On our first full day in Montevideo, we took a wonderful wine tour to a family winery which included a private room lunch with wine pairing. As we got ready for breakfast, we had a nice view out the window…
Welcome to Montevideo!
After the overnight flight from Miami to Montevideo (MVD), we arrived at our hotel around 10:30am. We stayed at the Hyatt Centric, a new and trendy type hotel of the Hyatt brand, with this one in an ideal location along…
Happy Birthday DOS! Flight to Montevideo!
I’m a bit behind in my blog as the year is quickly winding down. Steve (DOS) and I just got back from a wonderful trip to Montevideo, Uruguay. I’ll try to catch up on my posting this week, and tonight…
Happy Pre-Birthday Steve “DOS”!
For those who read this blog regularly, you know that we are both Steve’s; I’m sometimes referred as Steve number one or in Spanish “Uno”, while the other Steve is nicknamed “DOS”, for Spanish two. My family picked up on…
Since Cape Town . . .
Wow has it been a busy time since we got back from South Africa. I have really gotten behind on this blog (along with just about everything else), but we are both alive and well. After returning from a big…
Last night in Cape Town
On our last day day at 21 Roux Street, we checked out of our luxurious guesthouse around 11am. After one last breakfast, we said bye to our hosts and owners Peter and Bradley, while continuing on to our hotel in…
Touring with J.J. around Franschhoek part 2
This post continues with our tour around Franschhoek wine country in South Africa, with J.J., our private tour guide and chauffeur during our five night stay at 21 Roux Street. Since we went so many places and took so many…
Touring Franschhoek wine country with J.J.
In my last post I wrote about our wonderful accommodations and breakfasts we experienced at 21 Roux Street in Franschhoek, South Africa. While we were there during the cooler and rainy time – (pre-Spring) we had a wonderful time touring…
Our Stay at 21 Roux Street in Franschhoek, South Africa
We are now staying our last of five nights at 21 Roux Street, a luxury Bed and Breakfast home in beautiful Franschhoek, South Africa. Franschhoek is a short hour’s drive from Capetown, but a world away with it’s quaint shops,…
Onward to Cape Town and Franschhoek Wine Country
We checked out of Makanyi Lodge yesterday after an outstanding five night stay with twice daily safaris. I do need to upload the gallery from the trip, but I will have to wait until we get home to the US…