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…
Weekend in Savannah, Georgia!
We checked out of our Bed and Breakfast, The Goodbread Inn in St. Marys, Georgia on Friday around noon, and drove a short one hour north to Savannah, Georgia. I had not been to Savannah before, and Steve (DOS) had…
Marriott Platinum Challenge Begins with a Week of Virginia Hotel Stays!
We left Roanoke on Sunday afternoon for a week exploring my home state of Virginia, before heading home to Florida. We had been staying in Roanoke the last few weeks while Mom was in hospice, and we were also working…
July Road Trip to Roanoke!
It’s now July 17th and Steve DOS and I have been to my hometown of Roanoke for a week now. This is the first trip we’ve taken since March, when we were last here and flew home in the midst…
Recovery week in Daytona Beach Shores
This week Steve (DOS) and I are staying four nights at the Hyatt Place Daytona Beach Shores, as part of my gradual recovery to my neck injury. While the weather hasn’t been ideal, it’s been perfect for our purposes of…
Retirement Day – Dec 18, 2019
Wow, I never thought I would be writing this at the ripe young age of 57, but I officially retired today. I’ve been thinking about this and preparing for it for a couple years, but now it’s a done deal.…
Halloween Week in Daytona Beach Shores
This week Steve (DOS) and myself stayed at the Hyatt Place Daytona Beach Shores; a nice oceanfront hotel in a quiet town a few miles south of Daytona Beach proper, and less than an hour from home in Orlando. As…
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…
Touring the BUND area and Evening cruise in Shanghai
Note: We are in Hong Kong now and I’m writing this up with limited photos due to upload speeds. I am posting most of the photos as a gallery at the end of the post. On this our third day…
Travel to Shanghai!
After a fun overnight stay in Toronto, we had a leisurely day in the city, as our flight to London was not until 6:30pm. We walked around the same area where we had dinner last night, and as there was…