Steve (DOS) and I just got back from a five day stay-cation to Walt Disney World (WDW). While we only live 45 minutes away from WDW, it’s nice to actually stay down there at one of the nearby hotels. We…
Welcome Aboard Celebrity Cruise Line’s Beyond: A review of our 8 day Caribbean Cruise!
It’s the last week of July as I write this, and Steve (DOS) and I are sailing on the beautiful Celebrity Beyond. While we don’t normally take a Caribbean Cruise during the summer months, we made an exception to try…
Welcome Aboard the Seabourn Encore!
On Sunday we checked out of the Grand Hyatt Athens, where we had stayed for the last four nights, and took our arranged transportation once again with Welcome Pickups. Our driver Manos had met us at the airport on our arrival…
The Steve’s Review of MSC Seaside’s Yacht Club
Steve (DOS) and I sailed MSC’s Seaside cruise ship for the first time this past week; October 15 – 22, 2023 for a 7 night cruise to MSC’s Ocean Cay (MSC’s private island in the Bahamas), Costa Maya, and Cozumel…
February Days at Home and around Central Florida
After so many years of traveling for work and leisure, it’s been nice being retired and home for a few weeks. Steve (DOS) and I both have enjoyed relaxing and catching up errands around the house, visiting with friends, neighbors,…
Cozumel and the Chocolate Factory!
Our final port-of-call on our seven day Sky Princess Cruise was in Cozumel, Mexico. DOS and I have both been here several times over the years, and in my younger “pre-DOS” days in the late 1980s, I loved going to…
Home Is Where The Heart Is!
I was in Cardiac ICU for a day or so, and don’t remember much about it other than DOS coming by to see me regularly and making sure I used the air-puff machine (to prevent pneumonia), ate my meals (which…
Valentine’s Day Tea at English Meadow’s!
Today several volunteers and staff put together a fancy afternoon ‘Tea’ for the residents of English Meadow’s (also known as Elk’s Home). My parents have been living in this assisted living facility for the last two years, and we have…
Wine-pairing Lunches in Mendoza – Day 1 at Casarena
On each of our two days of wine touring in Mendoza, we had a late afternoon fancy lunch paired with wines from the respective winery. Both of the restaurants we went to: Casarena and El Enemigo were among the best…
Winery Touring around Mendoza May 2018 (Day 1)
This is our third trip to Mendoza, and as we did on the last two trips, we took wine tours for a couple days with Vendimia Wine Tours. Leo is the owner of Vendimia, and we used him the last…