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 …
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 …
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 - 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 …
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 …
We were scheduled to make the following stops on our 12-day voyage across the big ocean: The AzoresSt. Johns, NewfoundlandSt. Pierre & MiquelonSydney, Nova ScotiaHalifax, Nova ScotiaBar Harbor, Maine You know from my previous post that due to really bad colds, Joyce and I didn't see anything that the Azores had to offer except for …
THE ATLANTIC CROSSING After a short flight from Dublin to Lisbon, then an interesting Uber ride from the airport to the cruise ship port where the driver couldn't find entrance, it was time to check into our oceanview stateroom on Holland America's Veendam for our 12-day voyage back to the States. View from the Lisbon …
DUBLIN A short flight from the Isle of Man is Dublin, the capital of The Republic of Ireland. This time we chose VRBO for our residence for the 2 days we would be in one of my favorite cities. My good friend and fellow sewist, Ruth, took the train from her home in Belfast to …
Least I forget or repeat, the best way to get around London by tube, bus or the Thames Clipper is using an Oyster Card. And your Oyster card can also be used for the fast train to Heathrow. It leaves from Paddington Station where we were whisked to Heathrow in under 30 minutes. A cab …
LONDON I love London! I have visited this great city many, many times and I always find something new and something old that make me want to return again and and again. We flew the amazing Ryanair (which many hate but I actually really like) from Madrid to Stansted Airport north of London for the …
