Johan Ramakers
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Jun 10
June 8 – 11: The Promise of Berlin Builds Excitement
Got up this morning so very excited to fly to Berlin. I was so ready that even my little fear of flying did not get in the way of escaping back to just Han and I keeping each other company. We turned the car in, checked in, had a little lunch then headed towards our …
Jun 07
June 5 – 7 Another Brother, Another Stay, Another Day
Spent the past three nights with Han’s eldest brother Wim and his wife Marlies in Montfort. Their little country village is quite attractive and peaceful. The neighborhood is very quiet, which made it perfect for getting a great night’s sleep. Marlies and I took a walk to the grocery store to purchase the daily sweet treat …
Jun 05
June 1-June 5 – Exploring Heerlen, Han’s Home Town
We checked-out of the B&B and checked-in with brother Eef and his wife Marlies. We slept in Han’s childhood bedroom. How cool is that? I slept on a single bed, while Han insisted he take the single floor mattress. It was kinda of like camping out. Every morning we were woken up by their roosters …
Jun 01
A Week In The Countryside Of Valkenburg, Netherlands and Beyond
Our hotel/B&B is lovely, owners are very informative and friendly, enough room in our suite to spread out, IKEA furnishings, it is on the outskirts of town so is very quiet unless the farmers decide to work at night, morning birds are very happy, chipper and loud, breakfast is European fare of boiled eggs, expensive …
May 24
May 24th – My Virgin Flight to Europe
My European blogs will be somewhat different then the ones I wrote about in the states, since this is my first time visiting Europe, so most will be my impressions and suggestions for first time foreign travelers like myself. If you want frequent traveler observations check on Han’s site. Jet lag is real. For aging …
May 07
Yee-hah, destination Florida!
May 7 – Yee-hah, destination Florida! No, I don’t want to move back, but yes I am looking forward to staying in one spot for a few weeks. On the way back we stopped over in Savannah to see my son Drew, had lunch with him, he gave me a lovely photo album for Mothers Day …
May 06
Long Trips Spawn Ambitious Plans
May 6 – Woke up to a sunnier day but was definitely not ready to deal with the insane drivers in the West Virginia Mountains on I-64. They literally drive crazier in the mountains. Myself? I just let them go on by and avoid them at all cost. There are also a couple of long scary …
May 05
West Virginia, Mountain Mama
May 5 – Han and I exchanged sleeping arrangements and I slept in the single bed and Han took the larger blow up mattress. We both slept so much better and are prepared to get back on the road. Mind you I did not say “ready”, as I could have stuck around with my bestie …
May 04
May 4 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
May 4 – We took our sweet time get up and around this morning. Relished our leisurely cup of slow drip coffee by Amy, and she fixed a delicious vegan breakfast. We headed to Cleveland to visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Amy drove and I was able to sit back and watch …
May 03
May 3 – Cleveland Ohio is Big, Beautiful, Loud and Proud
The trip from Whitehall south turned morbidly sad through Ohio. We have now traveled thousands of miles, on many different roads across the US and never have we seen so many dead deer and other evidence of roadkill, than we saw in Ohio. It seemed like at least every other mile there was a dead …
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