Day 3 — Peace, Palaces, Orange Juice, and Marie Antoinette’s Village
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 By our third day in France, the time zone fog was starting to lift. Nobody slept…
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Day 2 — The Louvre, 30,000 Steps, and Sunset on the Eiffel Tower
Monday, April 20, 2026 Our first full day in Paris began with the rare luxury of sleeping in a little.…
Day 1 — Arrival in Paris: Jet Lag, Bones, and the Eiffel Tower at Night
Saturday, April 18, 2026 – Sunday, April 19, 2026 We left home on Saturday, April 18, 2026, and arrived in…
Day 19 — Three Generations, Four Countries, and Every Transportation Method Except Submarine
There are trips you remember by the places. This one, I may remember by the vehicles. Over three weeks, across…
Day 18 — Rome in One Day by Scooter Was a Terrible Idea. Naturally, It Was Fantastic.
There are moments in family travel when a child suggests an idea so ridiculous that the responsible adult should immediately…
Day 17 — Rome Was Supposed to Be the Easy Stop. Then We Put Grandma on a Scooter.
There is a strange confidence that comes after surviving Morocco, Egypt, and Petra with three generations of family. You begin…
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Essential Iceland – 4×4 Super Jeep Adventure
I spent a full day with “Mountain Guides” of Iceland exploring the outback of this amazing country. As it was…
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4×4 Jeep Trip in Iceland
Iceland – February 1, 2011 Flying into Iceland at 7am from Seattle has been a great stop on the way…
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Crystal Cruises
Crystal Cruises After spending a week on Crystal Cruises I have to say I was impressed. The service was by…
The 5 Villages of Cinque Terre, Italy
Cinque Terre The 5 lands of Italy are five remote villages perched along the Mediterranean Coast. The four towns of…