By

mvweis
•June 22, 2017•

Hiking and Rafting Voidomatis River

Today was a big outdoor day for us. We drove...
Read More
•June 21, 2017•

Exploring Zagori Villages in Pindos Mountains

June 20 – Driving from Metsovo to Papingko We woke...
Read More
•June 19, 2017•

Majestic Meteora

On Sunday the 18th we sailed early from Meganissi to...
Read More
•June 15, 2017•

Sailing Ionian – Keffalonia and Meganissi

June 15th – Ithaca to Keffalonia After breakfast Bill and...
Read More
•June 14, 2017•

Sailing to Ithaca

Early start (6am) because it’s a long way to Ithaca....
Read More
•June 13, 2017•

Sailing Galaxidi to Trizonia

June 13th was a great day for sailing. We went...
Read More
•June 13, 2017•

Sailing through the Corinth Canal & Delphi

We woke up to thunder and rain in Makrinitsa so...
Read More
•June 11, 2017•

3 Days Driving in Pelion Peninsula

June 8th Our plan for the next few days was...
Read More
•June 8, 2017•

Seeing More of Skopelos Island

June 5th Leisurely exploration of Skopelos town with Julie and...
Read More
•June 4, 2017•

Quick trip to Skiathos

Julie and Kat were arriving by plane to Skiathos on...
Read More
•June 2, 2017•

Boat Excurions from Skopelos and Rembetiko Music

May 30th Tuesday was the last full day for Eleni,...
Read More
•May 29, 2017•

Skopelos Hike to Limnonari Beach

Big day of hiking, 23000 steps! We took walk no...
Read More
•May 28, 2017•

Skopelos Town on a Rainy Sunday

Sunday started out a bit overcast, chilly and rainy. A...
Read More
•May 27, 2017•

Skopelos by Car

Saturday was still a bit overcast and cool. So it...
Read More
•May 26, 2017•

Skopelos Hiking

Our first few days in Skopelos were windy, cool with...
Read More
•May 23, 2017•

Athens (May 23 – 25)

Tuesday May 23rd Sad to say goodbye to Crete again....
Read More
•May 22, 2017•

Crete (May 20 – 22)

Saturday May 20th Today was absolutely gorgeous weather – a...
Read More
•May 19, 2017•

Crete (May 17 – 19)

This trip to Greece started out as an idea from...
Read More
•October 10, 2016••

Days 13 – 15 Dolomites and Munich

Friday was the end of our organized Gate 1 tour....
Read More
•October 6, 2016••

Day 12 – Ljublanja to Venice

Time to pack up and take our last bus ride...
Read More
•October 5, 2016••

Day 11 – Lake Bled and Julian Alps

We stayed two nights in Ljulblana. Which gave us time...
Read More
•October 4, 2016••

Day 10 – Opatija to Ljublanja, Slovenia

Today was a travel day on the bus moving from...
Read More
•October 3, 2016••

Day 9 – A Down Day in Opatija

This was a day to do laundry on a rainy...
Read More
•October 2, 2016••

Day 8 – Split to Opatija

Just one night in Split. On Sunday we climbed on...
Read More
•October 1, 2016••

Day 7 -Hvar to Split

Left Hotel Riva in Hvar (great location, quirky rooms) on...
Read More
•September 30, 2016••

Day 6 – Exploring Hvar

Hvar has been discoverd by the tourism industry but in...
Read More
•September 29, 2016••

Day 5 – Korcula to Hvar

Another long day on the bus. We could have taken...
Read More
•September 28, 2016••

Day 4 – Dubrovnik to Korcula

Another long day in the bus moving from Dubrovnik to...
Read More
•September 26, 2016••

Days 1 – 3 Dubrovnik

The first half of 2016 was very busy for us....
Read More
•December 11, 2015•

Biking from Belgium to Amsterdam

Quick summary of our Bike and Barge Trip in 2013....
Read More
•November 3, 2015••

Week in Paris

Walking and more walking, art museums, eating and more eating....
Read More
•October 21, 2015••

A week in Hungary.

Budapest, Orashadz, Szeged – a short introduction to Hungary and...
Read More
•September 9, 2015••

Grand Tetons National Park

Today we checked out of Old Faithful Inn after a...
Read More
•September 8, 2015••

Yellowstone – Old Faithful and Upper Grand Loop

We had a fabulous Labor Day in Yellowstone today. I...
Read More
•September 7, 2015••

Yellowstone – Lower Grand Loop Road

Checked out of our cabin and headed to YP to...
Read More
•September 6, 2015••

Cody to East Yellowstone

Our lodging just outside East entrance to Yellowstone Park. Cute...
Read More
•September 5, 2015••

Cody, Wyoming

Cody is a cute little Western town that calls itself...
Read More
•September 5, 2015••

Breck to Laramie to Cody

Have 5 free days for a road trip over Labor...
Read More
•June 23, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 19 – Long trip home

June 23 Our trip home was scheduled to take two...
Read More
•June 22, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 18 Lofoten Islands

June 22 Bonnie, Barb and Les leave today to spend...
Read More
•June 21, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 17 Lofoten Islands

June 21 Summer Solstice,  Grammy’s bday,  Fathers Day. A day...
Read More
•June 20, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 16 Hurtigruten to Svolvaer

June 20 Today at 7:30am we crossed the Arctic Circle...
Read More
•June 19, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 15 – Hurtigruten

June 19 Thursday, and the sun is out and the...
Read More
•June 18, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 14 – Hurtigruten

June 18 First full day on the boat. We enjoyed...
Read More
•June 17, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 13 Bergen and Cruise

June 17 The rain has arrived and we are grateful...
Read More
•June 16, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 12 Bergen

June 16 We were blessed with an unusually beautiful sunny...
Read More
•June 15, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 11 Flam to Bergen

Todays blog courtesy of Bonnie Breakfast was to be at...
Read More
•June 14, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 10 Norway in a Nutshell Part 1

June 14. Norway in a Nutshell Part 1. Oslo to...
Read More
•June 13, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 9 Oslo

June 13 On Saturday we split up. Bonnie and I...
Read More
•June 12, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 8 Oslo

June 12 We got up very early on the ship...
Read More
•June 11, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 7 Copenhagen

Copenhagen day and overnight ferry to Oslo June 11 Walking...
Read More
•June 10, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 6 in Copenhagen

June 10 Another unusual sunny summer day for us to...
Read More
•June 9, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 5 in Copenhagen

June 9 A beautiful sunny day to explore Copenhagen. Breakfast...
Read More
•June 8, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 4

Stockholm to Copenhagen – June 8 Monday was a travel...
Read More
•June 7, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 3 in Stockholm

I always forget that the second night is the hardest...
Read More
•June 6, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 2 in Stockholm

June 6 Saturday was a very long day with as...
Read More
•June 5, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Day 1 in Stockholm

We arrived in Stockholm around 9am after a fairly easy...
Read More
•June 4, 2015••

Scandinavia 2015 – Our Trip Plan

Heading to Scandinavia for 3 weeks with Bill’s sisters Bonnie...
Read More
•June 10, 2014••

Day 30 – Passport Replacement

Spent 3 hours at the American Embassy to get a...
Read More
•June 9, 2014••

Day 29 – Making most of an extra day in Athens

We were supposed to be flying home today on Monday...
Read More
•June 8, 2014••

Day 28 – Ferry from Paros to Athens

We struggled with whether to take the early ferry back...
Read More
•June 7, 2014••

Day 27 – Exploring Paros

Early off the sailboat on Saturday morning. Ann and Jim...
Read More
•June 6, 2014••

Day 26 – Motor from Syros to Paros

A bit of exploring of Syros and a noon departure...
Read More
•June 5, 2014••

Day 25 – Serifos to Syros

Wind direction and ferry schedules dictated a run to Syros...
Read More
•June 4, 2014••

Day 24 – Sifnos to Serifos

Well today was our day to sail and sail we...
Read More
•June 3, 2014••

Day 23 – Storm Day on Sifnos

An unplanned day on Sifnos due to storm. We had...
Read More
•June 2, 2014••

Day 22 – Paros to Sifnos

We had a little time to explore Parikia before sailing....
Read More
•June 1, 2014••

Day 21 – Set Sail. Mykonos to Paros

We left the dock at Mykonos fairly early 9am with...
Read More
•May 31, 2014••

Day 20 – Ferry to Mykonos

Most of us only took naps of 2 to 4...
Read More
•May 30, 2014••

Day 19 – Shopping Plaka and Cape Sounion

Originally I had big plans for all the Athens museums...
Read More
•May 29, 2014••

Day 18 – Foodie Tour and Folk Dance

We signed up for foodie tour in Athens which was...
Read More
•May 28, 2014••

Day 17 – Travel to Athens & Acropolis Tour

Up early on Wednesday to catch a flight from Chania...
Read More
•May 27, 2014••

Day 16 – Crete

May 27th Prausas and Wellborns rented a small car and...
Read More
•May 26, 2014••

Day 15 – Touring Crete

Today was our big day to tour the island with...
Read More
•May 25, 2014••

Day 14 – Rest up in Crete

Today was a day to relax and stay close to...
Read More
•May 24, 2014••

Day 13 – Samos to Crete

Today we explored the southern coast of Samos before catching...
Read More
•May 23, 2014••

Day 12 – Northern Coast of Samos

We rented a car from the cousin of the hotelier....
Read More
•May 22, 2014••

Day 11 – Ferry to Samos Greece

May 12, 2014 Left Turkey today on the 9am ferry...
Read More
•May 21, 2014••

Day 10 – Aegean Coast (Selcuk, Dilik Peninsula and Sirince)

May 21 based in Selcuk on Aegean coast. Slow morning...
Read More
•May 20, 2014••

Day 9 – Travel Day and Ephesus

May 20, 2014 We really enjoyed our time in Cappadoccia....
Read More
•May 19, 2014••

Day 8 – Undiscovered Cappadoccia

May 19 – Undiscovered Cappadoccia Jumped up out of bed...
Read More
•May 18, 2014••

Day 7 – Cappadoccia History and Adventure Tour

May 18 , 2014 Slept a bit late since our tour...
Read More
•May 17, 2014••

Day 6 – Cappadocia – Balloon Ride and Open Air Museum

Hot Air Balloon Ride A hot air balloon is one...
Read More
•May 16, 2014••

Day 5 – Travel to Cappadoccia

Fly from Istanbul to Nevshir airport in Cappadoccia. Rough landing...
Read More
•May 15, 2014••

Day 4 – Istanbul on our own

Nothing organized was planned for May 15th. We started the...
Read More
•May 14, 2014••

Day 3 – Exploring Ottoman Istanbul

On Wednesday (May 14, 2024) we spent another day with...
Read More
•May 13, 2014••

Day 2 – Exploring Byzantine Istanbul

May 13, 2014 Glorious weather in Istanbul today. Sunny, moderate...
Read More
•May 12, 2014••

Day 1 – Pensacola to Istanbul

Starting our long journey today from Pensacola to Istanbul. Not...
Read More
•May 9, 2014••

Trip Resources – Turkey

Websites www.turkeytravelplanner.com – Information packed website by travel writer Tom...
Read More
•May 9, 2014••

Trip Itinerary

We are headed on an adventure to Turkey and Greece....
Read More
•October 26, 2012••

Day 4 – Ferry to Cabbage Key and Useppa

Another day that just wasn’t right for paddling. We took...
Read More
•October 25, 2012••

Day 3 – Exploring Captiva/Sanibel by Car

We didn’t take the boards out on Thursday. Decided to...
Read More
•October 24, 2012••

Day 2 – Pine Island to Captiva

Wednesday (October 24) was a transition day. We were moving...
Read More
•October 23, 2012••

Day 1 – Pine Island, FL

Kathy, Maria, Lorrie and Anne are on a Fall SUP...
Read More
•July 10, 2012••

Day 20/21 – Joberg to Pensacola

I did find Bill at PE airport eventually and we...
Read More
•July 9, 2012••

Day 19 – Tour of Port Elizabeth

Good Morning. today, was my first morning to be up...
Read More
•July 8, 2012••

Day 18 – Day safari at Pumba Game Reserve

Sunday morning. I had no idea what time the driver...
Read More
•July 7, 2012••

Day 17 – Time for a change of scenery

Saturday July 7th. We awoke very early to a downpour,...
Read More
•July 6, 2012••

Day 16 – Cold, grey day

Today is Friday July 6th. At home it’s a hot...
Read More
•July 5, 2012••

Day 15 – Game Viewing

On Thursday I arranged to go on two game drives...
Read More
1 2 3