Apr 04 2026
Towards the end of our stay in Pineda, we were looking for ways to get from Pineda de Mar to Mönchengladbach, Germany inexpensively and quick, without having to go back to Barcelona. Until about 10 years ago both train or bus transportation were viable options. Then Discount airlines like Ryanair, Transavia, Wizz Air a.o. started …
Mar 18 2026
It was our second visit to the capital of de balearic island Palma. But since our friends Caralee and Darcy had not been to the island, we decided to do the same excursion as our last call. The Old Town: a maze of narrow streets, home to the Cathedral (La Seu), Almudaina Palace, and Plaza …
Mar 15 2026
We were very much looking forward to catching up with our Canadian friends Darcy and Caralee, whom we had befriended on our 2025 transatlantic Princess cruise to Southampton, England and who upon learning that we had booked this cruise, excitedly booked the same one with a 5 day after cruise extension in Spain’s resort town …
Jan 22 2026
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 …
Feb 10 2017
I wanted our last day in Cuba to just be relaxing, and I decided to call it “TJ’s Day”: A leisure day in Havana. Well, I let Han join in too. What is a day without my bestest friend? Of course we were served another delicious breakfast by Ari and took our time to enjoy …
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