About me
ABOUT CHUCK MELTZER
Who am I? I retired in February 2022 after spending my career as a head & neck surgeon at The Permanente Medical Center in Northern California. I am married to my husband Scott and we have been together since 1992, so you can do the math. The handsome boy with icing on his face in the pic is my great nephew. When I retired, we moved to San Diego and this is our base from where we can explore the world, try out new recipes on our friends and relax with a good book or movie and enjoy a nice glass of wine. Follow along as I explore the world of 5-star travel, relish in the cusine, and embrace the cultural treasures of each destination. Let's embark on this adventure together!
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About Us
This is a pic of myself (in the pink) and my hubs, Scott, in Japan this past Spring. Scott and I have been together since 1992, when he was working at Armani and I was doing some shopping. As you can see, I came home with the gift that keeps on giving. Scott has a background in retail and interior design. More about me below.
My
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Welcome to my personal blog where I will be sharing my adventures in travel, photography, and food. I am a people person and the extrovert in me enjoys meeting new people, learning about their cultures and capturing these moments through the lens of my Sony A7iv camera lens.
Briefly, my background is that I retired in February 2022 after spending my career as a head & neck surgeon at The Permanente Medical Center in Northern California. I am married to my husband Scott and we have been together since 1992, so you can do the math. We have two English Cocker Spaniels, Monty and Archie. When I retired, we moved to San Diego and this is now our base from where we get to explore the world, try out new recipes and old ones on our friends accompanied by a nice glass of wine. Retirement has opened up new blocks of time for me to participate in the community around us and to enjoy a less structured and stressful environment than the operating room. Aside from travel and my love of good food, both eating it and preparing it, I always have a couple of books that I am working through, one that I will be physically reading and one that I will listen to while cooking. I try to go on a hike about once a week, and hit the gym 5-6 days a week to burn off a some of those calories that come from my love of good food and also to stay fit for the next adventure. I am on the board of Mama's Kitchen, a nonprofit here in San Diego, which provides meals for people with medical indications, and I also teach at the medical school at UCSD.
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Through this blog, I hope to connect with readers who share similar interests in travel, literature and life experiences. Join me as I delve into stories that inspire, educate, and entertain, as I hope to foster a community of like-minded individuals.