Rainy Day Florianapolis

Things to Do on a Rainy Day in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil Florianopolis Features: One Very Rainy Day in Florianopolis Caboclo Coffee Experience at Andrade Mill and Old House Going Solo: Plaza Itapema Resort & Spa If You Go: Florianopolis Hotels and...

Rainy Day Reno

Kayaking on the Carson river. Photo by Kayte Deioma   A Rainy Day in ….Reno story and photos byKayte 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...

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...

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 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...

Rainy Day Montreal

Shot in the Rain:  Montreal Rainy view through the windows of the Palais des Congrčs in Montreal.   Photo by Kayte Deioma A Rainy Day in ….Montreal, QC, Canada Montreal is a great place to escape from the weather any time of year. They have so much of it – snow, rain and sweltering summer heat – that they’ve come up with some ingenious ways to stay climatically comfortable all year...

Rainy Day Bangkok

A Shot in the Rain: Bangkok Shoppers take the monsoon rain in stride in Bangkok. Photo by Jamie Rector The eastern City of Angeles gets a lot more rain than the one in the west, with Bangkok averaging about 58 inches of rain per year compared to L.A.’s fifteen. A little rain, or even a lot, doesn’t stop the Thai people from going about their everyday business as usual. This month, writer and...

Rainy Day Guadalajara, Mexico

A Shot in the Rain: Guadalajara A rainy night at the Bodeguita del Medio Cuban Bar and Restaurant in Guadalajara, Mexico. Photo by Kayte Deioma   A Rainy Day in ….Guadalajara, Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco is known as the most Mexican of Mexican cities. It is the birthplace of such Mexican icons as Mariachi, Tequila and the Charro or Mexican cowboy. Many of the traditional folk arts we recognize as...

Rainy Day Cleveland, Ohio

A Shot in the Rain: Cleveland The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame through a rainy windshield. Photo by Kayte Deioma Most visitors to Cleveland are traveling on business, visiting relatives, or headed to the famed Cleveland Clinic for medical procedures. On this trip, I fit in the middle category . My sister Ellie and her three kids live about 15 minutes from the Cleveland Airport. They came out to help me explore...