- Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, Part 2
- Bohemian Switzerland, Czech Republic; Bastei Bridge, Bad Schandau Elevator, Decinsky Sneznik Tower
- Bohemian Switzerland, Czech Republic; Decin, Pravcicka Arch, Divoka Gorge
- Prague, Czech Repulbic; A Few Last Photos
- Terezin (aka Theresienstadt), Czech Republic – A Ghetto/Concentration Camp/Prison during WWII
- Kuntna Hora, Czech Republic
- Prague, Czech Republic; Inside Saint Vitus Cathedral and Prague Castle, Petrin Tower
- Prague, Czech Republic; Views, Prague Castle, Charles Bridge
- Cesky Krumlov; A Stunning City in the Czech Republic
- Passau, Germany; Nature Hike on the Ilz River, City Walk
- Linz, Austria; City Tour, Cider Farm Visit and some Nazi History
- Durnstein and Melk, Austria
- Cruise to Vienna, Concert in Vienna, Concert on our River Cruise
- Budapest, Hungary and Bratislava, Slovakia – Margaret Island, Nighttime Cruise, Concert and Bratislava
- Budapest, Hungary – Central Market, Pauline Cave Church, Liberty Statue and Elisabeth Bridge.
- Budapest, Hungary – A Controversial Memorial, US Presidents, Shoes on the Danube, and Saint Stephen’s Basilica
- Budapest, Hungary – Dohaney Street Synagogue, Gerbeaud Cafe, the Chain Bridge
- Budapest, Hungary – First Night, Tour of Buda and Pest
- Tokaj, Hungary – Days 2 and 3 – Wineries, Cellars and a Castle
- Tokaj, Hungary – The Wine Region of Kings – Day 1
- Vienna, Austria
- Austria, Hungary and Czech Republic, Spring 2024
- Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador, Day 4 and Colonial Quito
- Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador, Day 3
- Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador, Day 2 Afternoon/Evening
- Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador, Day 2 – Morning
- Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador, Day 1
- A brief look at Colonial Quito, Ecuador
- Galapagos, Day 8; Kicker Rock and San Cristobal
- Galapagos Day 7; Espanola Island
- Galapagos Day 6, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island; Darwin Research Station, Giant Tortoises
- Galapagos Day 5; Santa Cruz and Rabida Islands
- Galapagos Day 4; Bartolome Island, James Island
- Galapagos Day 3, Isabela Island; Galapagos Tortoises, Kayaking
- Galapagos Day 2; Fernandina Island (Punta Espinosa) – Marine Iguanas galore!
- Galapagos, Day 2; Isabela Island (Punte Vicente Roca)
- The Galapagos, Day 1, Santa Cruz Island
- Cotopaxi, Ecuador
- Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
- Boston; The Freedom Trail continues and The Boston Tea Party
- Boston, Massachusetts and The Freedom Trail
- Kennebunkport, Maine
- White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire
- Boothbay Harbor, Maine
- Camden, Maine
- More Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, and Birdsacre Woods.
- Flight to Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, Maine
- Portland, Maine
- Eastport, Maine
- Saint John, New Brunswick
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- Corner Brook, Newfoundland
- Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
- Quebec City, Canada
- Montreal, Canada: Mount Royal, Notre-Dame Basilica and Museum of Fine Arts
- Montreal, Canada; A Walking Tour of the city
- East Coast of Canada and Maine, Fall 2023
- Cruise Reviews and things we learned about Iceland
- Last day in Iceland: Silica Inn, Blue Lagoon and the flight home
- “Viking Sushi Adventure” and Kirkjufell Mountain (with waterfalls!)
- The Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
- Patreksfjordur, Iceland – The Wild Westfjords
- We head west to Husavik, and run across a canyon…and more waterfalls!
- Seydisfjordur, Hengifoss Waterfall, and Puffins galore!
- Iceland, South Coast: Vatnajokull National Park (more waterfalls and glaciers), and the drive east.
- Iceland, South Coast: Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach
- Iceland, South Coast: Ice Cave Tour and Fjadrarljufur Canyon
- Iceland, South Coast: Waterfall Central!
- Westman Islands, Iceland
- Reykjavik; the Harpa Conference Center and the Litli-Hrutur Volcano eruption
- Reykjavik; Inside the Volcano tour
- Reykjavik, Iceland, the Capital City
- Reykjavik, Iceland: The Golden Circle Tour
- Isafjordur, Iceland
- Akureyri, Iceland
- Orkney Islands, Scotland
- Invergordon, Scotland
- South Queensferry, Scotland
- Antwerp, Belgium
- London
- The UK and Iceland, July-August 2023
- Things we learned about the Netherlands
- Our last stop, Haarlem and the amazing tulips of Keukenhof
- Harlingen and the island of Terschelling, Netherlands
- Groningen, Netherlands
- Camp Westerbork, the Netherlands Nazi Transit Camp
- Giethoorn village and Kampen, Netherlands
- Zwolle, Netherlands
- The Veluwe and Sand Scupltures
- The N70 hike in Njimegen, Airborne Museum at Hartenstein and Airborne at the Bridge, Arnhem
- Otterlo, Netherlands; De Hoge Veluwe National Park and the Kroller-Muller Museum
- Overloon WWII Museum, Netherlands
- Hoensbroek Castle and the ruins of Valkenburg Castle
- The Aachen Cathedral and Vaalsberg Tripoint
- Maastricht, Netherlands
- Utrecht, Netherlands; Sonnenborgh Museum and Rietveld-Schroder House
- Utrecht, Netherlands; “Dom” Church, Tower, Square and Under
- Rotterdam and Kinderdijk
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Delft, Netherlands
- Amsterdam; the Van Gogh Museum, the Anne Frank House, and the Rijksmuseum
- Amsterdam, the Dam on the River Amstel
- The Netherlands, March/April 2023
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Loch Lomond, Scotland
- Dublin, Ireland
- The Giant’s Causeway and Belfast, Northern Ireland
- County Donegal
- Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery and Queen Maeve’s Grave
- The Drive from Galway to Sligo, Benbulben Forest Walk, Gleniff Horseshoe and Glencar Waterfall
- The Aran island of Inishmore
- Galway
- Spanish Point, the Cliffs of Moher and The Burren
- Dingle, Blasket Island and the Slea Head Drive
- Ring of Kerry Part 2, Kerry Cliffs and Tetrapod Tracks
- Ring of Kerry, Killarney National Park, Muckross House, Gap of Dunloe
- Bantry, Mizzen Head, Garinish Island, Healy Pass
- Kinsale, Pirates, Old Head and the Lusitania
- Waterford, Ireland’s Oldest City
- Rock of Cashel
- Kilkenny
- Glendalough, Wicklow Mountains, Powerscourt Falls
- Macreddin Village, Wicklow
- Flight into London, Pink Floyd, and car troubles
- Ireland and Scotland 2022
- France and Belgium trip wrap-up
- Chablis, France
- Beaune, France – The Heart of Burgundy
- Reims, France – The Randy and Kari Wedding
- Dinant and Durbuy, Belgium
- Bastogne, Belgium – The Battle of the Bulge
- Brussels, Belgium
- In Flanders Fields – Ypres, Belgium
- Ghent, Belgium
- Biking in the Bruges countryside
- Bruges, Belgium
- Kotrijk, Belgium
- Dunkirk, France
- Paris
- France and Belgium 2022
- Death Valley National Park – March 2022
- Northern Italy 2021 trip wrap up
- The Covid Test, Driving in Hell (aka Turin), and the trip home
- Piemonte, Italy
- Lake Como – Villa del Balbianello
- Lake Como, Italy
- Walensee Lake, Switzerland
- Vaduz, Liechtenstein
- Innsbruck, Austria – Swarovski Kristallwelten
- Innsbruck, Austria – The Top of Innsbruck
- Innsbruck, Austria – Bergisel Ski Jump and No Masks!
- Dolomites – Sassolungo
- Dolomites – Passo Gardena, Passo Pordoi and Passo Sella
- The Dolomites – Seceda
- Dolomites – St Cristina, Italy and the Val Gardena Railway
- Verona, Italy
- Tinto Travels – Parovel Cantina, Hisa Stekar restaurant and winery
- Tinto Travels – Trieste, Italy
- Dam Restaurant – Nova Gorica, Slovenia
- Tinto Travels – Petrussa Winery, Smartno Slovenia, Gonjace Viewing Tower, on the border
- Tinto Travels – Le Vie Angarano Winery and Nova Gorica, Slovenia
- Tinto Travels – Torre and Turina Winery
- Tinto Travels – Sirmione, Italy and Fattori Winery
- Tinto Travels – Northern Italy
- Milan – Duomo di Milano
- Cinque Terre – A pie de Campu and Belforte restaurant
- Cinque Terre – Riomaggiore
- Cinque Terre – Manarola and the Pesto Experience
- Cinque Terre – Hike from Vernazza to Corniglia
- Cinque Terre – Hike from Vernazza to Monterosso
- The Cinque Terre – Vernazza
- Camogli, Italy….on the Italian Riviera
- Milan
- The Flights to Italy
- We depart for Italy tomorrow!
- Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
- Ruby Mountains, Nevada
- Cambria, CA
- Final update on Australia refunds
- Funny Covid-19 videos on youtube
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (how travel companies have responded to Covid-19)
- Things we learned about New Zealand
- Piha and the voyage home
- Paihia
- More details from the Wuhan Chinese Virus
- Lake Taupo and Waitomo Glowworm cave
- Covid-19 further details
- The Fricking Corona Virus!!
- Kaikoura and Picton
- Mount Cook National Park Day 2
- Mount Cook National Park Day 1
- Queenstown and Central Otago (Felton Road Winery)
- Driving from Franz Josef to Queenstown (waterfalls, Lake Wanaka, and Rippon Winery)
- Hokitika Gorge and Franz Josef/Fox Glaciers – Special 100th post!
- Punakaiki and the Pancake Rocks
- Collingwood and Farewell Spit
- Abel Tasman National Park
- Wellington to Picton (aka North Island to South Island)
- Martinborough and Wellington
- Gisborne and Napier
- East Cape
- Redwoods Treewalk
- Tamaki Maori Village experience
- Rotorua
- Hobbiton
- Auckland #3, Tiritiri Matangi Island
- Auckland #2, Waiheke Island
- Auckland #1
- New Zealand and Australia
- New feature…click on photos for full view
- How fast the weather changes in the mountains
- Rocky Mountain National Park, Part 3
- Rocky Mountain National Park, Part 2
- Rocky Mountain National Park, Part 1
- Hike to Pavilion Point
- Dillon, Colorado
- Nevada: Lovelock, Elko and the Ruby Mountains
- Escape from Sequoia National Park
- Moro Rock
- Tokopah Falls
- General Sherman Tree
- Sequoia National Park – Wuksachi Lodge
- Barcelona and trip wrap up
- Montserrat
- Casa Vicens – Gaudi’s first house project
- Park Guell – Gaudi’s park
- La Sagrada Familia – Gaudi’s true masterpiece!
- Casa Batllo – Gaudi’s most popular house
- Barcelona, Part 1
- Porto, Part 2
- Conimbriga
- Douro Valley
- Porto, Day 1
- Braga
- A Coruna
- Cape Finisterre
- Santiago de Compostella, Spain
- Salamanca, Spain
- Segovia, Spain
- Rueda and Ribera del Duero
- Santander, Spain
- Plencia/Bilbao, Spain
- Table of Posts
- Gaztelugatke Doniene
- San Sebastian, Spain
- Restaurante Arzak
- Spain in general
- Rioja!
- Cuenca, Spain
- A quick “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot”
- Cordoba, Spain
- Granada, Spain
- Ronda, Spain
- Gibraltar
- Cadiz, Day 3
- Cadiz, Day 2
- Cadiz, Spain; Day 1
- Madrid Day 3, Part 2
- Madrid, Day 3, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
- Madrid, Day 2
- Madrid, Spain
- Seville Cathedral
- Seville, Spain; Real Alcazar
- Huelva, Spain
- Sagres, Portugal; the Southwest Corner of Europe
- Algarve coast, Portugal
- “Ocean” restaurant….the best meal we have ever had!
- Vila Vita Parc Hotel, Algarve, Portugal
- Quetzal winery
- Botequim da Mouraria Part 2
- Megalithic sites near Evora
- Restaurant Botequim da Mouraria, Evora, Portugal
- Dona Maria Winery
- Wise cracks
- Capela dos Ossos, Evora, Portugal
- Evora, Portugal
- Added subscription form
- Cork Forest tour
- Azeitao, Portugal
- Palace of Ajuda, Lisbon
- Wine dinner with Andre!
- Belem
- Pastel de Nata class
- Wine tasting with Joao (J-wow)
- Feitoria resturant, Lisbon
- Sintra, Portugal
- Sao George Castle, Lisbon
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- Lisbon first day
- Sunrise over Portugal
- Portugal/Spain Travel Map
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