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PARIS WALKAROUND…DINNER WITH FRIENDS, SHOPPING, ANTIQUE GALLERIES, AN AMAZING DESSERT, AND FABULOUS NEW DISCOVERIES

Paris is famous for beautiful doors. We walked by this striking purple door on the Rue du bac. Walking around Paris is a veritable history lesson. This is a memorial plaque for Roger Connan, a French Resistance fighter executed by the Germans at the age of 23 during the liberation…

THE MUSEE D’ORSAY ALWAYS AMAZES AND SURPRISES WITH BEAUTIFUL TREASURES

We stayed in Paris for two nights before departing on a Uniworld Seine River cruise in August. Paris museum visits are always on our itinerary. There are 136 museums in Paris, but we opted for one of our very favorites, Musée d’Orsay, as there are always new…

WE LOVED THE “HOTEL DE LA CITE” IN THE ANCIENT FORTIFIED CITY OF CARCASSONNE! WINSTON CHURCHILL, WALT DISNEY, AND GRACE KELLY LOVED IT AS WELL!

I drew pictures of castles as a small boy and visiting the ancient fortified city of Carcassonne on a bike tour in 2013 was very special. I knew Marla would be intrigued as well. I booked Hotel de la Cite for our visit this year. At the time I was…

“IS PARIS TOO CROWDED?”

The press is full of stories about overtourism today. We all hear reports about huge crowds in the world’s beautiful cities. Paris tourism has been on a big upswing since 2024 when millions watched the Paris Olympics. The question is…”Is Paris too crowded and should…

SACRED PROCESSIONS, ANCIENT TEMPLES, THE OLDEST VILLAGES IN BALI, AND A DANCE PERFORMANCE AT THE UBUD PALACE

The magical island of Bali features many fascinating wonders of spiritual rituals, mystical temples, and a unique and beautiful culture. On our trip in May we scheduled a driver to take Marla, our daughter Lisa and husband Ray and me to visit some of our favorite temples. Our first stop…

SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA, THE GATEWAY TO THE AMAZING RUINS OF ANGKOR…part 1

Our wonderful AHI “Treasures of Southeast Asia” tour took us from Bangkok to Siem Reap, Cambodia. We stayed at the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Resort. Our last visit to Siem Reap was in 2023 with two of our grandsons from Dallas. Our very first trip was in 1997 when…

THE WONDER OF BANGKOK

Bangkok is a truly amazing city and one of my favorites. After 25 visits we still make new discoveries on each visit. We are planning to take our twin granddaugters there next year. Our plane from Singapore was very extremely late arriiving in Bankok, but our fabulous guide, Victor had…

OUR SOUTHEAST ASIA ADVENTURE BEGINS IN…SINGAPORE

Our travel adventure plans began a few years ago with the receipt of a brochure from our college alumni organization advertising a trip to Egypt and Jordan. Our daughter Lisa and husband Ray planned on joining us as well. Due to continuing wars in the region the trip was cancelled…

THE DAMBULLA CAVE TEMPLE WAS MY FAVORITE PLACE I VISITED ON MY FEBRUARY SRI LANKA BIKE TOUR

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…

VIENNA SOJOURN…THE BEAUTY…AND A DARK LEGACY

Our September Uniworld river cruise docked in Vienna for two full days of assorted tours. I’ve been a fan of the PBS TV show, “Vienna Blood”, so I was excited about visiting the city. Marla visited Vienna many years ago and really didn’t want…