What can I say about this, the biggest of the Cycladic Greek island chain? As my ferry was pulling into port and I saw the main town of Churo hugging the side of the hills with The Temple of Apollo standing watch over it's inhabitants, I fell in love. It's a walking town! This island …
SANTORINI – The land of Shirley Valentine
From Athens I took the dreaded metro at 6 a.m. to catch the Blue Star Ferry from Piraeus to Santorini. It's a 9 hours ride and I must admit, though dreading it, it was really lovely! The boat/ship is very up-to-date and has all the amenities you could want. I took over a lovely, big …
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GREECE
The first stop on my RTW trip has always been Greece. Why? Because I fell in love with the movie Shirley Valentine and have always told myself that when I could, I was going to see that part of the world - and here I am! I must say that my arrival on Saturday was not …
Packing….
So everyone has asked "what are you taking in your 2 tiny bags?" So I thought I would take a picture for 'show 'n tell' and tell you what I'm taking. Looking at the rows starting from left to right and working from bottom to top ... Row 1 - 2 green oblong bags contain …
FAREWELL CHICAGO – HELLO WORLD!!
I thought this date (Friday, May 1st) would ever come. I've thought, and dreamed and planned for so long that now that it's just 4 days away, I'm so excited I can hardly sleep! My big 'estate sale,' conducted by the team of Babe & Snooks, went extremely well and put enough money in …
ALL GREAT ADVENTURES FIRST START WITH A MESS!
As my May 1st fly-way date fast approaches, so does the time I have left to de-clutter, decide what I want to have the movers put in storage on April 11th and what will be sold at my 'estate sale' on April 18th. I'm looking at this as a great opportunity to purge myself of …
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I DID IT!!
I purchased the first leg, the ignagural flight, the scariest part of the RTW trip on Friday! It's now a REAL thing - money spent, non-refundable ticket - ARGH! I had originally hoped that fly from Chicago to Iceland to Athens, but being flexible is one of the mainstays of this trip and when the cost …
MEDICAL/DENTRAL TOURISM
Hola! I just returned from 10 days in beautiful Ajijic, Mexico. The sun was shinning, the temps were in the mid-70's and the streets were filled with Canadians and Americans enjoying the weather and getting medical and dental procedures done. …
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
2015 is going to be a monumental year for many of us. For me, it means packing up or selling off everything I own, putting what I'm keeping in storage, purchasing the first flight for my RTW trip, packing my bag and stepping off into the unknown. I was recently asked 'At your age, why …
Sharing my ‘Adventurous Life’
Last night I had the great pleasure and honor of speaking for the Modern Professionals group of International Women Associates. The title of my speech was 'My Adventurous Life - From Broadway to the Boardroom to Backpacking Around-the-World.' It was so fun to share my adventures with a really great group of women, and to encourage …
My Home on the Roam 