2025 World Cruise Part 4 – Madeira, Portugal – Gibraltar, Siracusa, Italy…
Continuing our adventure from Africa towards the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea our first stop is in Funchal, Madeira an island of the country of Portugal. Tucked away in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Funchal — the capital of Madeira, Portugal — is one of those rare places that still feels like a hidden […]
2024 – June/July Post Camino Exploring Finisterre, Muxia, Porto, & Douro Valley
Monday 6/24/24 Finisterre Today we left Santiago to bus to Finisterre. The walk to the bus station was easy and we had already bought the tickets online. We arrived at the station about an hour early so we had plenty of time for breakfast; croissants and tea- our usual! We found our way down to […]
2024 – June in Portugal & Spain – The Camino de Santiago…
We have talked about doing a Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage for many years. Having seen the movie “The Way” back in 2010 we were strongly intrigued about the pilgrimage and its history. In addition, on several hikes over the years we have had conversations with other hikers that have experienced the Camino. As full-time travelers […]
2023 – May & June – Ireland…..
April 24th : Dublin, Ireland Today we pack up early and get to the airport to return the rental car by noon. Our flight is not until 5:30 so we will have a full day at the airport. We do get to park ourselves in the lounge courtesy of the Chase Sapphire card so it […]
2023 – May – Visting Scotland & The Isle of Skye…
May 13, 2023: Heading to Edinburgh, Scotland… As we awake we see it is another gorgeous day. But we will spend it driving. We get showers and pack up; Mike brings the car around and as we depart Ambleside we stop at the bakery again to pick up some sweets for our drive. The drive […]
2023 – May- UK & Wales
We landed in Southhampton, England on Saturday April 29th. Departing the ship we decided to walk from the port to the Southhampton train station. It was here we said our goodbyes to Deb & Tony. The train was going to take us to Southhampton airport where we were scheduled to get our rental car at […]
2023 – April – Our First Trans-Atlantic Cruise…
For years in our working life we would take a Spring cruise during April break when Joanne was teaching and I was still free before the start of my company’s busy season. We always felt it was a perfect week to get some sunshine, get re-charged, and just relax before the Spring push and then […]
Spring 2012-The UK, Edinburgh, Scotland & London
Well spring break 2012 was in our sight and with our daughter Caitlin in Graduate School at Sotheby’s in London it seemed like a great time to visit the UK. Especially since she would have plenty of room for us to stay at her 4 story home in Kensington, London while her travel abroad students […]
Summer 2011 – Italy
Italy has been on our list of places to visit for many years, though it became a reality the Summer of 2011. My sister Pat had recently been given a clean bill of health after spending a good part of the last 18 months battling some health issues. I always knew she would would win […]