Today (Thursday) we had a pre-arranged “date” with the Pub Car at noon on The London Eye. The London Eye is of course the giant “Ferris wheel” along the Thames River. While technically not a Ferris wheel, it sure looks…
The Globe Theater and Greenwich via Uber-boat
Today was our fourth day in London, and third full day to tour around. I’ll start this post with a London tip, but it’s actually relative to travel in general; even the best (or in our case semi-mediocre plans) are…
Touring Around London: Tower of London/Tower Bridge/Pubs
We started our first full day in London with a full breakfast at our Hyatt Regency Hotel (aka The Churchill, after Winston Churchill). We had a good night’s sleep, and actually woke up around 9am, which was early for us…
London Bound! Flying to LHR on a British Airways A380 in First Class!
It’s June 5th as I write this, and DOS and I are in the American Airlines Lounge in Orlando, waiting for our short flight to Miami, and then continuing on to London via a British Airways Airbus 380 mega-liner. The…
Happy Memorial Day 2022!
Prior to retirement, DOS and I used every single holiday such as Memorial Day for a long weekend or longer international trip. Since we’ve retired, however, we often don’t travel on the holiday weekends, as we can travel at less…
Auto Train Home to Florida!
It’s 4:30pm as I write this and Steve (DOS) and I just boarded the Amtrak Auto Train here in Lorton, VA (just south of Washington D.C.), which will take us nonstop to Sanford (Orlando) Florida overnight, arriving around 10am. The…
May 2022 Travels thru Virginia and Maryland!
Steve (DOS) and I are on the road again; this time for three weeks via car, on several short trips through Virginia and Maryland. The main reason for this trip is to finish going thru a storage bin in Roanoke,…
Train Excursion on The Panama Canal Railway!
This post continues from the last one about the Panama Canal transit we took in March 2022 on the Caribbean Princess. This post begins the day after the Canal transit, with a shore excursion train ride on The Panama Canal…
Full Panama Canal Transit Thru The New Locks on The Caribbean Princess!
Steve (DOS) and I recently did a full transit thru the new Panama Canal locks aboard the Caribbean Princess on a 15 night cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to San Francisco. We had a wonderful time, and I’m just now getting…
Happy Easter 2022! He is Risen Indeed!
I saw these two photos this week on Facebook, and thought I would include them in this post. If you can use a bit of imagination and think back to 33 AD coupled with the 24/7 coverage of the media…