Our faithful guide, Jack drove us four hours to Southernch Albania to see the sites. On the way we noticed numerous scallop and fish farms. Across the water to the west was the Greek island of Crete with a ferry that runs...
Our next trip with Jack, our tour guide and driver, was to Gjirokaster which is another UNESCO site. The castle was built in the 15th century on the top of the mountain above the city and has a long history full of tragedy, facts,...
Our favorite tour company, Albanian Tour Guides picked us up early on a weekday for an hour and forty-minute drive to Berat, UNESCO Heritage Site. Our driver was Jack and we could not have asked for a more considerate guide and safe driver. ...
After nearly two months in the City of Durres, we have developed some knowledge of the people and experienced the beauty of the area. Durres-The City The city itself can be divided into three sections. First, the northern section (where we live) includes the downtown area, a...
We arrived in Durres, Albania just in time for our 24th Anniversary on July 2nd. We planned a three-day getaway to Tirana. Since it was a celebration, we stayed at the Xheko Imperial Hotel in their Luigi XIV room. In researching Albania on-line, I got...
Gibraltar is part of the United Kingdom and guards the entrance to the Mediterranean. During my time in the U.S. Navy, my ships passed through the entrance and the Rock of Gibraltar was a welcome site indicating we had successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean. The...
Spain has a marvelous high speed train system which is very reasonably priced. For a small increase in cost, you can sit in the first-class section, but to be honest the main difference is three seats per row versus four. We took the...
Staying in place like Sitio de Calahonda in Mijas, Spain validated our entire concept of living overseas. Where the El Campello rental was purely a beach house, the Mijas location was a beautiful home. Although only a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment we were extremely...
Our daughter was having her 50th birthday and selected Marrakesh, Morocco for the location. Since we were in Spain it was very easy for us to fly down and join her and her husband. She arranged for a 4 bedroom apartment (called a Riad in...
When our son got married the ceremony and reception were at Daniels, a Michelin Two Star Restaurant, so I cannot say we have never been to one. A wedding is different though, as your thoughts are on the newly married couple and visiting with the...