since I do travel for Rainy Day Traveler, I at least pack appropriate rain gear to go out and get the story. So waking up at the Majestic Palace Hotel in Florianopolis in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil and looking out my...

Rainy Day Fun in Reno, Nevada

story and photos by Kayte Deioma The city of Reno, Nevada, best known for casinos and quickie divorces, has been remaking itself more in keeping with its adventurous surroundings and family values. While the casinos are still there and the divorces still available, the proximity to Lake Tahoe has fostered the expansion of every kind of outdoor activity imaginable, including a whitewater park on the Truckee ...

Rainy Day Quad Cities

A Shot in the Rain: Quad Cities The Sky Bridge in Davenport, Iowa on a rainy night.  Photo by Dee Oberle Feature Articles: Rainy Day Fun Spans the River in the Quad Cities Kids Stuff: Family Fun in the Quad Cities Going Solo: Delve into Roots Music History at the River Music Experience If You Go: Quad Cities: Hotels and Restaurants For more things to do in the rain in the Quad Cities, go to Quad Cities...

Things to do on a Rainy Day in the Quad Cities

The Sky Bridge in Davenport, Iowa on a rainy night. Photo by Dee Oberle Things to do on a Rainy Day in the Quad Cities Featured Articles: Rainy Day Fun Spans the River in the Quad Cities Family Fun in the Quad Cities Delve into Roots Music History at the River Music Experience Quad Cities: Hotels and...

Rainy Day Hamburg

A Shot in the Rain:  Hamburg A rainy day on the Rathaus Markt in Hamburg Photo by Kayte Deioma Featured articles: Exploring Hamburg Speicherstadt During a Rainy Hamburg Harbor Birthday Bash Miniatur Wunderland Brings Out the Kid in Everyone Dialogue in the Dark:  Envisioning a World Without Sight Kid Stuff:  Miniatur Wunderland Brings Out the Kid in Everyone Going Solo: Dialogue in the Dark: Envisioning a...

Rainy Day Cancun

A Shot in the Rain: Cancun, Mexico A rainy day at the beach in Cancun, Mexico Photo by Kayte Deioma People go to Cancun to swim and snorkel in the super-blue water of the Caribbean and sun themselves on the white sand beaches. A trip into the jungle to explore ancient pyramids may be on the agenda, but rain is rarely calculated into the plan. But guess what? Cancun has a nice long rainy season, which...

Rainy Day Brussels

A Shot in the Rain: Brussels, Belgium A rainy day over over Brussels from the Mont des Arts. Photo by Kayte Deioma With an average of 18 days every month with at least some precipitation, there’s a better than even chance that it will rain on any given trip to Brussels. They are prepared for that contingency with plenty of things to keep you entertained indoors out of the weather. This month...

Rainy Day New York

A Shot in the Rain: New York City Anne LaTarte and Stephanie Gunther shelter themselves from a sudden shower on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.  Photo by Kayte Deioma A Rainy Day in ….New York City My nieces, Becca (9) and Sarah (7), wanted to visit American Girl Place in New York, so being the accommodating aunt that I am, I organized a trip to take them to the big city....

A Rainy Day in New Orleans

After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck New Orleans in August of 2005, I was as anxious as anyone to see what I could do to help. I contacted the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau and staff at the makeshift City Hall to find out how I could help get the word out about what individuals and groups could do to help. At the time, when I told them I would be writing about “voluntourism” as opposed...

Rainy Day Dusseldorf, Germany

A Shot in the Rain:  Dusseldorf, Germany A rainy day in the Neander Valley near the Neanderthal Museum Dusseldorf is not the first city most Americans think of when planning a trip to Germany unless your interests are in the German fashion industry or you’re traveling to one of the many international trade shows held there each year. You might find yourself in Dusseldorf as a departure city for a Rhine...

Rainy Day San Francisco

A Shot in the Rain:  San Francisco Photo by Thomas Hawk A Rainy Day in ….San Francisco, CA San Francisco is known more for its fog than rain. They do get their share of wet weather, but not as much as you might expect. With an average of 62 days of precipitation per year – most of those falling between November and March – they are well below the national average of 117. My first half a dozen...

Rainy Day Pasadena

A Shot in the Rain:  Pasadena Photo by KayteDeioma A Rainy Day in ….Pasadena, CA As we come into the rainy season in Southern California, there is no shortage of places you could go to entertain yourself and the whole family on a rainy day in Pasadena. Although closer to downtown LA than some parts of the City of Los Angeles, Pasadena is not a suburb. It is a city in its own right with its own...