US Government health warnings for cruisers…Are hot tubs at travel venues dangerous?…
Over the past many months, we've been posting "news-type" stories of information that may (or may not) interest some of our readers,...
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2024 Archive
A collection of our daily travel stories, food discoveries, wildlife encounters, and life on the road.
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Today is our 12 year world travel anniversary. Happy Halloween!
It was 12 years ago today, Tom retired from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, and we left Minnesota. We loaded up his...
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Rough seas for cruising friends now and for us many times on past cruises…
Our friends Rita and Gerhard are currently on a 24-night cruise on the Westerdam, Holland America cruise line from Seattle, Washington, stopping...
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Where would we like to travel if circumstances allow?…
Here’s a familiar spot found in Maui! As we spend month after month in the US, longing to travel again, we...
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We visited Lahaina Hawaii in 2014, now destroyed by horrific fires…
Ten years ago, while we were staying on the island of Maui, Hawaii, we had the delightful opportunity to visit the enchanting...
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New search feature for best travel pricing…
We understand that not everyone prefers to use Google as their browser and search engine. Over the years, including recently, I...
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Good day, Everyone!…We’re back…
It's been an excellent past 24 hours. We were busy doing some tasks in the hotel room, talking on the phone with...
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Is reviewing travel advisories at the US State Department (or state departments in other countries) enough for international travel?
When we first began traveling the world in 2012, we never failed to read travel advisories from the US State Department, which...
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