If you’re ever lucky enough to see the true Northern Lights….you’re lucky enough!
Norway 2024 – Northern lights
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Finland 2024
Spent 10 days exploring the Arctic Lapland province, in Northern Finland…mostly wilderness with national parks and ski resorts…although, currently no snow
Rome, Italy
The last 24 hours has been challenging but hilarious. Imagine if you can…. 2 old ladies running thru airports practicing our breathing😩.
Rome Spring 2024
What is it they say??? Rome wasn’t built in a day? How true! This amazing city is so full of history, it’s easy to be overwhelmed with AWE.
Split, Croatia
From the moment we walked off the plane, we were in shock. The drastic difference between the bustling, dirty, crowded city of Rome we had just left …arriving 1 hr later to an empty, brand new, clean airport in Split…
Hvar, Croatia
When we arrived on the ferry, 10,000 km (6,000 miles) from home, I immediately knew this is what I call a Postcard town….a place on this planet that whispers of tranquility with every breath…
Dubrovnik, Croatia & Bosnia
On the ferry ride over from Hvar, we were surprised to learn there are 1244 islands in Croatia. All beautiful!
Taormina, Sicily
Our time to explore Sicily included 3 days in Taormina and 3 days in Palermo….opposite sides of the island. It’s the largest island in the Mediterranean, but by Texas standards it’s a small island.
Porto, Portugal
Our warm welcome in Lisbon was another attempt by a taxi driver to rip us off….BUT we know the trick now … we had been told it would be approximately 8 to €10 to get from the airport to our hotel for the night…
The Douro Valley of Portugal
We made a couple of stops on our way to our final lodging. Amarante was a quaint little town that is often called “the city of love”.
The Amazon – Ecuadorian Side
I have always wanted to experience what some refer to as one of Mother Nature’s “masterpieces”… the rainforest.
Day 2 Amazon Rainforest
I have always wanted to experience what some refer to as one of Mother Nature’s “masterpieces”… the rainforest.
Day 3 Amazon Rainforest
A very unique experience today was a visit to Clay Lick by motorboat – a huge cliff of orange clay the birds and monkeys…
Dian Turner
I believe traveling is the best classroom there is—no homework, no exams, just really good stories.