Oh my Gaudi! ~ Unknown Highlights from our trip to Spain, August 2023: Barcelona: Madrid: Segovia: Córdoba: Seville:
¡Bienvenidos a España! 2023 🇪🇸
Category Archives: Adventure
Pura Vida! República de Costa Rica, April 2023 🐒 🌋🤿
In The End, We Only Regret The Chances We Didn’t Take. Lewis Carroll
The Right Way To Do Amsterdam 🇳🇱
A Ship in Harbor Is Safe, But that Is Not What Ships Are Built For. ~ John A. Shedd Cruise past canal houses and bridges Created in the 17th century to keep the sea at bay, Amsterdam’s UNESCO protected canal belt is the quintessential postcard-perfect vision of Amsterdam. It is an unbelievably pretty sight, especially […]
In a Quest to Find Hidden Gems: 🇨🇭🇩🇪🇫🇷🇳🇱 Flusskreuzfahrt auf dem Rhein, Juli 2019
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. ~ St. Augustine Switzerland flourishes as a country of innovation and diversity while putting an emphasis on protecting its pristine nature, timeworn architecture, and unique traditions. While urban pleasure-seekers succumb to the temptations of world-class cuisine and sophisticated living, others […]
Exploring La ville de Québec & New England, August 2018 🚠🇨🇦🇺🇸
Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything. ~ Charles Kuralt Acadia National Park: Home to some of the most stunning landscapes and diverse wildlife on the Eastern Seaboard, Acadia National Park is open to explore year-round. Situated on the coast of Maine, the […]
Crossing the English Channel (La Manche): London and Paris, June 2018 🏴🇫🇷 Londres et Paris
Laughter is an instant vacation. ~ Milton Berle
Island Hopping: Italia 🇮🇹 agosto 2017
Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers. ~ George Carlin From the famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, that was built between C.E. 70 and 72, to Michelangelo’s David in Florence, to the Vatican City and Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel, to the rolling hills and beauty of Tuscany to Portovenere […]
Floating Through the Venetian Culture 🇮🇹
With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding. ~ Sandra Lake The most ancient findings in and around the Venetian lagoon date back to the period between the 10th and the 7th cent. BC. According to the tradition, Venice was founded in 421 AD, which is the date of the first settlement on the islands […]
The Galápagos Islands, 7.2016 🐬 ☀️ Las islas galápagos
Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going. – Paul Theroux The Galápagos Islands are a chain of islands, or archipelago, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. They are part of the country of Ecuador, in South America. The Galápagos lie about 966 kilometers (600 miles) off of the Ecuadorian coast. There […]
Israel, East Jerusalem and Paris, 2014 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 🇫🇷 ישראל ופריז בקיץ
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~ Lao Tzu Africa, Asia, and Europe converge at Israel. Its unique geography has shaped its culture and its landscape, from the breathtaking Negev and Judean deserts, to the Red Sea resorts of Eilat, to the bucolic Golan mountains. A journey through the country […]
