The Ennen’s (NN’s) Travels and Adventures

   January 10-12, 2025 Friday-Saturday – 1/10 and 1/11 Friday was a travel day with an early start to catch the 8am Jet Blue flight to San Juan. To avoid too early a start we stayed at a Marriot a short shuttle ride from National airport. Got up at 5:40 and caught the 6:05 shuttle.… Read more: Vieques, PR – Jan 10-Feb 7, 2025

   November 24, 2024 Yesterday was a nearly all day travel day from Malta to London. We caught a 9:15 bus for the 40 min ride to the airport. Very easy to catch buses in Valletta and Sliema. We used our Priority Pass to get to the lounge. This was possibly the nicest lounge we’ve… Read more: London, ENG – Nov 23-Dec 3, 2024

   November 20, 2024 One thing I forgot to note yesterday about our arrival here in Malta. We got off the ferry and hailed an uber to get to the flat. I had been warned by our host that we needed to have the 3 blade UK adapter plug, not the 2 pin EU plug.… Read more: Valletta/Sliema, MT – Nov 19-23, 2024

   November 18, 2024 We departed Catania today on the bus to Pozallo. To explain the transit gremlins mentioned in the FB post: We decided to walk the 8 minutes down to Borsolini Sq to catch the bus to the bus/train station. We had been here before; we had gotten off the LEX bus from… Read more: Pozzallo It to Malta – Nov 18-19, 2024

   November 14, 2024 Travel Day As we were getting ready to depart another cruise ship came in. It was much smaller. It did the customary slow down, rotate 90 degrees, and back into the dock area. We’ll miss seeing the line up of boats from our flat. We gathered are stuff and got down… Read more: Catania, Italy – Nov 14-18, 2024

http://www.nnonthewind.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Samsung-SM-S901U1-20241110-195958.mp4http://www.nnonthewind.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241111_065559.mp4    November 11, 2024 After returning the rental car for our drive to Positano we took the metro to the port. We were hours ahead of the time to board but we decided to walk to the vicinity of the dock and look for a café to hang out at. We found the small… Read more: Palermo, Italy – Nov 11-14, 2024

http://www.nnonthewind.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Unknown-DSCN2067.mp4 Positano -Amalfi ferry: boarding at Positano ferry landing    November 9-10, 2024 Our flat in Positano is comfortable but some of the lights don’t work so parts are dark. The nearby restaurant wasn’t opened. We made a trek to a mini market and started to learn of the great verticality of the town. For… Read more: Positano and Amalfi, Italy – Nov. 9-10, 2024

   November 9, 2024 It’s departure day from Naples. Wonderful city and terrific apartment. Due to our luggage, it was easiest to catch a cab to the Sixt car rental office at the station centrale. We found it without too much trouble and signed in. We were upgraded to an Audi A3 for some reason,… Read more: Vesuvius, Italy – Nov 9, 2024

   November 8, 2024 The transit gremlins struck again today!! We had planned to take the metro Line 1 to Grimaldi Centrale Station and then the Circumvesuviana train to Pompei Scavi, the train stop across the street from the entrance to Pompei. Well… there was a general strike and all trains and local buses/metro etc.… Read more: Pompei, Italy – Nov 8, 2024

   November 4-5, 2024 Another travel day as we leave Vienna, where it’s a bit chilly, and fly to Naples, much warmer! It was an uneventful flight, and we booked transport on the AliBus from the Naples airport to the nearest metro stop near the waterfront. We saw boats and ferries and it was nice… Read more: Naples, Italy – Nov 4-9, 2024

   November 1-2, 2024 Yesterday was a travel day with an uneventful train trip from Prague to Vienna. The scenery varied and in some places there were hills in the distance with windmills. We still don’t see too much solar except for the “solar flowers” we saw along the river in Prague. I downloaded the… Read more: Vienna, Austria – Nov 1-4, 2024

http://www.nnonthewind.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Copy-of-20241029_125912.mp4 October 28-29, 2024 Monday was a travel day as we departed Berlin and went to Prague. We really liked Berlin! Should be no surprise as everyone told us they loved it when they visited as well. Once again the travel gremlins interfered with our plans! We got to the ticket office at the Central… Read more: Prague, Czech Republic – Oct 28-Nov 1, 2024

   October 24, 2024 Yesterday was a long travel day – following an overnight flight leaving DC on the 22nd.  We had a very quick stop to change planes in Lisbon, with a quick dash to make our gate. We landed in Berlin and headed towards the city and our flat. There were train problems… Read more: Berlin, Germany – October, 2024

January 8, 2024   We arrived in Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica on Monday Jan 8 after a 2 day journey to get here. Our flight from DCA was delayed 5 hours due to a maintenance issue so American Airlines put us up in a Sheraton in CLT to catch that same 11:30 flight to Liberia,… Read more: Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica – Jan-Feb 2024

Previous Next    September 4, 2022  After a cross country flight from DC to LAX on Sept 3, I spent the night near LAX. With the time change difference it was easy to check in and basically go to sleep at 9pm. I called uber the next day after a nice breakfast and found the… Read more: Mammoth Lakes, CA – Fall 2022

Previous Next    August 7, 2022  After a late arrival last night, we are getting settled in Anne’s flat in Weymouth. Details of our journey from Paris to Cherbourgh to take the ferry across the channel are in the previous post. Unpacking, washing, grocery shopping, etc. We try to walk each day and also find… Read more: Europe 2022 – Weymouth, England

Previous Next    July 30-31, 2022    July 30 was a travel day. We disembarked at 9:20 for the taxi to the Basil train station. The train to Paris we very full so managing the luggage up and down the narrow stairs, amongst a pressing crowd, was not easy.  We got a taxi from the Gare… Read more: Europe 2022 – Paris, France

July 19, 2022 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands Today was a transition day. We changed from independent travel, 2+ weeks, to our 11 night cruise on Amawaterways. What a great feeling to be aboard again!!! We left the houseboat at noon expecting to walk about 20 minutes to the eastern dock area, past the Station Centraal… Read more: Europe 2022 – AmaWaterways River Cruise on the Rhine and Moselle Rivers

   Amsterdam – 15-19 July, 2022    Previous Next 15 July Arrived midday and took a taxi to 1 Westerdok. Seems to be the premier position on the dock as it’s first in line…. Very private with good views of the canal that leads into the maze of canals. We see all brands of canal boats… Read more: Europe 2022 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

   The Hague – 12-15 July, 2022    12 July Off to The Hague today. We walked the short distance to the train with enough time to get some lunch stuff. I brought along the left over salad and Anne bought a sandwich in the station. We went to Plat 11 but learned after waiting a… Read more: Europe 2022 – The Hague, The Netherlands

   Hamburg – 9-12 July, 2022    9 July Today was along travel day by train. It took about 6 hours so there isn’t anything to report today!! 10 July Another cloudy day on our trip… seems to be chilly and cloudy wherever we are in spite of hearing about heat waves in other parts of… Read more: Europe 2022 – Hamburg, Germany

Previous Next    Copenhagen – 4-9 July 2022   4 July Arrived at the CPH airport an hour+ later than scheduled due to late departure from JFK on July 3. Seems the plane, though at JFK since mid-morning, was delayed due to staffing shortages to “clean and cater” it.  It was a midnight dinner, but the… Read more: Europe 2022 – Copenhagen, Denmark

Previous Next SEP  21-23, 2020 – Bryce Canyon NP It’s not that far from Capitol Reef NP to Bryce Canyon NP and it was nice to be booked in for 3 nights at Sunset Campground inside the park.  Our drive to Bryce was along Route 12, through portions of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.… Read more: RV Travels 2020 – Bryce, Utah (Bryce Canyon NP)

Previous Next SEP  19-20, 2020 – Capitol Reef National Park As we drove from Moab to the Fruita Campground, we passed a small market that had a sign for fresh bread and tomatoes. We found a place to make a U-turn and went back. It was the Mesa Farm Market on Rt 24, about 13-14… Read more: RV Travels 2020 – Fruita, Utah (Capitol Reef NP)

Previous Next SEP 11-18, 2020 – Moab, UT This is a long delayed posting, finalized in early 2021, of our tour of Utah and the Big Five National Parks there. Since leaving Utah and then Arizona and New Mexico we returned to the the east cost. These posts are likely the last travel posts for… Read more: RV Travels 2020 – Moab, Utah (Arches NP, Canyonlands NP, Dead Horse Point SP)

Previous Next   SEP 6-9, 2020 – Golden, CO  We arrive in Golden CO and are booked into the city owned RV Park, Clear Creek RV Park. We’re a 15min walk to downtown!!! We get some provisions at the Safeway and head to our spot. Unfortunately we are in one spot with only an electric… Read more: RV Travels 2020 – Colorado

Previous Next    SEP 1-6, 2020   Sept 1 We drove from Springfield IL and after spending 2 nights in Maysville, MO we travelled on Rt 36, a portion on the Pony Express Trail, and entered Kansas. I thought KS would be a lot flatter! It is a bit roly poly and very green – lots… Read more: RV Travels 2020 – Kansas

Previous Next Aug 31, 2020 – Springfield, IL    On the road again!!! We left Onset MA after a terrific week near the beach in a small cottage with family and grandkids. So much fun…. We visited family in New Haven CT and Carlisle PA before starting the journey west. Our destination is Utah and… Read more: RV Travels 2020 – Springfield, IL

Previous Next    Lagos, PT and Boston, MA      Part 2 – June 23 onward 6/23  Baking adventure – almond tart!!! After several visits to the bakery I tried it at home. First recipe was not so great – tasty but very cake like. I’m trying to get to a cookie/shortbread base topped by a… Read more: Portugal to USA – June-July 2020

Previous Next    MAR 17 – June, 2020 – Lagos, PT   We arrived here in Lagos just after Portugal went into lockdown – a State of Emergency. Schools closed and all public spaces were shut down except for essential business such as pharmacies and grocery stores. We found all supplies and items we needed for… Read more: Portugal – March-June 2020

  MAR 15-17, 2020  Escaping in advance of the Moroccan border closure! We departed from Fez on Sunday morning with a great deal of uncertainty for the hours ahead of us. We took the train from Fez to Casablanca.  It was weird to have others look at us and adjust their facemask, of which there… Read more: Covid-19 Travel – Morocco to Portugal – March 2020

Previous Next    FEB 28 – MAR 2, 2020 – Casablanca   February 29, 2020 We are planning a number of stops in Morocco – first stop Casablanca due to cheap fare from Florence!!! We arrive in the evening on February 28 from Italy. While walking around during our first day, I had to remind myself… Read more: Morocco – March 2020

APR 6, 2020     I am updating our travels of the past 7+ weeks as we have been halted by the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s not been easy to focus on past photos and narratives as we sit in Lagos, Portugal after spending 2 weeks in voluntary quarantine. The whole world is shutting down and we find… Read more: Italy – February 2020

March 31, 2020    I am updating our travels of the past 6+ weeks as we have been halted by the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s not been easy to focus on past photos and narratives as we sit in Lagos, Portugal after spending 2 weeks in voluntary quarantine. The whole world is shutting down and we find… Read more: France – February 2020

Previous Next JAN 11-Feb 11, 2020 In January 2020 we start on another journey for several months. We go to one of our favorite warm spots, Saint Luci,a for a month to enjoy warmth, the sun, and the sea. After a month in France, Italy and Morocco, I feel I’ve procrastinated in getting my thoughts… Read more: Saint Lucia/Martinique Jan-Feb 2020

Previous Next    SEP 30-OCT 1, 2019 – Eastport, ME   We make our way without incident to Eastport and the Seaview Campground and Cottages where we’ll stay 2 nights. We’ve decided to spend 2 nights in each of three locations as we head back to Boston. As the camping season is winding down for the… Read more: Coast of Maine and Campobello Island NB 2019

Previous Next    SEP 25, 2019 – to the Shubenacadie River, NS   As we head back towards the Bay of Fundy and our trip around to New Brunswick and back into the US at Calais, we stop at the Annapolis Royal Generating Station which is the only tidal generating station in North America. The plant… Read more: Bay of Fundy, NS/NB, Canada 2019

Previous Next    SEP 23, 2019 – Peggy’s Cove, NS   We drove away from Halifax having had a terrific weekend that was sunny and warm and made us feel like Nova Scotia was a terrific place to be. We drove towards the south and west in the direction of the coast with our destination the… Read more: Peggy’s Cove and Lunenburg, NS, Canada 2019

Previous Next    SEP 20-22, 2019 – Halifax, NS      It was a short drive to Woodhaven Campground in NW Halifax on September 20. We stopped on the way to pick up a rental car to make it easier to get around. We’d be visiting the city as well as visiting friends from DC and… Read more: Halifax, NS, Canada 2019

Previous Next   SEP 9, 2019 – Truro, NS  We decided to spend 2 nights, Sept 6-7, in a campground in Coles Island, New Brunswick CA as Hurricane Dorian smashed through the Canadian Maritimes. We headed for Nova Scotia on the 8th even though there were power outages reported. It was a nice day for… Read more: Nova Scotia, Canada 2019

Previous Next SEP 3, 2019 – Quebec City, CA Quebec City is a day’s drive from Ottawa, through Montreal. We didn’t stop in Montreal given we were more interested in moving along and neither of us had been to Quebec City. We wanted to spend 3 nights in Quebec City and were lucky to have… Read more: Quebec City, QC, Canada 2019

Previous Next AUG 31-SEP 1, 2019 – Ottawa City, CA We drive across the bridge connecting the US and CA sides of Sault Ste Marie and enjoy great views of the lock system. There is a bit of a wait at the border crossing and the CA side seems quite a bit larger and more… Read more: Ottawa City, ON, Canada 2019

Previous Next AUG  22, 2019 – SS Badger to Michigan We spend 2 nights in Fond du Lac WI and enjoy a lay day at Breezy Hill Campground. It’s a very nice spot where we have shade and there is a pool/hot tub and pond for swimming. We don’t do too much, just enjoy not… Read more: Michigan 2019

Previous Next    AUG 11, 2019 – to Fargo, SD     We leave the beautiful park on Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota for a day long drive to Fargo, ND.  We drove across the long earthen dam that creates the Lake. The scenery of the drive was not impressive – acres and acres of farmlands.… Read more: South Dakota/Iowa 2019

  AUG 9-11, 2019 – Lake Sakakawea, ND This is a large and beautiful park on a large lake impounded behind Garrison Dam, built by the Army Corps of Engineers. We are here for 3 nights and look forward to staying at this beautiful park. There’s a full service marina and store and a nice… Read more: Lake Sakakawea State Park North Dakota

Previous Next   AUG 6, 2019 – Medora, ND  After about 3 hours we found a portion of the Theodore Roosevelt NP on I94 near Medora, ND.  The visitor center and views/vistas from Painted Canyon overlook were terrific. It’s another extensive area of “badlands”. T Roosevelt found this area early in his life and always… Read more: Theodore Roosevelt National Park

AUG 3, 2019 – Shadehill, SD  Onto a SD recreation site – Shadehill which is alongside a dam created reservoir. There are some trees but we didn’t get one so we used the AC at night. Seems to work well and is effective in cooling things down from the upper 80s to low 70s for… Read more: Shadehill Recreation Area South Dakota

  AUG 1, 2019 – Interior, SD  After 3 nights in one spot for a nice change, we left Heartland RV and Cabins Campground in Hermosa, SD, we headed east to Interior, SD to see the Badlands National Park. On approach we could see the change in topography and landforms. Fascinating. We went to the… Read more: The Badlands National Park

  JULY 30, 2019 – Keystone, SD It’s a hot summer day in South Dakota as we drive through the Custer State Park and to Mount Rushmore National Memorial. On first arrival and encountering a large concrete parking facility there is no visible sign of the mountain top. Only have walking towards it and up… Read more: Mount Rushmore National Memorial

JULY 27, 2019 – Little Bighorn Battlefied, MT Some say visiting the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana is nothing more than visiting a hill with other hills nearby. It’s actually a bit more than that! The visitor center has many details and a video with details of the encounter between a contingent of… Read more: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

   JULY  22, 2019 – Drive to YNP –    After the Grand Teton NP it was a direct drive north where GTNP turns into YNP and more miles of forest and mountain vistas until we reach Grant Village. There are no towns or places for fuel or groceries until you get into YNP. Whereas… Read more: Yellowstone National Park

   JULY 13, 2019 – to the Grand Teton National Park Today we leave Portland OR!!! After a lot of waiting on the truck only a few things got accomplished. We think perhaps Camping World made several mistakes and didn’t want to admit them. The first was the wrong parts for the leveling system were… Read more: Grand Teton National Park

    JUNE 27, 2019 – Camp Sherman, OR We are now back in the RV after more than a month of it being at Camping World for a few warranty repairs and new parts. Most of the work is done but we are still waiting for parts to the awning and the new leveling system… Read more: Central Oregon and Crater Lake NP

JUNE 13, 2019 To Canada   We left Portland on June 13 for a 10 day trip to Glacier National Park and Banff and Jasper National Parks in Canada. We drove about halfway to Glacier, stopping just east of Spokane at a comfy Quality Inn and Suites. We were greeted warmly and told we could get… Read more: Glacier NP/Banff and Jasper CA NP

Previous Next    JUNE 8, 2019 – Portland, OR Today was another early travel day. Up at 5:30 to walk to the SeaTrain Station and get to the airport by 7 for the 9AM flight to Portland OR. We remembered that we had to make it through US customs as well as security so the… Read more: RV Adventure – Portland, OR Part II

JUNE 4, 2019 Another early start as we catch a 7AM flight from Juneau to Seattle and then to Vancouver, BC. There was a 2hour layover in Seattle but we were lucky to have a Priority Pass lounge that offered all the amenities of good coffee, good food, nice refreshing lemon/cucumber infused water!, and a… Read more: RV Adventure – Vancouver, BC Canada

   WILDLIFE    JUNE 1, 2019 It was up at 6:30, again, to get to the day boat for the 8 hour cruise up Glacier Bay. Turns out it was a 130 mile round trip from Bartlett Cove where the Lodge and National Park Service is. This is an enormous 3.3 million acres park that is… Read more: RV Adventure – Glacier Bay, AK

MAY 28, 2019 There isn’t much to Juneau. It’s got about 35,000 residents and we saw 4 mid-sized cruise ships in port. The tourists clog up the small downtown area and take the tram to the top of Mt Roberts. They also ride buses to see the Mendenhall Glacier and the old mining museum. We… Read more: RV Adventure – Juneau, AK

MAY 24, 2019 – Ferry to Juneau, AK   Today, Friday, May 24 we g0t on the ferry to go to Alaska!!!! Yesterday we left Portland on a 6 hour train ride to Bellingham, WA. We stayed overnight in a terrific Airbnb in Fairhaven, the old port part of Bellingham and also where the train station… Read more: RV Adventure – Ferry to Juneau, AK

MAY 17, 2019  Thom’s cousin in Portland OR offered not only to host us for our stay here, but also to provide “guided” tours of various places in the region. On Friday May 17 we dropped the RV off for its repairs and took the transit light rail into the city. Patrick met us at… Read more: RV Adventure – Portland, OR

MAY 12-13, 2019 On May 12 we drove another 3-4 hours to Florence OR. Along the way, we took a side trip to Charleston where we found a pretty spot for lunch overlooking the mud flats with clam diggers, saw a nice collection of fishing boats, and bought some beautiful, large oysters.  We stayed 2… Read more: RV Adventure – The Oregon Coast

MAY 11, 2019 We left Yosemite Valley CA on May 9, with the plan to stop 2 nights and take 3 days to reach the Oregon Coast, with our first night in Brookings OR. We stopped in Calistoga CA, a small town of hot springs and the attendant spas and upscale hotels. We stayed in… Read more: RV Adventure – Drive from CA to OR

MAY 5, 2019 Drove to our lodgings just east of Groveland and checked in but had to wait an hour until “check in”. Geez….. We took the advice and drove down the road a few miles to the Rainbow Pools. A spot to see the full river crash over rocks into a pool and then… Read more: RV Adventure – Yosemite National Park (CA)

MAY 1, 2019 We spent 4 days biking in the area around Eureka before going north and into the hills, once again!, to visit cousin Conor and his wife Rachel. Other members of the family included several elderly beasts, Murray the cat, and Sheba the dog. The comfortable house is an extended cabin type building… Read more: RV Adventure – Fieldbrook (CA)

APR 24, 2019 – Weott, CA We left Fort Bragg, CA today after 5 quiet days with a few long walks into town or along the sea. The beauty that continues along this lengthy California coast is hard to describe. We drove to the Avenue of the Giants and Humboldt Redwoods State Park. What an… Read more: RV Adventure – Humboldt Redwoods State Park (CA)

APR 20, 2019 – Fort Bragg, CA Fort Bragg, CA is a small coastal town founded in 1857. It spent it’s heyday as a fishing and seafaring community and supported a vast logging industry. The railroad played a large part in its development. The trains stopped servicing the area and fishing and tourism became the… Read more: RV Adventure – Fort Bragg, CA

APR 4, 2019 – Washington, DC Nearly everyone in DC this week will visit the Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin. We timed our DC visit so well!!!! After lunch with a few former colleagues yesterday, we went to the Wharf, rode the free taxi to Haines Point, seeing a bit of the very familiar… Read more: RV Adventure – April 2019

MAR 1, 2019 – Red Rock Canyon, NV After a relaxing week overlooking Lake Mead and taking great walks, we headed west on March 1, once again. West of Las Vegas we drove through the Red Rock Canyon. Amazing geologic formations. It’s a one way route that was an easy drive. We then went to… Read more: RV Adventure – March 2019

FEB 2, 2019 – Tubac, AZ After a tip from a former colleague in DC who has moved to the Midwest with the US DOT, we headed south!!! Phoenix was OK – the drive from Silver City was spectacular – up and over the mountains with terrific rock formations and odd but oddly beautifully colored… Read more: RV Adventure – February 2019

JAN 8, 2019 – Albuquerque, NM On a short driveabout north of Albuquerque. RV still in the shop, just got the warranty work approved. Took a nice walk along the Bosque of the Rio Grande. JAN 12-14, 2019 – Denver, CO Now in Denver CO! We’re in a nice airbnb on Pearl St, nice neighborhood… Read more: RV Adventure – January 2019

DEC 4, 2018 – Montgomery, AL On the advice of our campground host, as the street and neighborhood we’d be in, we did not walk the mile to the bus stop but called Uber to go downtown. We’d been told the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice nearby were not to be… Read more: RV Adventure – December 2018

NOV 5, 2018  Maiden Voyage! Well…. finally… we are on the road. Thor Freedom Elite 24FE. 2019. We drove to Hadley, MA for a weekend visit. Now boondocking on our first night on the road, at a Pilot truck stop where we can park for free. Off to a Country Pride (oh no!) For food.… Read more: RV Adventure – November 2018

   JULY 6, 2018 – Bordeaux   Up for some breakfast and final clean up before meeting the taxi to the train station for our ride to Bordeaux, FR.  It was a fairly short ride, about 45 min, to le Gare St Jean. Seems taxis don’t queue up in taxi stands here. The people queue… Read more: France – Bordeaux 6-10July 2018

  JUNE 22, 2018 – Castelsarrasin, FR  June 21 was a travel day, as I flew first to Lisbon from the Azores, and then after many queues and misdirection, I made it to the flight to Bordeaux France. I met Anne Purvis there and we embarked on our adventure with a Tesla taxi ride into… Read more: France – Aquitaine Le Boat Cruise 21June-6July 2018

JUNE 16, 2018 June 15 was a travel day, as we flew to San Miguel Island and the town of Ponta Delgada, in the archipelago, the Azores. San Miguel, as I believe the other islands are, is volcanic in origin with very steep hillsides and great mountainous scenery, with trees and fields and we think… Read more: Portugal – Azores 15-20 June 2018

xxx JUNE 10-13, 2018 June 10 Caminha is only an hour from Porto but we took the coastal route, turning toward the coast at every turn. We stopped shortly before getting to Caminha for some groceries and headed to our checkin point. It took a while to locate the pastry shop where we announced we… Read more: Portugal – Caminha 10-15 June 2018

JUNE 6-8, 2018 June 7 6 June was a travel day that was part of our drive up the coast from Lagos. Our flat is just south of Porto in Madelena which is an easy bus or train ride from the old city. We were lucky to arrive with a car so that we could… Read more: Portugal – Porto 6-10 June 2018

JUNE 4-6, 2018 Time to depart Lagos. We had a lovely chat with our host Carla last night. She and her boyfriend helped us sort an itinerary up the west coast of Portugal to Porto with advice on where to stop and places to see. We rented a car on 4June and decided to stop… Read more: Portugal – Coast Drive 4-6 June 2018

MAY 31, 2018 30 May was a travel day and we had a great train ride from Barcelona to Seville. Seems you can’t take a train from Spain to southern Portugal so we caught a bus in Seville and traveled on to Lagos, with a brief stop in Faro. Glad we decided to stay in… Read more: Portugal – Lagos 31May-4June 2018

MAY 27, 2018 26May was a travel day from Avignon to Barcelona. It was a great all day train ride on the TGV, departing from the central station on Avignon. It was easy to get there on the bus and then we switched to the TGV train at the TGV Station outside of Avignon. We… Read more: Spain – Barcelona 26-30 May 2018

MAY 20, 2018 MAY 21, 2018 Yesterday was a travel day with a nice surprise while shopping at a small market as most stores are closed on Sunday afternoons. We checked into a very spacious 2BR flat with almost everything…. We miss the kettle for coffee but I suppose the Nespresso machine sort of makes… Read more: France – Avignon 20-26 May 2018

MAY 17, 2018 We arrived yesterday afternoon and just had a quick walk to fetch provisions. We are in an aparthotel this time but it has everything!!! A microwave, small frig, a 2 burner hob, a coffee pot, and a half sized dishwasher – never seen one of those!!! It’s as wide as a normal… Read more: France – Paris 16-20 May 2018

MAY 13, 2018 The train journey on 12May was a long one – departing CPH at 8am, and arriving in AMS at 9:30pm. We didn’t get to our flat until 10pm so it was a very long day. After snacking at odd times and on odd stuff on the train, by the time we got… Read more: The Netherlands – Amsterdam 12-16 May 2018

Previous Next May 9, 2018 After a very long train ride from Stockholm, we finally got to our flat around 8PM. We should have arrived at the train station at 15:20 but we were stopped for a long time before being told to get off the train. We were about an hour from Copenhagen yet… Read more: Denmark – Copenhagen 9-11 May 2018

May 5, 2018 Quick 3hr direct flight from Dubrovnik to Stockholm. We passed over thousands of islands on the approach to the airport here. Seems we are to experience spring all over again. As in Innsbruck a few weeks ago, the trees are blooming and the daffodils are up. Our host has placed many vases… Read more: Sweden – Stockholm 5-8May2018

April 23-26 We’ve been in Cavtat for several days now and enjoying lazy days with warm sun and long walks. Our trip here on Monday, by bus, was comfortable and scenic. We saw a great valley and what looked to be a very large area of crops/olive trees, and we think lots of orange groves.… Read more: Croatia – Cavtat and Dubrovnik 23Apr-5May2018

Croatia – Split (Stobrec) April 16 It’s been a quiet couple of days as the both of us manage nasty colds. Thom is all cough, and lots of it. Mine started as a sore throat, then a little congestion, and now a minor cough. Should be over the worst of it soon. But it makes… Read more: Croatia – Stobrec and Split 16-23Apr2018

April 12· We’ve been thoroughly enjoying our Venice visit!! Our flat is superb and in the quiet sector, San Palo, with 2 small balconies overlooking the “street” and a turn in a small canal 100 feet away. It takes a bit of getting used to the fact there are no vehicles!! Even the trash, picked… Read more: Italy – Venice 12-16Apr2018

April 9 Well – we are now in Italy. I’m so glad we’re here, always wanted to come to Italy, even though our stay may be brief, I’m happy for every minute of it. We took the train through the Alps from Innsbruck and it was beautiful. Hamlets of towns with a church steeple always… Read more: Italy – Verona 9-12Apr2018

April 7, 2018 Short stop in Austria/Innsbruck. What a place – so pretty in April, with spring slowly coming around. We can practically see the forsythia budding out. and then of course the great expanse of the snow covered Alps. It’s amazing! Day 1 – we arrived by train 7Apr around noon. What a pretty… Read more: Austria – Innsbruck 7-8Apr2018

April 4, 2018 Slow day, now in Munich. Arrived at 7am, ugh. But Singapore Air’s business class is spectacular, as reported by others. The lie flat bed isn’t an extended nice wide seat, but a flipped over the top, inversion, with the entire back of the seatback folding forward, and another layer, with good padding… Read more: Germany – Munich 4-7Apr2018

March 31, 2018 · First morning in Bali – our flat is at the back of a hotel complex where several buildings are residences/apartments. It’s very lush and at 10:30 last night, on arrival, it was very hot. We were grateful the AC had been turned on for us. We’ll explore the pools and beach… Read more: Indonesia – Bali 31Mar-3Apr2018

MAR 6-10, 2018 – Hanoi OK – we’re now in Hanoi – in the old quarter, which is not too far, but looks dramatically different from where we stayed last year. Narrow streets, noise, motorscooters, etc. Though our flat has amazing windows and little noise filters through. After learning that my 3+Year old samsung tablet… Read more: Vietnam – 6-29 Mar2018

MAR 1-5, 2018 – MELBOURNE, AU Melbourne is a beautiful city and we saw and did a lot. We walked around the first day – a beautiful sunny day. On the following days we explored – by train to Williamstown, a small seaside town where we took a float-plane flight, and took the ferry back,… Read more: Australia – Melbourne 1-5 Mar2018

LYTTLETON Not much today – returned the van, got some groceries and got domestic – that in a minute. The van place, Wicked, has these wildly painted vans, generally for 2, like ours, while some are plain, also like ours. The painted ones cost less…. due to their advertising value and none were available for… Read more: New Zealand – Lyttleton 25-28Feb2018

LAKE TAKEPO Jan 17, 2018 We departed Lyttleton on 17 Feb in a Wicked campervan, a converted Toyota. Our first night was at Lake Takepo which is a stunning light blue colored lake, fed by glaciers. We had our first starfilled night. In the evening a group of about 20 Chinese adults and children showed… Read more: New Zealand – Camping 17-25 Feb2018

LYTTLETON, NZ 13-17 Feb, 2018 Our airbnb flat in Christchurch is actually in the port town (small town) of Lyttleton. It’s charming, and the flat oversees port ops!!!! Our hosts are especially terrific as they go out of their way to help and advise us.Our flat is one of the best we’ve had. It has… Read more: New Zealand – Christchurch/Lyttleton 13-17 Feb2018

PICTON – GREYMOUTH   The scenery approaching Picton, through the Queen Charlotte Sound, reminded us of Maine or similar areas with piney woods, no signs of life, and steep slopes to the water. Picton is a small town and we rented a car and headed the 2+ hours to Nelson, a more substantial town, for… Read more: New Zealand – Wellington to Nelson to Greymouth 10-12Feb2018

WELLINGTON, NZ It’s been a while, I know, but we’ve been on the move and not on the move, and when not on the move, we’ve been enjoying ourselves in the various destinations. And then there have been times when the wifi was not so good or most recently, when power was limited and devices… Read more: New Zealand – Wellington 8-9Feb2018

AUCKLAND, NZ Feb 1, 2018 When leaving Chiang Mai, at the international departures terminal, we were checking our luggage to get on our Silk Air/Singapore Air flight(s) to Auckland. The ticketing agent seemed very puzzled when looking at our passports, and our booking file. He asked if we were residents of NZ – response was… Read more: New Zealand – Auckland 2-7Feb2018