Firenze/Florence Ah, Italy! When you think of Italy, and Firenze in particular, you think of Michelangelo, the Ponte Vecchio, the David, the Pitti Palace, and Pizza! We had all of those on our mind when we flew from Faro, Portugal to Firenze on Iberia Airlines. Iberia is Spain's official airlines and we have agreed - …
PORTUGAL – Part 3
The Algarve To quote Lonely Planet - 'Soaring cliffs, sea caves, golden beaches, scalloped bays and sandy islands draw over four million visitors to the Algarve each year. Portugal's southwestern border is surrounded on two sides by the Atlantic. It's a paradise for surfers, especially along the refreshingly undeveloped west coast.' Several years ago I …
PORTUGAL – PART 2
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 …
PORTUGAL!
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 …
PARIS !!!
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 …
Every adventure must have a beginning….
...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 …
My Month in Bali…Continued
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 …
32 DAYS IN BALI – Part One
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 …
IRELAND PART 2 – THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY
The sign above is the one I will now follow for the next few days. Â I took lots of photos to show you the places that I visited, but below is the Irish Tourist Board's video of the Wild Atlantic Way. Â Watching it will show you just why I was so excited to drive this …
The Highlands of Scotland
Though I really don't like group tours; though I really don't like bus tours; I chose to take a bus tour of the Scottish Highlands because I wanted to see as much as I could in the 4 days that I had. So I booked a Haggis Tour of the Western Highlands, including the Hebrides …
My Home on the Roam 