This entry is not about the travel, or even the destination. There are some insights and notable travel moments, however, those will wait until another post. This post is solely a chance to gush about my immense pride in my daughter and how grateful I am to be her mom Read more…
When my step-sister told her younger son, age 6, that we had left Rome and went to Athens, he responded with “Rome conquered Athens years ago”. Technically, true, but not in our opinion. Athens was both friendlier and more welcoming than Rome. Almost everyone we encountered spoke at least a Read more…
I have seen old things- I have been to Stonehenge and seen Hadrian’s Wall and hieroglyphs and many more amazingly old things. But I had never experienced ancient like Rome. I have never walked down the street and glanced over and just incidentally noted that the ruins next to me Read more…
If you read the post on Cadiz, you can likely extrapolate WHY. We spent a really long time lugging A LOT of weight in the rain to send things home. Then the actual shipping cost us a fortune. Note to self for next time- DO NOT let the youngest bring Read more…
We are losing track of days. I have spoken to retirees before who say without a job to go to, they lose track of what day it is. I have rarely experienced that before, as we seem to always have a marker to define our weeks- work, school (even if Read more…
As the birthplace of Pablo Picasso, I should have expected the quirky beauty of Malaga but I was captivated. There are beaches, shopping, restaurants, and the Pompidou Center (a museum that looks a bit like a rubik’s cube- somehow I failed to get a picture of that!) within walking distance Read more…
Gibraltar is different than anything I’ve experienced. It was nice to be somewhere that used English everywhere, but it was so removed from anything that I had ever experienced that I kept finding myself SURPRISED when I encountered English. My number one travel advice for anyone visiting is DO NOT- Read more…
We found several commonalities between the Azores and South Carolina… they have honeysuckle and hydrangeas, as well as quickly changing weather. They also have local aphorisms telling people they “experience all four seasons each day” and that “if you don’t like the weather just wait an hour and it’ll change”. Read more…
As I previously touched on, Bermuda was cut from our trip due to the $40 per person fee that they require from passengers. It is their only remaining COVID requirement. We were given Newport, Rhode Island as a substitute, and whereas it is a lovely little town- it is not Read more…
So, now that we are actually travelling I finally feel safe reporting the details of our trip. I have been wrong so many times because things changed SO MANY TIMES, that I have really been uncomfortable even talking about it— I know some of you who have been subjected to Read more…