Vietnam - Timeless Charm
We drove, or rather our tour bus driver drove us from Cambodia to Vietnam where we had to go through border control. There, we were...
Phnom Penh | The City of the Brahma's Faces
Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, where one of the worst genocides in modern history occurred, It Approximately 2 million innocents lost
Cambodia| Kingdom of Wonder| Siem Reap
Siem Riep is very old and very young. The town is young and vibrant and alive until all hours. But it is not just about the party scene. ..
Bangkok, Thailand | Land of the Golden Buddha
By now you have probably realized that I love to travel, to see new things and be surrounded by different aromas, sights and sounds than...
Cefalu | A Seaside Spot
Sicily is a huge island. We only had 18 days to explore it so we could not stay long at any one place and had to move on. We started our...
Taormina | The Pearl of the Ionian Sea
If you watched White Lotus, you might recognize Taormina. This is a town I was told not to miss and one I am glad to have visited. We...
Syracuse| Siracusa
My husband's uncles often said “If you haven't been to Sicily, you haven't been to Italy”. Hence, our visit to the island. Our fifth stop...
On to Agrigento with a Stop at the Royal Palace of Ficuzza
Agrigento is about 2 ½ hours from Trapani via SS189 but because passing through some construction zones is the norm, it could take...
Palermo | A Cultural Melting Pot
Settled by the Phoenicians, colonized by the ancient Greeks, conquered by the Romans, invaded by the Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards...
Italy 2022 - Sicily by way of Rome
There are no direct flights from the USA to Sicily and so we flew to Rome. Having heard horror stories of lost luggage. We decided to...
New Mexico - “It Grows as it goes “
We had planned several domestic trips but due to Covid-19, the fear of Covid-19, and the high cost of domestic travel, we put those trips...
Return to Iceland - Part 2 | Iceland's Westfjords 2022 | Photo-journal
Going back to my bird-watching mania, on our first trip to Iceland we had hoped to see the northern lights, and we did, nothing short of...
Return to Iceland 2022 | Different season | Photo-journal
In early April of 2019 I spent about a week in Iceland and found it to be absolutely amazing, truly the place of fire and ice. I had the...
South Africa Beckons - Part 1
Read about travel to South Africa and see photographs
Kentucky - Let's Explore
Our 2nd destination on our Kentucky-Indiana itinerary was the Natural Bridge State Resort Park in Slade, Kentucky where we spent two...
India - Our Last Day takes us to Haryanna -Magical Days in India: #9
Towards the Kingdom of Dreams A delayed flight allowed us the time to explore Cochi but cut our time short in Delhi. We arrived at the...
India- Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh: Day 5 & 6: 14 Magical Days in India: #4
Shortly before daybreak Manisha’s family, my husband and I boarded a mini-bus and took a 4 hour drive to Rajasthan. After entering the...
India - The Taj Mahal (7/31) : Day 2: 14 Magical Days in India: #2
Seeing the Taj Mahal has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember. In July of 2019, I finally had the opportunity to see...
India - Full of Life - Day 1: 14 Magical Days in India: #1
When I said I was planning a trip to India, my non-Indian friends asked me why. I said that I heard it was colorful, picturesque and that th
Croatia Blog# 6 | Our last 3 days
On October 4, 2019, our 8th day in Croatia, we left Rovinj and headed for Starigrad. Along the way we saw a green cow. Are those Swiss...