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More villages
But now I need to go back to last night. Pop quiz – who did not order pumpkin soup. Morning now and I join Ian and Yvonne for tai...
Feb 14, 2019


Back to the villages
No tai chi for the injured, but Yvonne and Ian start their day partaking. When we first started every movement sounded like gristle...
Feb 13, 2019


Phnom Penh
Well today has to start with last night. A little of our trip history first….when we were in Hanoi I decided to go out for a walk at...
Feb 12, 2019


One more stop in Vietnam and we are in Cambodia
Things to know about where we are. The Mekong is about 2700 miles long and covers 7 countries. Vietnam is the 4th largest producer of...
Feb 11, 2019


Life on the Mekong
We start our morning with 6:30 tai chi. Two tours today…and the first involves food so you know we will go. Through some of the...
Feb 10, 2019


Beginning the Mekong and probably will be silent for awhile
Another fabulous breakfast. Forgot to get a picture of the pool yesterday. Early morning departure from Saigon up to the Cu Chi tunnels....
Feb 9, 2019


And we are on our own in Saigon.
We start our morning with breakfast at the hotel and then head off for our rounds of selected stops. Ian stays downstairs while we run to...
Feb 8, 2019


From Lan Ha Bay to Saigon
Oops, another correction. But this is a self correction…this is Lan Ha Bay…not any variation I called it yesterday. Another middle of the...
Feb 7, 2019


And we are off again!
Jim’s cell phone rang at 3:30 this morning- and thus we started our day. An early morning walk through Hanoi before we are picked up for...
Feb 6, 2019


First (and last day) in Hanoi
I must start with a correction to yesterday’s post. My co-travelers have informed me that it was a kumquat, not an orange tree being...
Feb 5, 2019


Good Morning Vietnam
We flew all night – 15 hours+. Our first flight landed at 6:30 am in Hong Kong, had a 90 minute layover followed by a 2 hour flight to...
Feb 4, 2019


And it begins!
Still some biscotti left – thanks Carrie Jim trying out his neck pillow trying out my new neck support – I’m still learning how to make...
Feb 2, 2019


Italy Day 10
Oh my, we are at the end…so gotta get it all done. I am lost without my Apple Watch….so I have to rely on my phone. And you know this...
Sep 10, 2018


Italy Day 9
Nearing the end. Today we are headed back to Rome via Naples. First of all here are our professional pictures from last night. And this...
Sep 9, 2018


Italy Day 8
Well today starts off on a low note for me – my Apple Watch died. But not before it almost burned my wrist. It occasionally works, but...
Sep 8, 2018


Italy Day 7
And it starts with another boat ride. We are headed to Sorrento with all of our luggage. Unfortunately unbeknownst to us we are first...
Sep 7, 2018


Italy Day 6
Today our biggest problem is decisions! Here are Carrie’s and Jay’s breakfast. So we needed to start the day shopping – at least the...
Sep 6, 2018


Italy Day 5
Today we decide to make our way to Capri. First of all, our rooms are not close to each other so there is no collusion on what we are...
Sep 5, 2018


Italy Day 4
Day 4 We are on the move again. We are Leaving Ischia, which was surprisingly enjoyable; much more bustling than we expected. We also...
Sep 5, 2018


Italy Day 3
And the vacation really starts! We take a hotel shuttle back to the port in the morning. As we take our time walking thru town and...
Sep 4, 2018


Italy Day 2
As I said,I really need to practice this blog stuff BEFORE a trip. Not sure how we got to our 3rd day of vacation – but only 2nd day...
Sep 4, 2018


Italy Day 1 – Getting There
The plane was freezing cold and the flight attendant sightings were rare – but we held out hope for the next flight. We indulged in some...
Sep 4, 2018


Moorea and heading home
What an incredible trip. We ended our last day in Moorea with a bike ride up the coast. First stop Intercontinental hotel for cold...
Oct 17, 2016


Last day in Bora Bora
Ian, Yvonne, Mary and David took a tour of Bora Bora on jet skis. I didn’t want to risk my back, so we cancelled our tour. We went...
Oct 16, 2016
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