The Coffee Shop Gang of Gloucester, MA has been traveling a a group for past 40 years.  The Adult Children and Grand Children of the this group are now continuing the tradition.  The Gang as been on over 50 trips.  They have an active FB page and the next 4 trips ... Read more from my Coffee Shop Gang of Gloucester, MA story.

We arrived at the deserted Astorga, Spain train station around noon, during a heat wave so hot and uncomfortable that it was widely referred to in Europe as ‘Lucifer’.  Carrying all our worldly possessions on our back, we were full of excitement to start our pilgrimage to the Camino de Santiago ... Read more from my Astorga, Spain has Guadi, a Cathedral and Camino story.

Budapest, Hungary is situated directly above 125 thermal springs and people have journeyed to this exquisite city since before Roman times to soak in those medicinal waters. There are so many wonderful things to do and see in Budapest, but spending some times in their famous bath houses has to be ... Read more from my Thermal Bath Houses of Budapest, Hungary story.

Budapest is a great place for family travel. It’s relatively inexpensive, extremely child friendly and there are unlimited activities to keep the kids engaged, active and happy.

While touring Budapest with my then 10-year old and 20-year-old nephew, we visited the Jewish Quarter and were overwhelmed with great sadness of their history ... Read more from my Visit to the Jewish Quarter of Budapest story.

While visiting Madrid’s wonderful Christmas Markets we decided to spend a couple of days exploring Segovia.   The high-speed AVE train takes about 35 minutes and costs around 10 euros.  We got on the train at the downtown Madrid’s Chamartin train station which is an extremely busy city rail station and exited ... Read more from my The Medieval City of Segovia, Spain story.

Sockeye Cycle Klondike Bicycle Tour – Scagway, Alaska

Have you ever want to escape the typical motor coach tour that is offered as an excursion while on a cruise ship?  Do you dream about getting outside and really seeing the port, especially in a place like Alaska?   We did just that last ... Read more from my Sockeye Cycle Bike Ride, Scagway, AK story.

                                Sugarloaf USA

 My extended family enjoys all types of adventure travel.  Our group of 20 people includes about 10 young men who seem to want a bigger, faster, tougher travel experience.  What thrills them is to surf/board ... Read more from my Sugarloaf USA Ski Resort story.

Calistoga and Pacific Coast Beaches

 We recently celebrated a friend’s major birthday in California. Here are some of the notable places we enjoyed during the long weekend.

Calistoga Spa Hot Springs is located in the Napa Valley Wine Country at the foot of  Mount St. Helena in downtown Calistoga, CA.  This delightful motel ... Read more from my Sonoma Valley Wine Country Part 2 story.

Weekend in Sonoma County- Part 1

My friend wanted to celebrate a "big" birthday in Sonoma, Cali so that's what we did.  We left the east coast and went to California to participate in the festivities.

I rented a car at the SEA, drove over the majestic Golden Gate Bridge and traveled up to to Sonoma ... Read more from my Sonoma Valley California - Wine Country story.

 While in Europe walking the Camino Santiago de Compestela, my daughter and I decided to take a cruise to the Greek Islands.  We flew from Santiago, Spain to Rome's Fiumicino Airport and jumped into a taxi enroute to the cruise terminal in Citavecchia, Italy. This was an expensive endeavor because it’s ... Read more from my Royal Carribean Jewel of Sea - Greece & Italy story.

In June of 2017 my 12-year old daughter and I threw on our Osprey Backpacks and headed to Astorga Spain to walk the last 283 kilometers of the Camino Santiago de Compestela.

  Camino is Spanish for path or trail and el Camino de Santiago has been a globally popular pilgrimage route following the death of St. James the Apostle ... Read more from my Camino Santiago de Compostela story.