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Farewell to Alaska and the Royal Princess!

Farewell to Alaska and the Royal Princess!

Well, we’ve been back from our Alaska cruise for a whole month now, but you know how life gets! We got busy the second our feet hit the tarmac and never actually finished blogging about the trip home. Better late than…

Escaping the Summer Heat!  Heading to Seattle and our Royal Princess Alaska Cruise!

Escaping the Summer Heat! Heading to Seattle and our Royal Princess Alaska Cruise!

This summer has been a typical Florida summer, and that means it is hot, hot, hot! Throw in some afternoon thunderstorms and it makes for humid days and steamy nights. Cooling off in the pool helps, but it doesn’t work…

Flight Home From Tokyo on a ANA Airlines 787!

Flight Home From Tokyo on a ANA Airlines 787!

Well it’s been over a month since I did my last post, where we were on our last day in Tokyo. Since we have gotten home to Orlando, we’ve been extremely busy, as well as needed a few days to…

Traveling Back to the 60’s. . . Staying at the TWA Hotel JFK Airport!

Traveling Back to the 60’s. . . Staying at the TWA Hotel JFK Airport!

Steve (DOS) and I just stayed at the Iconic and Historic TWA Hotel, located adjacent to Terminal 5 (Jet Blue Terminal) in JFK Airport. This was a one night stay as part of our first stop on a nearly month…

Welcome Aboard the Icon of The Seas!

Welcome Aboard the Icon of The Seas!

Steve DOS and I had a wonderful sailing on Royal Caribbean’s (RCCL) the Icon of The Seas (OTS) the week of January 31. This sailing on the Icon OTS was for seven days, roundtrip out of Miami, and the ship…

Jekyll Island January for the FOJI Formal Event!

Jekyll Island January for the FOJI Formal Event!

Today is Monday, January 26, 2026 and Steve “DOS” and I drove up from our home in Orlando to Jekyll Island. We were just here the week of Christmas, and I wrote a detailed post about our wonderful week-long stay…

Three Nights in London!

Three Nights in London!

Steve (DOS) and I are currently on a 16 night TransAtlantic cruise from Southampton sailing back to Port Canaveral. Prior to the cruise, we had a wonderful three night pre-cruise stay at the Churchill Hyatt Regency London. We stayed there…

Four Days in Key West!

Four Days in Key West!

Steve (DOS) and I made a quick and fairly impromptu trip to Key West the week before Labor Day. My brother Andy, his partner Art, daughter Angie, husband Drew, and friend Pam were already going to Key West, and were…

Disney World Staycation with our Canadian Friends!  And Pre-Knee Surgery for me!

Disney World Staycation with our Canadian Friends! And Pre-Knee Surgery for me!

So now it’s April 15, TAX Day for US Citizens, so hope everyone got their taxes done. I did mine a while back (as did DOS), which is always a big relief as there are so many forms to file,…

Saved by a Miracle: No Damage from Hurricane Milton!

Saved by a Miracle: No Damage from Hurricane Milton!

Yes, it truly seemed like a miracle, as Hurricane Milton descended across Central Florida.  While the west coast of Florida took a direct hit somewhere around  Sarasota, the huge metro Tampa Bay Area was mostly saved from any catastrophic damage,…