Location: Paris, France Introduction: We used Paris as the starting point for a two-week year-end Holiday. This would enable us to begin adapting to the six-hour time change. Coming from Florida, we also had to adapt to the freezing temperatures. …
Location: Norway Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic caused us to cancel our 2021 travel plans to introduce our daughter Adelaide to Europe. When we came upon an exceptional airfare deal to Norway on Norse Atlantic, we jumped on it. We’d visited …
Location: Nice, Monte Carlo, Cannes & Marseilles: Introduction: After spending several days in the Cotes de Provence vineyards and hill towns, it was time to head down to the coast and get a taste of the Côtes D’Azur and the …
Location: Aix-en-Provence, The Var and Saint-Paul de Vence, France: Introduction: During our year abroad, France was one of our favorite countries and we couldn’t wait for a return visit to soak up the food, wine and people. We got a taste of …
Location: Bangkok, Thailand Introduction: Our first trip to Bangkok was a short one as we were, quite frankly, intimidated by the city based on what we had read about it. However, we liked what we saw and just had to come …
Location: Hanoi & Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Introduction: We have found that travel to Southeast Asia can take us far from our comfort zones and yet, that’s one of the things that makes it so appealing. When people would ask us …
We’ve heard it said that the joy of travel is in retrospect. Now that our year of world travel has come to an end, we do have a lot of fond memories to reminisce about. We enjoy an annual tradition …
Location: Fort William, Bowmore, Oban and Glasgow, Scotland Introduction: We explored the west coast of Scotland spending the majority of our time on the island of Islay. Aside from its abundant natural beauty, Islay is home to 8 whisky distilleries …
Introduction: Scotland quickly impressed us, reminding us in many ways of New Zealand, another country that we love. It’s sparsely populated with more sheep than people; the landscapes are beautiful; the single carriageways lack shoulders and there’s the occasional one-lane …
Location: England Introduction: We found ourselves with an unscheduled return to England following our deportation from Finland. Without a plan, we decided to put our remaining hotel and credit card reward points to good use and mapped out a course …