Back in late January we flew off to the Netherlands to visit American friends Scott and Kathleen. They live in the dutch city of Utrecht, which is about an hour…

After nearly a month’s delay I bring you the second part of our trip to lovely Lisbon. Today I’m here to tell you all about our visits to the neighborhoods…

Our October trip was to the sunny Portuguese capital of Lisbon. We booked four days in the city as we originally planned to take one day travelling up the coast,…

For the holidays this past winter we flew back to the motherland to visit family and friends. Oh, and we ate a lot of Mexican food. That’s always a good…

OK, another delayed story of a visitor. Back in September we had another visit from Seattle resident Paul. He spent a week with us and toured London and parts of…

The second half of our visit to Ao Nang includes the longest flight of stairs we’ve ever climbed and some encounters with the local wildlife.

After our three days in Bangkok we flew south to Pranang Bay and the small resort town of Ao Nang. There we rested a bit in the hotel spa before…

The second segment of our Bangkok story involves a tour we took one day to see several Buddhist temples and the Grand Palace. The tour was fascinating and our introduction…

Ok, so I’m still way behind. But this weekend is for catching up. So here is the story of our November trip, Thailand. We spent 10 days in the land…

Sometimes we pick a destination because we’ve always dreamed of visiting there, and sometimes we just check the specials and see what’s most affordable. For the August bank holiday we…