Travel Day…We’re off to Auckland for an overnight stay…A two hour drive…An early morning flight…
By the time I glanced at the clock and saw it was edging toward 11:00 am, the house in Kaiwaka was back...
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Day 36…Singapore, port of call…Waiting for several hours to access our cabin…Rough night…
The last time I remember looking at the clock, it blinked back at me with an unforgiving 4:00 am. Only three...
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Traveler’s favorite cruise lines…What are our favorite affordable cruise lines?
When travelers sit down and reminisce about their favorite journeys, cruising often comes up with a kind of wistful fondness. There...
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The tourists are gone!…How are we feeling now?…
We’ve been traveling the world without a fixed address since 2012. That’s more than a decade of waking up in unfamiliar beds,...
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Finally, a new photo of us in the bush, having the time of our lives…
Again, last night, we had a fantastic time at Jabula, after an enjoyable day at the house hanging out with wildlife....
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Today is our 30th wedding anniversary…And the sightings continue…
Kathy and Don are on their flight from Johannesburg to Mpumalanga/Nelspruit/Kruger. They will go grocery shopping at Woolies in Nelspruit and then...
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Recovering After a Thanksgiving Feast: A Journey of Gratitude, Rest, and Reset
We hope our American friends/readers, and family had a fantastic Thanksgiving Day. Ours was atypical when this year, I made Tom several...
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Why aren’t we flying to Nevada…What weather can we expect while in Cleveland until December 14?…And, on our upcoming 2000+ mile road trip across the US?
We contemplated flying to Nevada rather than driving across the US in winter weather. For our non-US readers, here's a map of...
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Today is our 12 year world travel anniversary. Happy Halloween!
It was 12 years ago today, Tom retired from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, and we left Minnesota. We loaded up his...
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Stuff happens…
It's been a long 48 hours. My granddaughter had to have emergency gallbladder surgery (she's doing fine now) at the same...
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