It's been an interesting 12 days since arriving in Spain. I think I shared with you the mix-up at the Lisbon airport and the 9-hour wait, midnight arrival, an exhausted start to the Spanish part of my trip. Well, you'll be happy to know that everything worked out perfectly. …
LISBOA & THE ALGARVE
Portugal is a country of explorers. Their history is so intertwined with ours. Where would the United States be without Christopher Columbus or Balboa or Magellan? King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sent these brave men off in wooden ships to find and explore the New World. And though they thought they were going to China, …
12 Days on the Canal du Midi
I just had the very great privilege of spending the past 12 days as a guest on a 110 year old river barge that is docked on the Canal due Midi outside the village of Capestang in southern France. It was one of the most relaxing times I have had - ever! To fall asleep …
Celebrating My Birthday in Venice!
On the day of my birthday, I chose to purchase a 9-hour guided walking tour of the City of Venice, which as everyone knows is made of up 188 islands and 432 bridges. I am sure I walked every single island and crossed each and every bridge! Of …
Time out for reflection….
A time to sit and reflect on what I've seen and learned after an extremely hectic couple of days seems like a good thing. First, I'm spending my first night in Venice, Italy. It's 9 pm on Sunday evening here. Really I'm in Spinea, a little suburb 20 minutes from Venice proper in …
Ah Naxos!
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 …
My Home on the Roam 