Our time in the Galapagos has ended so off to Cuenca (pronounced: Qwank a). We have a nice 3-bedroom, 2-bath apartment just off Old Town…
Today is a down day so we can catch up on writing, notes and a little exploring on our own. Weather in the Galapagos has…
Just a quick 2hr flight from Quito and we’re in one of the most amazing natural environments on earth, the Galapagos Islands. Man has pretty…
Not sure who booked this tour but they sure didn’t pay attention to the start time, 7:00am. Not to mention there’s a 3hr drive to…
Good thing Quito is only 2 hours ahead of Fairplay, we didn’t loose too much sleep last night. Started of with a nice breakfast of…
It started like most trips, planning for a couple of months, develop a packing list, reserve a few apartments, hotels, tours, etc., try to keep…
What a trip. We drove 5200ish kilometers (3,224 miles) in 60 days. Gas prices ranged from 1.58EUR / liter to 2.02EUR / liter or $5.99…
Last day trip on our adventure. We decided to drive to the city of Avignon just about 2hrs from the apartment. The weather was forecast…
Early Sunday morning drive to beautiful and exclusive Monaco. Monaco is an independent and sovereign country located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea about…
Today we’ll explore more of the city of Toulon, starting with a trip up Mont Faron to the Memorial du Debarquement et de la Liberation…
Opened promptly at 10am so we had plenty of time to explore inside. The museum is located in the middle of an active French naval…
Last city on Corsica, Ajaccio. Birthplace of the legend, Napoleon Bonaparte. Born 1769 right here in Ajaccio, Corsica’s capitol city. There are several monuments to…
Our next destination on the tour of Corsica is Piana, a small, very small town on the north eastern side of the island. This stop…
Off early this morning for a hefty walk to Old Town. Not sure of the elevation change or the number of steps, but it’s a…
Back in French territory for a few days. After a short 1hr ferry ride across the Strait of Bonifacio, we headed off to our hotel….
Our next vacation spot is the little community of Santa Teresa di Gallura. This town is located at the far norther end of Sardinia and…
Our time here is short so we needed to at least see Cagliari and a few of the ancient sites. We passed through here rather…
Finally arrived at our destination home for the next 3 days, Costa Rei. This small resort town is perfect for our down time, no tours,…
Once off the ferry we decided to do a bit of exploring and drive to the coastal town of Pula, about 25 minutes from Cagliari….
After a 4-hour drive to Naples from Bari, it was time to find our ferry building and check in for tonight’s ferry. This is a…
After wondering Old Town for a few hours and having our traditional fika of coffee & a pastry, we decided to find the castle we…
Packed up our things and headed down to the ole ferry terminal to get a spot for the ferry to Bari. We had checked in…
For our last day, we decided to do the Wall Walk, pay our 35EUR per person to walk the entire length of the city walls….
Not sure what happened but my Home Page photo of the Cliffs of Moher disappeared. I’m working on getting it back.
Carrying on our journey through the Old City, yep, more churches. For some reason, Europe is, or was, fascinated with religion. Hence, tons of churches…
Perfect day for walking the streets of Dubrovnik. Weather is absolutely beautiful, little on the warm side with temp around 77F but no rain! Only…
We arrived early afternoon, around 3pm, after a 3.5hr drive. Not bad, we used the toll road and it was much better than weaving our…
For a city with only ~75,000 inhabitants, Zadar has more than it’s share of churches. During our Free Walking Tour that only cost 40EUR, our…
Started our exploring early this morning. Out of the apartment by 9am to check out some of the morning activities. Lots of people already on…
Today we drove to Zadar (pronounced, “Zaa daa” the “R” is silent like the “P” in Jacuzzi), using the much improved toll road system. All…
Good night’s rest, great breakfast now off to explore. Going to get our steps in today, Lower Old Town is a good 20-minute shuffle, throw…
A fairly frustrating drive from Ljubljana to Zagreb with our Google assistant having no clue how to count exits in a round-about or know when…
Up and out this morning. We have an all day trip to see the only castle-in-a-cave in Europe, Predjama (pronounced, “pred yama”) Castle, and then…
Every Friday from March to November, the little town of Ljubljana plays host to an international food festival. The “Open Kitchen” dining experience is THE…
Beautiful morning today, sunny, temperature around 75F for a high, no rain. (Just a note: Evening temps get comfortably cool at around 40-45F.) Again, we’re…
Now that we all know a little more about Slovenia, it’s time to explore Ljubljana. It’s another great day for walking, 75F for a high…
Another long day of driving but made it to Ljubljana, Slovenia (yes, Slovenia not Sylvania – that’s a light bulb) around 4:30pm. Our host wasn’t…
Let’s get this Romeo and Juliet thing out in the open right now. The original novel was written by an Italian monk named, “Matteo Bandello”…
After a very long drive, 8hrs 30min through the French and Swiss alps, we reached our next destination, Sirmione, Italy. A nice little community on…
Time to load up the bags and head off to our next destination, Sirmione, Italy, a beautiful little town located on Lago de Garda with…
What a difference from yesterday. Still a little cloudy at the top of the mountain but it’s supposed to clear up early morning and be…
We arrived at this little ski town early evening. Matt, our host, was waiting for us by the garage door to show us our parking…
Checked out of our AirBnB around 1015am and hit the road for Chamonix, just a short 5.5hrs from Dijon. Could get there quicker by using…
One last look at Dijon as we get ready for our next stop, Chamonix, France. The drive will be about 5.5hrs and takes us through…
Managed to squeeze in one more tasting. This time at Bouchard – Aine & Fils (& Sons), one of the premier wineries in Burgundy. We…