Travel blog
Our Camino friends Jean-François and Josette showed us highlights of St. Malo and the surrounding area. We stopped to see the statue of Jacques Cartier, the St. Malo sailor who, in 1534, claimed Canada for France. His statue points towards the Atlantic towards Quebec. Afterwards, we toured the St. Malo, the walled port city of…
Preparing for a long adventure involves more than packing your bags. You need to make travel plans, prepare your home, and select your take-alongs with care. Packing light is always a good idea, especially when backpacking. Prepare for travel Develop the itinerary. Unless you are having a free-style adventure, you need to pay attention to…
On this year’s adventure, we will revisit some countries and see new ones. We are returning to Europe to continue research for Dennis’ book about his father’s WWII combat parachute jumps, see friends we encountered on the Camino Francés in 2011, explore new countries (Sweden, Denmark, Germany—we only stepped into it last year), attend the…
We left Amsterdam for the US via Aer Lingus. We had a short stopover in Galway, Ireland, and then a 8.5 hour flight to Orlando, FL. There were many babies on the flight. and it seemed as if they were in a crying competition–the din gave Dennis a headache. There was a pre-clear US Customs…
Dennis did this research to get a feel for the overall distance and travel time for our adventure. Looks like we will be able to fit all our must see/do plans. If lucky, we may even add a few more; Dennis suggested adding another hike, perhaps the one across England. Of course, this is an…
A week from today my husband, Dennis and I are leaving Miami on the Norwegian Cruise Line Epic and will arrive in Barcelona, Spain, eleven days later. While on the ship, we will see the Blue Man Group (I’ve wait more than 20 years to see them) and the Cirque de Soliel, attend a Mystery…
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