Hanoi With all the American History and a career in the military, we did not know exactly what to expect in Vietnam. Would the people be friendly or hold the past against us. Would we be overcome with propaganda skewed against Americans? We arrived at READ MORE...
23 November, 2023
ARRIVAL We spent two months in the U.S. taking care of medical and dental plus visiting friends and family.. After a few challenges (impossible airport transfers, rebooking, and lost luggage) we finally arrived in Florence and picked up our rental car. We drove to our READ MORE...
26 June, 2023
Santa Cruz Island Ninety-Seven percent of the Galapagos Islands are part of the national park system and a certified naturalist tour guide (park Ranger)} must be with you to explore and at specific times granted for your party to be at any designated park area. READ MORE...
23 March, 2023
Getting There To reach Galapagos you need to fly from Guayaquil or Quito, Ecuador. on LATAM or Avianca airlines. Flights may soon start on Copa Airlines including one from Manta. At the airport, you will purchase tourist cards for each person in your party at READ MORE...
08 March, 2023
A long Trip Our flight from Lisbon to Madrid was significantly delayed and we missed our flight to Quito. As a result, we also lost our balcony hotel where we were going to watch the New Year’s Eve Fireworks in Quito. In fact, the next READ MORE...
22 February, 2023
On this tour we went many of the same places we saw on the catamaran trip with caves and the cliffs. What a difference it makes seeing the sites from the opposite perspective. First stop, the Porch Pottery which actually gets their fired pottery from READ MORE...
18 December, 2022
