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 …
I apologize for the delay in your receiving the next chapter of my blog. I have been laid low for almost 2 months by a really bad cold that turned into bronchitis. I have been too sick and just too tired to do anything but take antibiotics and sleep! But I am finally on the …
MADRID Our next stop was Madrid. This is where we would have a pre-departure lunch with the others who had volunteered with DIVERBO to teach conversational English to Spanish executives for the next 8 days. But more about that in my next post. I wanted time in Madrid for two very special reasons - to …
BARCELONA Cala Milá This visit to Barcelona was all about Gaudi! We hopped the local train from the seaside into the main square of downtown Barcelona, Placa de Catalunya, and found the sign of where we would be staying for the next 3 days just across this very large square - Hotel Ginebra. This is …
