OPORTO Somehow, in all my visits to Portugal, I had never visited the lovely city of Oporto, the 2nd largest in Portugal, which is situated on the Douro River. This trip it was a 'must see'. But to get there you have the hear the story of the 'the purse on the train.' Joyce, my …
Terreiro do Paço - Lisboa LISBOA When we landed at the Lisbon airport (after flying RyanAir from Paris) it felt like 'coming home.' This was my 5th visit to this beautiful country, where I not only been a tourist several times, but also called it 'home' for 3 months over the Christmas and New Year's …
If you are going to celebrate your 73rd birthday and take, probably, one of your last, big road trips, then where better to begin than Paris? I arrived safe and sound at Charles de Gaulle Airport from my overnight flight from NYC on XL Airlines (Air France's budget airline). After grabbing my bag, I found …
...and mine began very early on the morning May 16th with a 2:30 a.m. shuttle ride to the airport in Leon, MX to catch my flight to NYC. I was headed for a short visit with good friends Ira and Diane Goldman which would include dinner with dear friends Trish Hoard and MIchael Rice. But …
Why haven't you posted for so long? Are you still traveling? Are you ok? First, I'm fine! After 5 1/2 years of constant travel, my knees made a request that I settle down for a while and give them a rest. They let me know they didn't like hauling a suitcase and backpack, which seemed …
OUCH! You would think that when you are in the kitchen using sharp objects you would maintain a bit of caution and care. Never gonna happen. While visiting friends and assisting with the preparation of scalloped potatoes using for the first time an extremely sharp mandoline slicer - without the hand guard - I became …
I left you to catch-up on some much-needed sleep and try and acclimate my body to the very different temperature of this country from the North Island of New Zealand. I had left Auckland in a howling rainstorm with temperatures in the low 60's and coat and umbrella very much required. I arrived in Bali …
It’s 5 p.m.  The sun is setting. The call to prayers at a nearby mosque can be heard drifting on the breeze along with the ever-present smell of incense, satay being cooked over an open-flame grill and the too-sweet smell of rotting fruit.  The Balinese language is a muddle of sounds played on a musical scale …
Still coughing but no longer running a fever, it was time to leave Auckland and head to Rotorua. I had been told by everyone that this was one area that I should really take time to visit. Â I was told to be sure to take in the evening show and dinner at the Maori Village, …
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Peaceful-Design Pretend it's now February 6th. My time in New Zealand is drawing to a close - just one month a 2 days before my Visa expires and I my leave my home of the past 9 months. The first thing I did after landing in Auckland was to catch a bus to Thames - …
My Home on the Roam 