SIAMREAP - The City On arriving at Siam Reap airport we were met by our transportation from the hotel = a Tuk Tuk. SInce we had everything we own in our two large suitcases, two small suitcases, and two backpacks we were worried about loading....
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
Our next destination was Porto for Bill's Birthday on November 20. Porto is the birthplace of port wine and only wine made in this region can be sold as port. The wine is made in the Douro Valley and historically transferred by boat...
The first trip we went on after settling down in Portimao was to the Algarve Coast and Caves. The trip that we arranged was on a small hard bottom boat, Bill was sick that day and the trip had to be rescheduled. The...
Arrival We arrived in Portimao, Portugal on October 8 and were extremely pleased with our accommodations (another successful Air BNB find). We have a side balcony with a view of the Atlantic Ocean and the extremely large Praia da Rocha (Rock Beach). We immediately...