After a good night’s sleep in our Miami Airport Hotel, Steve (DOS) and I had relaxing day at the hotel before our 10:30pm flight to Istanbul. Like any major trip we always arrive the day prior to the departing airport…
Journey to Miami on the Brightline Train!
After many months of being excited about the Brightline Train starting service from Orlando to Miami, Steve (DOS) and I finally took the train on this route to take an international flight out of Miami. There have been quite a…
Amtrak’s Empire Builder: Seattle to Chicago!
After 3 days in Seattle, Steve (DOS) and I took Amtrak’s Empire Builder cross-country for 2 days from Seattle to Chicago. This was our second cross-country trek on Amtrak, with the first one being from Chicago to Emeryville on the…
Flying to Seattle and taking the Amtrak Empire Builder Train Back!
Steve (DOS) and I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport on Monday night, in anticipation of our flight to Seattle on Tuesday. While we used to only stay at the Hyatt Airport when we had an early flight, as…
Heading to Vancouver for our Alaska cruise!
Steve (DOS) and I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at the Orlando Airport on Saturday night, in anticipation of our early morning flight to San Francisco, which connected to Vancouver, BC. As a bonus, we met our friends Jane…
Post Cruise Blues from the Roof Top Bar at the HGI Heathrow Airport!
Wow – what an awesome 16 night cruise we had on the Island Princess! So much has happened since the last post and with the amazing sites we saw on the cruise it will take me at least a week…
We Left the Ship, . . . In San Francisco! Touring around and heading home. Yikes – We got COVID!
When I left off on the last post, we were staying in San Francisco a couple days, after our continuing 4 night cruise segment to Vancouver on the Caribbean Princess was canceled. The ship’s explanation was it needed more time…
Blizzard on The Big Island! No power at Volcano House!
I’m writing this offline (no internet at the moment) at the Volcano National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. It’s Sunday, December 5th, and we’ve been on the Big Island for four days now. In what is a moment…
Journey To Hawaii! December 2021
Steve (DOS) and I are currently in Hawaii thru December 14th. I’m writing this in sections as time, wifi, and power (wait until we get to Volcano House!) allows! We started our trip to Hawaii on Wednesday afternoon, with a…
Coronavirus Days and Nights
It’s now the beginning of May, so I thought I’d catch up with a quick post. Along with the rest of the world, we’ve been staying at home this month, on coronavirus lockdown. Not much has really changed since the…