Unfortunately TJ got full fledged sick with a head cold the night before we got to Tenerife and I got about half sick, which invited us to stay aboard rather than climbing hilly streets and get all clammy and sweaty in the midday sun. But our friends Darcy and Caralee were up for a trip …
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Jan 22 2026
Nashville offers more than just BBQ
After completing our last season as managers at the Beaver Island Lodge, we were exactly back where we were 10 years ago when I wrote the story “Wide Open Spaces Ahead of Us”. Our first trip then was also to Nashville, where Han’s oldest friend in the US had moved to. Sadly Ric passed away …
Apr 12 2025
Early Spring in Holland
Flying Ryan Air from Stansted, London to Eindhoven, Netherlands is a quick pleasure as long as you stick to their contracted requirements. Have your luggage in properly sized and weighted suitcases and you onboard backpacks according to your purchased plans and you’re fine. If not, you pay a good amount of extra money. We paid …
Apr 01 2025
A Taste of London
The train from Southampton dropped us off at Victoria Station in London’s City of Westminster district. We had figured out that a 15 minute walk down Belgrave Rd would bring us to our hotel on Warwick Way. And it did, even with large suitcases down the sidewalk. But before we decided to check in, …
Apr 09 2025
Long awaited dream of visiting Seaton Village in the UK
Our transatlantic Princess cruise 2025 intentionally ended in Southampton UK, as it was about a two hour drive from my long awaited dream of visiting Seaton Village in the UK. Caught a taxi to the airport to pick up our rental car, which I was not on board about but Han really wanted the car. …




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