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When I decided to extend our trip to Sweden, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do and where I was going to go.  All I knew was we were going to stay in a small sea coast town in Southern Sweden near where my grandmothers were born. Our first challenge was getting out ofContinue reading “Following My Roots to Karlshamn, Sweden”

Our voyage across the Atlantic ended with some sweet memories.  We made a few friends during the past two weeks that we felt like we knew for years.  So farewells were bittersweet but we all hoped we’d meet again on another voyage.  It was a foggy morning and from our side of the ship weContinue reading “Dragons and Mermaids”

I love tulips.  They are happy flowers facing up at the sun smiling.  They are bright, cheerful and colorful.  But until I went to Keukenhof Gardens, I didn’t know  how many variations of tulips there are. At Keukenhof there are 8 million tulip bulbs planted by hand each year on 70 landscaped acres. The parkContinue reading “Tip Toe Through The Tulips”

It was a cold morning for our trip to Bruges but I was dressed warm in my sheep fur lined jacket and gloves. For a moment I thought we might have been in Disney World.  The bustling crowds, the quaint village so pristine it almost seemed unreal, and shops hawking their wares everywhere. From whatContinue reading “A Walk Back In Time”

D-Day – June 6, 1944 is a day of remembrance, especially on the northern coast of France. We arrived in Cherbourg, France today and had arranged a ship tour to Some of the WWII Sites.  From the tour bus we could see a fort out on the water. The countryside was lovely with centuries oldContinue reading “A Day in History”

Last night we fell asleep, a restless sleep in anticipation of arriving in Ponta Delgada. The Azores as Americans say it or how they say it in Portuguese, Acores with a little s in the c.  From our balcony we gazed upon luxury yachts surrounded by a quaint city with mountains, whose peaks were hiddenContinue reading “The Magical Land of the Azores”

Six days of seafull bliss.  Nothing to do but to relax, unwind, and indulge.  We have had really beautiful weather; weather I don’t think most were prepared for.  The chaise lounges are readily available at all times of day.   The Regal Princess also has the adults only Sanctuary, hardly necessary on this Transatlantic tripContinue reading “Oh How I Love These Sea Days”

Company is all gone and we had several days to wind down in Antigua.  Unfortunately, Bruce and I had colds so our last few days were uneventful.  After Keith left, we hung around the apartment reading and relaxing.  I even cooked the one and only time during our trip.  I made a spinach, tomato andContinue reading “Wrapping Things Up In Guatemala”

We had a very busy week with our friend Keith.  On Thursday we visited Finca Filadefia, a nearby coffee plantation.  It’s a nice place to visit with exceptional views. The coffee tour started in the nursery with all the baby plants. We picked a bean and squeezed it.  The juice tasted sweet. The laborers pickContinue reading “Finca Filadefia and Monterrico”

Last year we made a trip to Lake Atitlan and spent two nights there.  We were quite disappointed since we had high expectations.  Not knowing where to go, we spent one night in Panachel and one night on San Marcos.  Panachel is similar to most port towns.  People living on the fringe, many hustlers andContinue reading “A Trip to the Lake”