It’s now December 1st as I write this from our home in the Orlando area. We’re going easy on the Christmas decorations this year due to my recovery, energy levels, and lifting restrictions, but fortunately we leave the outdoor Christmas…
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…
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…
Now on Our Delayed Flight from DFW to Santiago Chile
After a short night’s rest at the DFW Airport Hyatt Regency, Steve (DOS) and I got up around 5:30am to get ready for our 8am flight to Santiago. As I detailed in the last post, the flight was supposed to…
Labor Day Weekend in Mendoza: Escaping from Hurricane Dorian!
I’m a bit behind with my posting as we were in Virginia most of the summer, and just got back from Mendoza, Argentina. On the last post I started a post about my brother’s wedding weekend in Roanoke, which was…
Finnair and British Airways Business Class flights home from Singapore
In this day of the Jet age, it’s amazing how you can go from one part of the world to another, literally overnight, or with our routing a couple days. After a wonderful and quick trip to Singapore, we reversed…
Welcome to Calgary!
After a busy work week in frigid Wisconsin, I flew up to Calgary, Canada, to meet up with Steve (DOS) and start our 10 day trip around the world to Singapore. DOS got in Thursday afternoon from Sarasota (via Dallas)…
American Flight 191 Memorial site
I’m in Chicago this week on business, staying at the Hyatt in Rosement, which is close to O’Hare International Airport. So close in fact, planes roar right over the hotel, and you can see them lining up for landing in…
Time out from the Safari for a quick travel update
I still have a couple posts left to do on our Africa vacation, but as I don’t want to be rushed with the next Safari segment, I’m doing a quick update for where I am now. It’s Sunday night, June…
Open a new window . . . new blinds at home!
I loved the old movie ‘Auntie Mame’! The 1950’s (original) version starred Rosalyn Russel in the black-and-white (non-musical) version. Auntie Mame was hilarious, and in my opinion better than the later remake version with Lucille Ball (her last picture). But…