top of page
Search


Bergen, Norway - our last stop
Bergen, on the west coast of Norway, is Norway’s second largest city. We were happy to see that our ferry docked near the center of old...

Susan Thomas
Nov 10, 20242 min read
Â
Â
Â


On to Balestrand!
When I plan our trips I always try to find an out of the way place for us to stay for a few nights, preferably somewhere we could go for...

Susan Thomas
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Â
Â
Â


Oslo, Norway
We always make sure to be at the train station with enough time to find our train and our seats without hurrying. It was easy, as usual,...

Susan Thomas
Oct 28, 20243 min read
Â
Â
Â


Oslo, Norway
We arrived at the train station with enough time to find our train and our seats. Unfortunately there was trouble on the tracks and they...

Susan Thomas
Oct 20, 20241 min read
Â
Â
Â


Stockholm, Sweden
The train trip from Copenhagen to Stockholm took 5 hours, but it was a high speed train and a very comfortable ride which included...

Susan Thomas
Oct 20, 20242 min read
Â
Â
Â


Let’s Go to Scandinavia!
When Bob and I talked about where we would like to visit we both agreed that Scandinavia sounded like a good place to go. I’ve always...

Susan Thomas
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Â
Â
Â


Lucky Gammy
A few weeks ago, I was invited to Sewickley to babysit our granddaughters while Beth and Andrew played in a paddle tournament. Of course...

Susan Thomas
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Â
Â
Â


Acadia…we’re back!
We really enjoy spending time at Acadia National Park, which has both mountains and the sea. How can you go wrong there? We take our...

Susan Thomas
Oct 9, 20234 min read
Â
Â
Â


Frank Lloyd Wright
I've been a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture for many years, and when we were visiting our friends Ann and Gerry in Illinois they...

Susan Thomas
Aug 12, 20232 min read
Â
Â
Â


ROME
The Cinque Terre was great fun, and by the way it didn't rain a drop our entire visit, but it was time to travel to Rome. Our train...

Susan Thomas
Oct 31, 20224 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Cinque Terre
We really enjoyed Venice and hated to leave, but it was time to board the Bullet Train to Milan and make our next connection. We were...

Susan Thomas
Oct 18, 20224 min read
Â
Â
Â


On to Venice
We headed to Milano Centrale, the main train station in Milan, with our tickets to Venice. Our tickets told us our train number and what...

Susan Thomas
Oct 12, 20222 min read
Â
Â
Â


ITALY
Since Bob chose our last vacation trip, to Africa in search of lions...again, it was my turn to choose our vacation destination and I...

Susan Thomas
Oct 6, 20223 min read
Â
Â
Â


Botswana
None of us ever visited Botswana before, and we were all eager to start our safari. Bob planned the trip and was excited to see the...

Susan Thomas
May 4, 20223 min read
Â
Â
Â


A Return to Victoria Falls
When we visited Zimbabwe a few years ago it was in the African Spring, and it was a very dry Spring that year. In fact, Cape Town had a...

Susan Thomas
Apr 18, 20224 min read
Â
Â
Â


We Want To See LIONS!
The last time we were in Africa when we were met at tiny Skukuza Airport the ride back to our camp felt like we were at Disneyworld. It...

Susan Thomas
Apr 13, 20223 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Cape Winelands
Before starting our safari we decided to spend a few days in wine country. We stayed at Babylonstoren, which is a 500 acre working farm...

Susan Thomas
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Â
Â
Â


Another Trip to Africa (in search of lions)
We went to Africa a few years ago and had a great time. We saw a lot of wild life and made wonderful new friends, but we didn’t see...

Susan Thomas
Apr 1, 20223 min read
Â
Â
Â


Just Me and My Marine
We’ve been wanting to visit the Marine Corps Museum for a very long time but it never seemed to work out for us. A few weeks ago Bob...

Susan Thomas
Mar 6, 20223 min read
Â
Â
Â


Did you ever hear of the Dry Tortugas National Park?
We never heard of the Dry Tortugas, but when our friend Dixie asks us if we want to do something or go some where we know that we should...

Susan Thomas
Feb 25, 20222 min read
Â
Â
Â
bottom of page