December 6 2024. While in Richmond we took the opportunity to visit My Daughter and her husband, Emma and Claude.  They showed us a great time touring the city, but then in the evening Emma curated a Tacky Christmas light tour for us and it was over-the-top.  Thanks kids.

December 4-7 2024.  We took a 5 hour ride from Travelers Rest SC to Richmond VA. to visit our best friends Dave and Kate. They just happened to be having a holiday party, so we were able to enjoy that, as well.  We met a lot of their friends (Hi Mike!). We also had aRead More »December 6 2024 Richmond Virginia, USA

December 1, 2024. We drove our new used car from Florida to stay with my son, Noah and his girlfriend Carla, in their 12 acre retreat center in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. We plan to stay until the end of February, when we will head to the island of Curacao for a month.  They haveRead More »December 1, 2024 Travelers Rest South Carolina USA

November 29, 2024. We went out to a nice Mexican dinner with our dear friend Merti.  She is both a neighbor and a friend that lives in our condo building in Pompano.  She is kind enough to keep an eye while we are traveling and even grabs our mail for us.  Thanks Merti, we oweRead More »November 29, 2025 Pompano Beach Fl, USA

November 28, 2024... Its Thanksgiving holiday in the USA, and we are thrilled to be lucky enough to be able to meet-up with our Grandkids, Tyler and Sam.  We caught them just before they moved to Delaware, to occupy their new home.  We could not stay at our condo because it is rented out tillRead More »November 28, 2025 Pompano Beach Fl, USA

November 23, 2024. Gotta love Lisbon Festivals. The Christmas market festivals are just getting going in the Lisbon area. And there is a huge one right near where we are staying. We went there a couple of times for both shopping as well as eating and drinking.  Nicke took a pass on having the "PinaRead More »November 23, 2024 Lisbon Portugal

November 22,2024. While staying in Lisbon at the end of November we stopped for lunch at a cute little outdoor cafe, Taberna do Lis. a nice young family ended up being seated next to us.  We had a great time talking to Chick and Kassie, and their children , Cece and Charley.  Turns out, thatRead More »November 22, 2024 Lisbon Portugal

October 19,2024. We are touring Amalfi Italy, Nicke, Ali and I.  Ali is checking out the Church in Amalfi, Nicke is shopping, and I am having a beer in a cafe. I start talking to a couple of fellow travelers from the US, Connor and Amanda.

September 21,2024. "Let's go to Fluid !", was something we said often while in Vicchio.  Fluid was a great little bar in the center plaza of town.  Leonardo was the bartender we most often enjoyed. He is a personable young gentleman who always had a little time to spend talking and joking with us duringRead More »September 21 – October 18, 2024 Vicchio, Italy

September 19,2024. We went to a Pizza Place in the center plaza of Vicchio for dinner, where we met Lucia, the owner of not only, the pizza restaurant but the coffee shop next door, and the local bar, Fluid.  She was a very warm and welcoming individual and always made an effort to say hi,Read More »September 19, 2024 Vicchio, Italy