We traveled to Lisbon, Portugal for a week in August, 2024. Wanderful, a global women’s travel community, was having a global meetup there, so we planned our vacation around the event. I belong to Wanderful, and both of my daughters and my daughter-in-law belong to Wanderful as well. The global meetup had events planned forContinue reading “Lisbon, Portugal-Tiles, Toenails, and Tons of Stairs”
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Packing Tips
I am going to change direction just a little for this story. I have had someone ask me for packing tips, so I thought I would share some of my packing experiences and tips. I have been researching and practicing minimalist packing for the last couple of years. I still don’t have it completely mastered,Continue reading “Packing Tips “
Friend trip to Amsterdam, Bruges and Achen
Most of my stories are about trips with family. Occasionally, I take a trip with friends. My friend, Vicki, wanted to plan a trip that included Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Bruges in Belgium, and Aachen in Germany. So Vicki, our friend Mary, and I started planning the trip. Mary’s husband, Ken, and my husband, Greg,Continue reading “Friend trip to Amsterdam, Bruges and Achen”
The Halls Fall in Love with Scotland
I belong to this great group called Wanderful. This is a women’s travel community that supports women travelers, creators, and business owners. One of the things they offer is what they call “global meet ups.” They pick a place somewhere in the world, book a block of rooms at a hotel or a hostel, andContinue reading “The Halls Fall in Love with Scotland”
Italy-My Family Vacation-Florence
We had a wonderful time in Rome, but it was time to move on. We boarded the train to make our way to Florence. We absolutely loved Florence. We stayed in a beautiful, spacious apartment within walking distance of most of the sights we wanted to see. The apartment had five huge bedrooms with ensuiteContinue reading “Italy-My Family Vacation-Florence”
Italy-My Family Vacation
At the conclusion of my previous story, I mentioned that my friend, Amy, and I took separate trains to meet our families after the bike trip. This may not sound like a big deal, but I am not a solo traveler. I want to be a confident solo traveler, but that is something I haveContinue reading “Italy-My Family Vacation”
Paris/London-Conclusion
Our trip to Paris was almost over. We were going to go back to London to spend a couple of days before heading back to the US. We took the Chunnel back to London. Because of our previous experience on the train, we were understandably a little nervous, but the trip went smoothly this time. Continue reading “Paris/London-Conclusion”
Paris-Part 2
This is a continuation of Paris-Part 1, my story from last week, so if you have not read that one, you may want to stop reading this one, scroll down, read the first part, and then continue reading this one. We were excited to begin our tourist activities in Paris. There was a little patisserieContinue reading “Paris-Part 2”
Paris-Part 1
It was 2008. We decided to go to Paris. How hard could that be? I could plan this. I had planned plenty of other vacations. In the US…. Where everyone speaks English….and everyone uses US currency… But all I needed was my travel books and the internet, right? Our little travel group included me, myContinue reading “Paris-Part 1”
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