I hope everyone had a great and enjoyable (relaxing!) holiday season. Steve (DOS) and I were quite busy during the month of December with a cruise on the Sun Princess, followed by 5 nights at Disney World, followed by 5…
Christmas at Jekyll Island 2024!
Steve (DOS) and I spent the week of Christmas at Jekyll Island, Georgia. We stayed at the Westin Hotel by the Convention Center, which is located beachfront along the Atlantic Ocean, and a short drive to the Jekyll Historic Village.…
Overnight Layover at Houston (IAH Airport Marriott) En Route to Doha
It’s Wednesday March 13th, and I’m writing this from our flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Houston (IAH) on American Airlines flight. We started our day with a nice buffet breakfast at the Orlando Hyatt Regency where we stayed last night. …
Flight from Miami to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines 787 Business Class
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…
Platypus Tours Napa #2: Paoletti, Tedeschi, and Clos Pegase Wineries
Continuing on with our Napa Valley trip, in this post we will take our second Platypus Tour in Napa. Of the four Platypus tours we would ultimately take this trip (2 in Napa and 2 in Sonoma) this was the…
Exploring Napa on our Own: Charles Krug and V. Sattui
As Steve (DOS) and I were in Napa for 5 days, we had a couple “free days” where we weren’t taking a wine tour with Platypus, which allowed us to go to a couple wineries and lunches on our own.…
Welcome to Napa Valley!
After being on the California Zephyr train for the last two nights, it was wonderful getting a great night’s sleep at the Hyatt House in Emeryville. After checking out, Steve (DOS) and I rented a car from Avis, which had…
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…
Steve UNO Needs Heart Surgery
This is one post I don’t enjoy doing, as it concerns my health and well-being personally. I’ll spare all the details, but I have been having some tests done on my heart recently, and this past week it was determined…