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OUR EGYPTIAN TRAVEL ADVENTURE FINALLY HAPPENED AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS

Egypt was supposed to be part of a tour of the Maasai Mara Reserve in Kenya and a cruise to the Seychelles Islands in 1997. Sadly, there was a terrorist attack in Luxor killing 62 people, mostly tourists. We were advised to stay on the plane at both the Luxor…

MY FAVORITE PHOTOS OF 2025…PART 1

I really enjoy looking at all my favorite photos of the past year. I take quite a few, so it is difficult to edit them down to my absolutes favs! I decided I to do a part 1 & 2. The photo above is Marla enjoying dinner outside at Vintage…

REFLECTIONS ON AN AMAZING YEAR…A LOOK BACK AT 2025…FAMILY, FUN ACTIVITIES, MUSIC, TV & MORE

I’ve been reflecting on the past year and how grateful I am on so many levels. Sometimes it it easy and understandable to focus too much on the negatives and the chaos in the world. Through it all I try very hard to be cheerful, hopeful, more patient…

“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…

OUR FABULOUS “AHI TREASURES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA” TOUR SADLY COMES TO AN END IN SIEM REAP. A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE WITH FASCINATING LOCATIONS AND NEW FRIENDS.

Our last day of exploring different temples was very exciting. The photo above is the “South Gate” leading to the ancient city of Angkor Thom. The gate is adorned with four faces, believed to represent Avalokiteshvara, a bodhisattva of compassion. The road to the South Gate is lined…

THE TRAIN TOOK US TO WILD MALAYSIA…TO PENANG AND HISTORIC GEORGE TOWN ON PENANG ISLAND

Our Malaysian adventure continues with a stop at the Taman Negara National Park. Children from a nearby school serenaded us. We were so lucky to experience this! We travelled on pickup trucks to start the ride to the park. What seatbelts??? The “Tree Top Walk” took us high…

I REALLY HATE HEIGHTS BUT I WAS COMPELLED TO CLIMB THE 1250 STEPS TO THE ANCIENT SIGIRIYA LION ROCK FORTRESS IN SRI LANKA

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…

A VISIT TO THE INCREDIBLE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM IN LONDON

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…

FABULOUS MENTON WITH THE FAMILY…MY 7 WEEK BIG BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION BEGINS

Big birthdays require big celebrations and I had thought (or should I say, “obsess.”) about this one for well over a year! Nothing would make me happier than having our entire family together in one of my very favorite places,…Menton, France, a true gem on the Côte d…

BACK TO OUR BELOVED BIG ISLAND

Marla and I returned to our beloved Big Island in the Spring. We rented a condo at Mauna Lani Point with a great view of the ocean and the island of Maui in the distance. We’ve rented condo and homes in Mauna Lani in the past and it…