Iceland Travel Jan/Feb 2015 We traveled to Reykjavik from Seattle on Jan 26 to arrive early morning on Jan 27, 2015. Icelantic Airlines did a great job, they are also offering free stop-overs if you choose to do so on your way to Europe! We decided to do our own self-drive tour and in many ways, […]
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Travel to Iceland
Thursday, April 2nd, 2015The Art, Architecture, History and Culture of Russia, Part 3
Thursday, August 14th, 2014On our last full day in St. Petersburg we spent the bulk of the day at the Hermitage Museum, one of the most spectacular art museums in the world. This museum is the 2nd largest in the world after the Louvre and it is immense. As the Winter Palace of the Czars, I suppose it […]
Micato Safaris – Part 1
Thursday, February 6th, 2014Micato Safaris Nov 17-28, 2013 “There was never another time like that first time in Africa.” –The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Ernest Hemingway, 1936 It was with a heavy heart that I got on that airplane to leave Nairobi and Africa. My head was swimming with thoughts of all that I had seen and done on […]
Spain – our final few days
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011continuing my blog from Lisbon, Portugal… Day 18 – Salamanca, Spain We continued our drive out of Portugal into Spain. The scenery was beautiful as we passed lakes, hills and streams. We finally arrived in Salamanca, Spain in the early evening. Our Hotel, the Silken Rona Dalba was our least favorite of all hotels. First […]
