Category: Travel

This is such a difficult question for me. Actually, although this is my blog, so I try to speak only from me and not on behalf of both Jim and I, on this topic I’m going to use we. Because Jim and I have often discussed this and been asked often by family and friends,…

I started this blog for multiple reasons. I wanted to keep a journal of our travels. After 65 days I knew that the places we had visited would run together and we would forget some parts of the adventure that I wanted to remember. Our kids, brothers and families, and close friends had asked us…

Two weeks today we caught an early morning train from Brussels to Paris to connect to our 2:30 WestJet flight back to Calgary and then Regina. It seemed like a hectic day but looking back was really quiet seamless….it is about an hour and forty-five minute train ride, and the train goes right into Terminal…

We try so hard to be present and never wish away precious time but I know myself. It happens in Yuma every year. When home time approaches – thoughts take me home. I miss family. I go through the motions and schedules of where I am, but my goals change and the momentum builds to…

I have to admit, we didn’t do a good job of getting to know Amsterdam. Between wanting to get out in the country and see the tulip fields, and falling in love with the villages around Amsterdam and the weather being biting cold and windy – we really didn’t do it a solid. What we…

We planned our trip ending in the Netherlands so that we might get to see the fields of tulips in the spring. We are in luck. Although spring was a bit later than usual here, and the weather is chilly, the tulips are in bloom. We rented e-bikes so we could get an “up close”…

Our last day in Koblenz was a Sunday and we learned that in Germany -at least in Koblenz – the city pretty much closes on Sunday. We did some exploring and finally found an open cafe for brunch. It is a beautiful city and we are glad we included it in our itinerary. It is…

The forecast, once again predicted rain. We packed our ponchos in our day pack, dressed warmly and headed out. Much to our delight and surprise, the sky was blue, not a cloud in sight and it was warm. In fact our jackets ended up in the day pack off and on throughout the day with…

We woke up to a beautiful sunny day and didn’t want to waste much time moving……and it is a moving day……So we packed up early, put the luggage by the door and headed out. Back to our fav little bakery for our morning caffeine hit and then the ferry to St. Goar and then the…

The forecast said 90 percent chance of rain today but we woke up to sunshine – I’m sure it’s coming but we are going to try to fit a little touring in before it arrives. Right down the street from us is the ferry that goes back and forth across the Rhine to St Goar….