September 1, 2024 Today’s adventure was navigating the Swiss Rail system as we left Geneva for Lugano. I am happy to report that all went well!! The trains were on time we navigated the changing of trains and were able to manage the luggage! The only oops was we were in a quiet car and …
August 31, 2024 Switzerland is famous for its cheese and chocolate so our adventure for today is to sample these delectables. I know it’s a tough mission but someone has to do it!!! We are headed out to the picturesque medieval mountain town of Gruyère to tour a cheese factory then sample the cheese. To …
August 29, 2024 The day began with a bus ride from Geneva across the French border through the glacier-fed Arve Valley. The greeen mountain peaks along with the sheer granite cliffs made for a incredible journey then the snowy peaks of Mont Blanc appeared and I was awestruck!! Soon we arrived in Chamonix home to …
June 12, 2024 My morning walk took me north in hope of catching a view of Mount Etna but that was not to be because it was cloudy but I did walk though the public gardens and then got a bit wet walking back to the hotel. We headed out to explore Taormina, home to …
June 2, 2024 My early morning adventure was walking down to the old port where the fishing boats are docked. What a peaceful way to start what was scheduled to be an active day. Water always calms my soul. We are driving east to the Madonie Mountains to enjoy A Day in the Life of …
May 21 ,2024 A beautiful sunrise began the day Tuesday. The day ended up being a quiet at sea.day. To be honest I really needed it to recover from my crazy busy days in Istanbul. It was a typical sea day with lectures, bridge (really missing my bridge group, Lola and CA), and line dancing. …
April 24, 2024 We are blessed today with spectacular weather!!!! The sun is shinning so it’s summer in Scotland!! Our first stop was at the ruins of Urquhart Castle. Having gotten our castle fix for the day we headed off to Mallaig, a quaint fishing village for a walk around and lunch before boarding the …
April 22, 2024 Today is a travel day as we take the train from Edinburgh to Inverness in the highlands. As we approached Inverness the landscape change from rolling green hill with lots of sheep to steep cliffs. The train was moving fast so the pictures I took were blurry….sorry!!! Inverness, a city nestled at …
April 21.2024 Winter has returned! The locals will tell you that Scotland has two seasons, winter and summer (any day the sun comes out) and they can happen any day of the year and sometimes in the same day. Today I am headed out to spend a day experiencing the natural beauty of Loch …
April 20, 2024 Today was all about going to locations that were used in the Outlander series. If you are an Outlander fan you will recognize some of the locations and in some cases I was able to add a picture from the series after my picture. It was a fun day with the guide …
