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Every so often we need to get out of our technology comfort zone and move to the next level. We'd been resisting making the move to a computer on our wrists until Apple announced the Series 4 watch. Karen got one in December and quickly fell in love with many of its...
Jackson County Public Library is hosting a four lecture series entitled "Asian Philosophy in the Public Square" by Michelle Sorenson, a professor at nearby Western Carolina University. The two of us are fans of public libraries but have to admit we've not taken nearly...
It’s mid-winter and we’re digging deep into closets and pulling out papers in need of scanning and yarns in need of dyeing. The first project is an indoor project, ideal for winter days but the other is best on prettier days. Rain or bitter cold is less than ideal but...
Today’s fun started days ago. There was a trip to H&R Trains down in Florida which started out as a search for a piece for Steve's vintage model railroad airport beacon but led to the acquisition not only of a vintage American Flyer boxcar but of a lightly used...
One of the delights that we plan on every trip to Pinellas is a visit with Pete & Debi. Sometimes we’ll meet at a favorite eatery and other times we head to their place to just hang out for a while where they always ply us with good things to drink and delicious...
Launched in 1989 and with a 1602 passenger capacity, Empress of the Seas is oldest and the smallest ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet. We’ve sailed on some of the much larger ships in the fleet and in many ways truly prefer the coziness of the Empress. It was almost...
We’ve been looking forward to another cultural experience that Arleene lined up for us as a group. Again we rode together in a caravan of classic American cars. This time our transport was a 1957 Chevrolet retrofitted with a Toyota diesel engine, transmission, and air...
In order to visit Cuba as a US citizen you must participate in an approved activity. We chose to take an all day tour to learn about Cuban history and culture under the auspices of an official tour guide. Ours was a Classic Cars Tour. Arleene arranged for the...
Lucky for us Arleene made a visit to Cuba this past September and is full of tips to help us get the most out of our visit. One of her suggestions was to be on deck and to watch as the ship pulls into Havana harbor. Wow! Between the early morning light and the...
It was with a least a little bit of apprehension that we made plans to take this trip to Cuba. We were both kids in Florida during the Cuban Revolution when a flood of refugees took up residence with us in Florida. So we’ve grown up knowing people that were glad to...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Weather conditions caused Allure of the Seas to miss the port that would have given us the chance to visit Pisa. Instead we had the opportunity to spend an extra day aboard this floating resort in the port of Civitavecchia enjoying the ship and pondering what we’d learned this trip about our own travel style.
Our stop in Marseille, France afforded us an opportunity to visit Avignon which was home to seven popes in the 14th Century and a site important in the life and legacy of St Catherine of Siena.
The island of Mallorca has a long and storied history including the Romans and the Moors. In recent years it has transitioned from an agricultural economy to tourism. The highlights of our tour of the capital city of Palma included Castell de Bellver and Catedral de Mallorca.