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Our Caribbean Princess Cruise Abruptly Ends Four Days Short of Completion in San Francisco!
Our Caribbean Princess Cruise Abruptly Ends Four Days Short of Completion in San Francisco!

Our Caribbean Princess Cruise Abruptly Ends Four Days Short of Completion in San Francisco!

It’s Sunday evening, April 3rd as I write this from the Grand Hyatt Hotel in the Union Square district of San Francisco. This is just a quick post update about our whereabouts since our cruise itinerary changed due to Princess…

Exploring The Wailea, Kaanapali, and Kapalua areas of Maui
Exploring The Wailea, Kaanapali, and Kapalua areas of Maui

Exploring The Wailea, Kaanapali, and Kapalua areas of Maui

This post is a continuation of our pre-Christmas 2021 Maui visit. While we stayed in the Wailea area, we made a few day trips around the island during our visit. This post visits (and compares) the Wailea, Kaanapali, and Kapalua…

Aloha and Mele Kalikimaka from Maui!
Aloha and Mele Kalikimaka from Maui!

Aloha and Mele Kalikimaka from Maui!

Steve (DOS) and I are currently staying on the island of Maui for 7 nights, returning home on December 14th. It really doesn’t feel like its Christmas here with the warm and beautiful weather (as opposed to the blizzard we…

Two Nights in Charleston, South Carolina
Two Nights in Charleston, South Carolina

Two Nights in Charleston, South Carolina

From Hilton Head Island, we checked out and drove to Charleston, SC. In Charleston, we stayed for two nights at the Hyatt House Hotel, conveniently located in the Historic District. The Hyatt House is actually a dual-hotel, as it also…

Dinner on Jekyll Island at a Rum Distillery!
Dinner on Jekyll Island at a Rum Distillery!

Dinner on Jekyll Island at a Rum Distillery!

Steve (DOS) and I went on another quick trip to Jekyll Island this week, to attend a special-event dinner with some of our Island friends Michelle and Larson, who there. I’ve written many posts about Jekyll Island, so I’m not…

Touring Around a Very Quiet Colonial Williamsburg!
Touring Around a Very Quiet Colonial Williamsburg!

Touring Around a Very Quiet Colonial Williamsburg!

Thanks to COVID-19, Colonial Williamsburg was virtually empty during the weekdays. We had both not been here in years, but as much as we like Williamsburg, we were never keen on the crowds. In this post you will see Williamsburg…

Coming soon . . . Jekyll Island weekend 2019
Coming soon . . . Jekyll Island weekend 2019

Coming soon . . . Jekyll Island weekend 2019

Merry Christmas greetings everyone! Steve (DOS) and I just got back from a most wonderful pre-Christmas 4 day weekend trip to Jekyll Island, GA. I’ve written about Jekyll Island (one of our favorite places) many times and will follow-up in…

Bye to Mendoza: Heading home to Orlando!
Bye to Mendoza: Heading home to Orlando!

Bye to Mendoza: Heading home to Orlando!

Our trip back to Orlando was much easier than our two night journey getting down to Mendoza. Fortunately unlike our outbound trip (which left right before Hurricane Irma was to strike and we had overnight flight delays), going home, all…