A Journey Through Maui: From City Vibes to Untamed Wonders
Maui: A Small Island with Big Personality Aloha! Welcome to Maui, Hawaii’s second-largest island, where rugged coastlines, volcanic landscapes, and vibrant towns create a paradise that’s equal parts adventure and relaxation. . As a part of a larger trip to Japan, we will use Hawaii [...]
A European Sojourn
Overview For years we heard a lot of good things about taking a river cruise in Europe. After sampling the river cruise experience for a few days in Egypt on the Nile in 2023, we decided to take the plunge and go all in with Viking's 23-day Cross Europe cruise called [...]
An Indy 500 Road Trip
Overview A trip to the Indy 500 was a bucket list item for us and one of our sons (who has gone every year for over 15 years) finally got us to plan a trip out to this enormous event. We put in our request for tickets in June of 2023 [...]
A Florida and Charleston SC Spring Road Trip
Overview Our first trip of the year took us to south to get out of the late winter weather and to explore and experience some of what the south has to offer in early March. On this trip we made stops and visited in the following towns and cities over the [...]
The Ancient Civilizations Road Trip Part 3 – Greece
Overview In 2016, we visited the Island of Crete in Greece for several weeks and had a blast, however, we've never been to mainland Greece. High on our bucket list was the Acropolis in Athens as well as a number of other famous archeological sites such as Olympia, Delphi and Mycenae. [...]
The Ancient Civilizations Road Trip Part 2 – Egypt
Overview After a lifetime of thinking about it, we finally pulled the trigger on going to Egypt and visiting this part of the ancient world - and our son Carl was able to join us. We planned the trip 5 months in advance and 2 weeks before our departure, the "war" [...]