It’s been six months since our last blog. Because we’ve been quiet for so long, and since we’re in the midst of an enormous life change, we thought it was time to send an update on what we’re up to, what we’re planning, and how we’ve made the shift to …
In mid-April, we said farewell to New Zealand after three outstanding months. You can read about our Kiwi experiences in our three blogs about visiting the islands.
On our way home, we arranged to make a three-week stop in Hawai’i to visit our friends Katherine and Dwight and learn a …
We’ve been in New Zealand since January 16 and are leaving tomorrow. A wistful feeling has descended upon us…of wanting to savor every moment, every vista. In our three months here, we’ve learned a lot about the country, or at least about its landscapes and how to get around and …
Two and a half weeks. Not enough time to see a country but a decent amount of time to see one small region of one island of this magical place. Wanaka, Glenorchy, Manapouri, Te Anau and Fiordland National Park. We knew nothing about them except that Glenorchy is aka Top of the Lake for all you BBC fans and that any place with “fiord” in the name has …
Greetings from the South Island of New Zealand, where we have been having a blast soaking up great and varied natural beauty and the friendly and easy-going spirit of the people who call this place home.
New Zealand has two sizable islands—the North and the South—and hundreds of small breakaway …
It snowed almost a foot in Bethesda the day before we were scheduled to fly to New Zealand on January 14. The plow didn’t make it to our neighborhood, but fortunately our son Dylan was able to drive us to the airport in his pickup truck. After four connecting flights …
From the initial days of planning our travels, Sicily was on our list. I’m not sure why it exerted such a strong magnetic pull on us, but we were determined to go. In retrospect, it’s clear that we had very little idea of what we would find there. The happy …
With few exceptions, Bob and I have been alone together 24-7 for the past 18 months. It’s worked out surprisingly well! But it’s good to shake things up. When our son Dylan and his partner Stephanie said they’d like to meet us in Croatia, we leapt at the prospect. And …
Last week we arrived in Sicily, and yesterday we climbed Mt Etna. It was such an amazing experience that we wanted to share it with you right away.
I have wanted to come to Sicily for a long time. Probably more accurately, I wanted to visit the Sicily of my …
The US may have Route 66, but Scotland has the NC500. It’s amazing, and we never even knew about it. So here I am, ready to spread the word.
The North Coast 500 is a 500-mile circuit drive you can take around the north of Scotland. It’s not a single …