I remember hearing tales back in the seventies and eighties of Cubans maintaining their automobiles well beyond their normal life span because of the embargo on cars being imported from the states. Now it seemed that too much time had passed for these vintage vehicles to still be operational. Boy, was I wrong! CONTINUE READING >>
I remember hearing tales back in the seventies and eighties of Cubans maintaining their automobiles well beyond their normal life span because of the embargo on cars being imported from the states. Now it seemed that too much time had passed for these vintage vehicles to still be operational. Boy, was I wrong! CONTINUE READING >>

For us biking is the best way to see the sights up close and at a speed where we can cover more ground than walking yet still take everything in. Our recent ride through the Normandy region of France certainly accomplished that…
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For us biking is the best way to see the sights up close and at a speed where we can cover more ground than walking yet still take everything in. Our recent ride through the Normandy region of France certainly accomplished that…
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While the main focus of our life-long learning experience with our favorite not-for-profit company, Road Scholar, was the Greek Isles, we are certainly happy, no, let’s make that ecstatic, that it included a couple days in Athens. CONTINUE READING >>
While the main focus of our life-long learning experience with our favorite not-for-profit company, Road Scholar, was the Greek Isles, we are certainly happy, no, let’s make that ecstatic, that it included a couple days in Athens. CONTINUE READING >>

The Vernal Equinox is here! What a great time to visit Stonehenge. The famous ring of rocks has eluded me ever since I realized that I had missed an easy opportunity to see it on a visit to London back in 1987.
From that moment on I was motivated to make it to the mythical monument… CONTINUE READING >>

The Vernal Equinox is here! What a great time to visit Stonehenge. The famous ring of rocks has eluded me ever since I realized that I had missed an easy opportunity to see it on a visit to London back in 1987.
From that moment on I was motivated to make it to the mythical monument… CONTINUE READING >>
All too often people think of Europe just in terms of London, Paris, and Rome. We have discovered that there are many other incredible cities across the continent to explore. Kraków is a great example of this…
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All too often people think of Europe just in terms of London, Paris, and Rome. We have discovered that there are many other incredible cities across the continent to explore. Kraków is a great example of this…
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Our adventure of choice for the day on St. Lucia was to go into the caldera of a volcano and wallow in the mud. Yup, we were actually excited at the prospect of getting covered head to toe with fresh, hot, sulfur-laden volcanic mud… CONTINUE READING >>
Our adventure of choice for the day on St. Lucia was to go into the caldera of a volcano and wallow in the mud. Yup, we were actually excited at the prospect of getting covered head to toe with fresh, hot, sulfur-laden volcanic mud… CONTINUE READING >>

While exploring the area around Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park, we noticed a rope strung across the road.
Curious, we started to pay closer attention and found that they were all over the place, tons of them.
We wondered what was up, and the answer was a bit surprising, most of the ropes can be traced back to a couple of nine-year-old girls. What?… CONTINUE READING >>

While exploring the area around Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park, we noticed a rope strung across the road.
Curious, we started to pay closer attention and found that they were all over the place, tons of them.
We wondered what was up, and the answer was a bit surprising, most of the ropes can be traced back to a couple of nine-year-old girls. What?… CONTINUE READING >>