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Travel Adventures


Leaving Martha’sVineyard and back to Boston
even the fall planter boxes are stunning After breakfast Jim and I take a walk around town while Jay and Carrie go on a bike tour . My...
Sep 23, 2025


And we are on to Edgartown - Martha’s Vineyard
A one hour ferry ride from Hyannis takes you to the charming island of Martha’s Vineyard. Jim (and Jay) have met hundreds of people on...
Sep 22, 2025


Boston and beyond
First night in Boston, dinner at Amber Rose and a walk through the city. Jay leads us to the Black Rose to enjoy real authentic Irish...
Sep 21, 2025


It’s a wrap
And not a moment too soon. The heat is rising and we are out of clothes! Today we have reservations at Sainte Chapelle at 1 pm (just as...
Jun 30, 2025


Today is supposed to be Versailles - not
Actually my title should be today is supposed to be Versailles - HOT! We start out the day in line for the famous croissants. It’s a...
Jun 30, 2025


If it’s Saturday it must be Paris
And it’s our 50th wedding anniversary. We start out our day at the Louvre. Armed with a Chat GPT list of “zero-fluff” hit list, we begin...
Jun 28, 2025


And we are off to Paris
But before leaving Brugge, Jim and I spend an hour visiting multiple chocolate shops. Then Jordan and I visit a coffee shop (Ilove the...
Jun 27, 2025


And we are off to Ghent for the day
Took us awhile to get underway this morning, but we were on our way before noon. We wanted a cappuccino- so we started looking for a...
Jun 26, 2025


Our tour of Brugge
Jordan has a walk mapped out for us to see the highlights of Brugge - and it is a walk! 4.5 miles to the windmills, but we definitely...
Jun 25, 2025


Leaving Amsterdam…just not getting very far.
We all have breakfast together. Jim and I walk Nick and his family to the train station where they have Eurostar first class tickets...
Jun 24, 2025


8 days into our trip and we are definitely moving slower
Nick, Melissa, Livy, Nate and I head to the flea market. Jim and Jordan go to the canal museum. Time for pie and a grilled cheese...
Jun 23, 2025


Figured out a better pace
Today is our day to visit Haarlem. With recommendations from our neighbor who does tours of Holland, Jim books a windmill tour and a...
Jun 23, 2025


Should have been an easy day
Two museum visits and dinner on an island - not too stressful. But 19,850 steps in the heat can take a toll. We walk to the Van Gogh...
Jun 22, 2025


Amsterdam Day 1
After breakfast, we head out on a Jordan led walk following a George Carlin commentary. Nick standing under a Saint Nicholas statue Look...
Jun 20, 2025


Before we leave Berlin
I have to point out 2 landmarks that always identified we were almost back. 2 crunched cars on different corners near the hotel Also...
Jun 20, 2025


Today is Potsdam
We added this to our Berlin list (thank you Kelli) - but I had no specific itinerary. So Jordan starts us in the morning on the...
Jun 18, 2025


On our own this morning
Our travel advisor (Jordan) was up all night so he was still asleep when we were ready to go. That left us on our own! But we didn’t...
Jun 17, 2025


More Berlin
We start the day with a fire alarm and it is not a false alarm! It’s on the 8th floor - that’s where Jordan’s room is. So instead of...
Jun 16, 2025


And we are off again
First stop Berlin. We have plenty on our “want to visit” list, but no concrete plans. We are turning this stop over to Jordan tomorrow...
Jun 16, 2025


And we are on our way home
We land in Rome last night after our fifth flight delay. I had booked a “reasonably priced” hotel near the airport as our scheduled...
Sep 26, 2024


Trying to cover a lot of ground
So it’s our last day in Malta - and there are still a few things to do and see. Yesterday was pouring rain, and today is blaring sun. ...
Sep 24, 2024


Long Day - not many highlights
But let’s start with the sunrise Mike caught from his place . We meet up with Elena and Mike and take the high speed ferry to Gozo. Gozo...
Sep 23, 2024


Hypogeum and Mdina
When we were in Malta 11 years ago, we tried to get tickets to the hypogeum. One of Jordan’s professors had highly suggested it. They...
Sep 22, 2024


Sunny Day in Malta
No rain today! In fact it is really warm, bordering on hot. We should have spent the day at the pool, but we still have a lot to see. ...
Sep 22, 2024
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