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THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
FĂILTE! - Welcome to Ireland. Once again I have returned to one of my favorite counties, this time for a 6-day self-drive tour of The Republic of Ireland. Our route - beginning and ending in Dublin. Travel buddy Joyce and I met up in Gatwick, had lunch at Jamie Oliver's Diner and then boarded our …
SOUTH LEIGH, OXFORDSHIRE
Ah, The Cotswolds! Cute, sand-colored cottages with window sills filled with blooming plants, old churches, cozy neighborhood pubs and quaint shops make the Cotswolds so picturesque and well-worth a visit. And of course, there is nearby Oxford University, famous for its many colleges with well-known graduates such as J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Stephen Hawking, Hugh …
THE ISLE OF MAN – X3
This was my 3rd time house and petsitting on this lovely island in the middle of the Irish Sea located halfway between Ireland and the UK. Once again I'm caring for Milo and Crystal, two of most misbehaving shih tzus you'd ever want to meet. They have never been taught the world 'no' by their …
AMSTERDAM
47 years! That's how long it had been since I was last in Amsterdam. While living in Brussels, it was an easy drive to this beautiful, bustling, quaint, very Dutch and oh, so international city. I had 4 days before my next house/pet sit was to begin and since Amsterdam was on the way from …
WARSAW
I had just finished a 10-day house/pet sit in Prague and now had 9 days before I was scheduled to arrive on the Isle of Man for my next sit. What to do? Where to go? Last summer Joyce and I had spent a wonderful week in Krakow but hadn't made it further north to …
PRAGUE – 2O2O
PRAGUE - The city of 100 spires! I flew to Prague from Chicago on January 14th/15th with a long layover at Heathrow. I had a lovely flight on American Airlines but what I've learned is, if you can, book a flight that leaves as late at night as possible. That way, once you get onboard …
Here I go again!
After returning to the States in mid-September, I spent most of the following 2 1/2 months just relaxing, reading and not packing and unpacking my suitcase on a daily basis! I spent the first couple of weeks in Wilmington, NC with my good friends, Janet and Bob who, since I began traveling, have let me …
