We just completed a seven week trip which included 14 days on a repositioning cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Lisbon, followed by 10 days in Lisbon, Porto, and the Algarve before flying to Nice where we started a whirlwind adventure - moving every three to five days, while hitting the highlights of each base - …
Category: Europe
Postcards From Portugal
Today is day twenty-seven of our latest travel adventure. In the previous post, I wrote about the first two weeks of our repositioning cruise to Europe aboard the SilverRay. Friends accompanied us on the cruise, and they traveled with us for five days after we docked in Lisbon. We split the time in Lisbon and …
Cruising on the Silver Ray
Several months ago, friends suggested we join them on a cruise celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. After expressing gratitude for being included in this milestone celebration, our first question was "Where to?" Unless we need a quick get-a-way, (like the cruise I wrote about here) the most important thing to us when choosing a cruise …
Seven Must-sees Near Munich
Bavaria, Germany was a much-anticipated finale to a month-long travel itinerary designed with leisure in mind. To say we got our fairytale ending to an already wonderful trip would be an understatement. We traveled here during the last week in July and concentrated our time in Southern Germany, near Salzburg, Austria, and the Bavarian Alps. …
Age and Travel – The Litmus Test
A few weeks ago, Malcolm deemed our July trip abroad a 'litmus test.' I didn't want to think about what that meant to him, and how life would change if things didn't go well. I have always felt that one day we might 'age out' of our desire and ability to travel, but at 68 …
Picture Retirement 