| August and September 2013 I expected it to be good, but it was AWEsome: the Republic of Ireland … Northern Ireland … Scotland and Wales …and London and the English countryside including an omg visit to Stonehenge. |
| June and July 2013 Another great month in the Land of Aloha Kauai at Sharon’s place, and Honolulu with the fam for July 4th fireworks! |
| April and May 2013 A stop-off in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and then yikes, it’s true, Havana, Cuba (yes!) and five amazing days in the Cuban countryside. |
| March 2013 Ah yes, Viva! Las Vegas!! in honor of a very long time friend’s retirement and Medicare Birthday. |
| January 2013 Here’s a few trips to San Francisco the Golden City by the Bay, mostly family and friends though and not so much tourista, but there are some fun outings around town. |
| September-October 2012 WOW, two months in Central Europe .. in the Grand Old Tradition! Budapest and Sopron, Vienna, Prague and Brno, Wroclaw, Dresden, Leipzig, Stadthagen, Hanover, and Berlin. |
| July 2012 Road Trip! But first a flight up to Seattle for the 4th of July in the Sky. Then we flew to Bozeman Montana to pick up a car for a fabulous journey through Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons and then we drove on through Idaho to Utah’s Salt Lake City and then Steamboat Springs including the very interesting Dinosaur National Monument. We love The Road. |
| May 2012 Another lovely Memorial Day Weekend at The Ranch. Many thanks to Barbara and Jerry for their kind hospitality. |
| April 2012 I’ve been basically home since September…the longest stretch since I retired! Now I’m off to the land of ALOHA. Kauai! the Garden Isle and a side trip for a few days in Maui! followed by a weekend with the family in Honolulu! |
| July and August 2011 AFRICA, at last! South Africa-KwaZulu-Natal, tent camping in Botswana, with the Peace Corps in Zambia, and then back to South Africa to visit Cape Town. Whooo, what an adventure! |
| April and May 2011 AaaLoooHA! What more is there to say, to be so fortunate to have a friend with a house in Kauai who invites me to stay as long as I like. Fortunate indeed. And to top it off, I’ve sweet-as-pie relatives in Honolulu. Here we go: Kauai, the Garden Isle, Hawaii, The Big Island and Honolulu with the fam. |
| February 2011 Who in their right mind would be visiting the northern reaches of Minnesota in February? That would be me, visiting Cynthia and Mike and Kieran for Cynthia’s birthday with holy guacamole ice fishing for an extra special treat. |
| January 2011 This was fun – a fast-and-furious ride up the coast for a two nighter visit in San Francisco followed by a race back down to LA. |
| December 2010 One night and two days in Joshua Tree National Park but there are two other visits to Joshua Tree in the same chapter. |
| November 2010 Last stop on my fall swing, our nations capital Washington DC including historic surrounding towns. .and I went to a nice party with Jon and Stephen. |
| October 2010 I’ve got a long trip going this month in the good ol’ USofA Florida (Ft Myers-Sanibel-Captiva; Mount Dora) then New Orleans! followed by a few days in Colonial Virginia. |
| September 2010 Here we are in Seattle and Vancouver Island. Ah, the Pacific Northwest – so cool, in so many ways. |
| June 2010 Continuing on to… Rome, Italy! for the last leg of this six week adventure LA-Istanbul-Jerusalem-Rome-LA. Wow is right. |
| May 2010 Next stop after Istanbul: Cappadocia, Turkey a landscape fantasia as well as an area of long historical interest. After Turkey I made my way to Israel and Jerusalem, Israel. Wow is about it. In between time in Jerusalem I’m traveling Up North in Israel to visit Caesarea, Haifa, Akko, Tel Aviv, and wherever else is nearby and that I can fit in. |
| April 2010 On the 25th I’m off for an extended journey LA-Istanbul-Jerusalem-Rome-LA. Whooo. What FUN! You can click here for the first chapter in Istanbul, Turkey. Ahl-lahs-mahr-lah-duhk! That, in Turkish, is ‘goodbye’ from the person who’s leaving. |
| March 2010 Ahhh, the soft sweet breeze of The Islands. I’m here now on the Wailua river that pours into the sea in Kauai so click on in to say HI! It always means a lot to hear from family and friends when away. |
| January 2010 I was in San Francisco visiting friends so there’s not so much about the tourist sites but it can be fun to see how people live. |
| December 2009 A deeeLightful few weeks with my daughter in Wisconsin where this California Girl gets to be in a blizzard! |
| November 2009 Finishing up the big Road Trip in Cambria/San Simeon reminded again how cool it is to just drive around. |
| October 2009 Right up the road we can Go Camping! And now later in the month…Road Trip! First, another stop-off in Las Vegas. Then we’re on across the desert to Death Valley. |
| September 2009 A few days along the Big Sur coast and The Ranch and a quick buzz up to Viva! Las Vegas. |
