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The Dambulla Cave Temple was a place I always wanted to visit but it was not on our bike tour itinerary. Our guide Peter made it happen for three of us who were interested. We were still exhausted from climbing Sigiriya’s 1250 steps before lunch so the 400…
We took the van to our next luxury resort, Water Garden Sigiriya. Beautiful water features and pathways in the resort. Sigiriya Lion Rock looms very large in the background of our resort. It is an ancient rock fortress known for its massive column of rock that reaches nearly 650 feet…
My good friend Tom is the consummate adventurer completing over 90 cycling, multi-adventure, and walking tours on all seven continents. He sends out his trip itineraries over a year in advance. I saw he had reserved a Butterfield & Robinson Sri Lanka bike tour with good friend Jennie, and…
Mid-September’s Butterfield & Robinson bike tour in Switzerland was the last segment of a fabulous jam-packed 7 weeks in Europe. I flew into Lausanne on the banks of Lake Geneva on the eve of our bike trip and explored the city. Lausanne is in the French…
London’s Victoria & Albert Museum never fails to amaze! The museum has the world’s largest collection of applied arts, decorative arts, and design with over 2.8 million objects in the permanent collection. This has always been one of my very favorite museums in the world…
Denver friends heard we were visiting London this past September and told us,…”We will meet you there and show you…our London”. They visit London 4-5 times a year and Mary went to the London School of Economics so we thought…”What…
After our little holiday on the island of Guernsey we flew back to England and visited our good friend Linda. Marla has known her since she was 17 in Denver and I first met her when I was a “hasher” at her sorority, Delta Gamma, in college. The…
Happy Birthday, Marla! You are a rare and beautiful treasure! You love the many organizations dear to your heart! I love your unique sense of style! Marla embraces life knowing how each moment is so special and important! Resiliency is her middle name! Very few people have gone through the…
I wish you all a HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! I love this beautiful card! A heart made from leaves. Photos: Dick Gentry. Not to be used without permission…
It is always a joy to discover someplace new on a trip! On our last visit to the Island of Guernsey my niece Suzanne, and her husband Chris, and nephew Steve, and his wife Karen took us to the Renoir Tea Garden by Moulin Huet Bay. (It is pronounced “…