UNITED KINGDOM: Chester, Liverpool and Salisbury
Having missed my usual UK visit last year, I am most pleased to be landing here first after crossing the Atlantic for this year’s adventure. My travels last year took me to the magnificent Greek island of Santorini, where I met a lovely British couple on a sailing ship who were celebrating their 5th anniversary. […]
USA: Boston & Providence
Many years have passed since I’ve landed in Boston’s Logan Airport. It was quite unrecognizable. To cap off a perfect week that began with a face plant on concrete, I christened my arrival by doing the same to my cellphone waiting for an Uber. It tumbled from where I foolishly placed it on my luggage […]
GUADELOUPE: Sainte-Anne
After leapfrogging my way across the Caribbean from Curacao-Aruba-Miami-Dominican Republic in three days, I finally made it to Guadeloupe on the fourth. The Miami detour was necessitated by the cancellation of a flight and the subsequent suspension of PAWA airlines, an inconvenience that was further exacerbated by a demonstration in the airport in Santo Domingo. […]
CURAÇAO: Another Dutch Treat
Because of its history, the island’s population comes from a number of ethnic backgrounds. While the majority of Curaçaoans are of Black African descent, there are sizeable minorities of Dutch, Latin American, French, South Asian, East Asian, Portuguese and Levantine people. My pit stop here in Curaçao is taking a different turn than previously planned. […]
BONAIRE: Caribbean Diving Paradise
I begin my fourth year of travel in Bonaire, an island in the Dutch Antilles best known for its world class scuba diving. It will be nice to hang out with my chums under the sea for a couple of weeks. I think more than a few of my friends have wondered if I had […]
USA: Christmas in San Diego
Back to San Diego for Christmas where Grandpa John gets to play Santa Claus. No, I don’t get dressed up, but I certainly did gain some “Santa” weight with all of the good eating in Europe and Portland this year. Dropping some of that tonnage will probably be grist for the New Years resolution mill. […]
OREGON: Portland Pit Stop
What is now becoming a new tradition, I am back in Portland in my friend, Karen’s home in St. John’s planning the coming year’s adventures. Last year’s travel was very effective and successful as a result of my time here on the last visit. KAREN’S BIRTHDAY MACKY & MAXINE RALPH LAUREN […]
USA: San Diego
Well, it’s official, I have the cutest granddaughter ever. Mia has taken quite a shine to me as well, and we had our first solo outing at Ralph’s supermarket while her mom got a prenatal massage next door. At the checkout, Mia spotted an enormous Thanksgiving Turkey balloon and was enthralled by its beckoning charms. […]
MEXICO: Playa Del Carmen
It was a piece of cake getting to Playa del Carmen especially with a ride to JFK from my brother, Craig. Everything was going fine until I bought a cool cordless charger for my Apple watch/peripherals from a Best Buy vending machine. Just as I took possession of the item, my flight started to board, […]
USA: New York City
I flew Aeroflot from Barcelona to Moscow after a considerable delay, and made it to my next flight to New York concerned whether my pack would be joining me at my destination. After a 14 hour plus journey I arrived in JFK none the worse for wear, and happy when my pack emerged from the […]
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