This was the second of our three daily activities we did each day during our stay at the Wilderness Lodge in Inari, Finland (Lapland). In my last post we had done the morning Huskie Dogsledding adventure, and we knew anything…
Huskie Sledding in Lapland
On our second day in Inari, Finland (Lapland), Steve (DOS) and I went on a Huskie Sledding Adventure at our hotel, The Wilderness Lodge, Inari. We both agreed after getting home, this was the highlight of our trip, and everything…
Wonderful dinner in Santiago at Oporto Steakhouse!
On our first day in Santiago, Steve (DOS) and I rested up a bit from the trip last night from Miami. When we arrived in the morning, we checked into the Hyatt Centric Hotel and walked around a bit before…
Farewell to Christmas, and Onward Through 2018!
Happy New Year 2018, once again! The year so far has been off to a slow (and COLD) start. After having a wonderful time at the Hyatt by Disney World, we had a few days at home to relax before…
Touring Mendoza wineries with Leo – Day 2
Before heading out on our second day of touring the wineries, we had breakfast at our hotel, The Park Hyatt Mendoza. As we walked down the hall from our room towards the elevator, we looked out at the beautiful 8am…
Touring Mendoza wine country with Leo – Day 1
On our second day of our arrival into Mendoza, we took a private wine tour Steve (DOS) had previously arranged prior to our arrival in Argentina. This is a quick 4 day trip for us from Orlando to Mendoza, taken…
Safari Bound!
O.K., after a quick update in the last post, our Africa trip continues. (I’m in Washington D.C. now on business this week.) And now back to the vacation of a lifetime, from Johannesburg: Our day started with an early morning…
Time out from the Safari for a quick travel update
I still have a couple posts left to do on our Africa vacation, but as I don’t want to be rushed with the next Safari segment, I’m doing a quick update for where I am now. It’s Sunday night, June…
Victoria Falls by Land, Sea, and Helicopter!
Ok, after a bit of a break from my work trip to Baltimore, I’m resuming the blog of our Africa trip, where I left off at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Our second and last day in Victoria Falls was a busy…
Sailing the Chobe River on the Zambezi Queen
By the second day of our cruise, we knew all of our fellow passengers on our AMA Waterways tour/cruise by name, as we had started as a group in Cape Town for 3 nights. With only 14 cabins, the Zambezi…