Camille had one request for our rod trip to Smith. Fallingwater. Not really on the way, but WHY NOT. She’s my girl, and I have […]
photo friday: ile saint honorat
As I planned my trip to France, I started to think about things to do while I was in the area around Nice. I’ve been […]
photo friday: martha’s vineyard
Back in July, we spent a week on the Cape (Cod, for those of you who might be unsure to which Cape I am referring). […]
photo friday: ring of kerry
Ok, I admit. I’m bored of my own Ireland posts. But I’ve committed to finishing them before I move on to more recent travels. And […]
photo friday: river liffey
Our apartment in Dublin — while having a myriad of ridiculous issues (wi-fi doesn’t always mean wi-fi), was in an excellent location. We could even […]
the sound of silence
As I planned my trip to France, I started to think about things to do while I was in the area around Nice. I’ve been […]
photo friday: inis oirr
On one of our days in Galway, we took the ferry over to Inis Oirr, one of the Aran Islands. Daily trip diary entry.
photo friday: ellis island
The ferry to Liberty Island also includes a stop at Ellis Island. At one point, both of my girls were interested in immigration, but not […]
photo friday: u.s. capitol
Since we haven’t been to the Capitol for years, not since before the opening of the new Visitor’s Center, I though we’d squeeze in a […]
photo friday: white house tour
Back when I was a kid, taking a tour of the White House was no more complicated than taking a tour of any other historic […]
photo friday: washington monument
Despite our quite numerous extended trips up to DC, especially the year that Rob had an apartment there, we never made it to the Washington […]
photo friday: anne frank house
On a conference call, so long ago, a coworker mentioned that airlines will allow for a lyover of less than 24 hours without added cost. […]
photo friday: akrotiri and red beach, santorini
Santorini – for such a small island there were so many things to do, and we couldn’t get them all in during our short stay. […]
photo friday: ancient athens
Apart from the obvious main attraction of the Parthenon, Athens is full of ancient sites. We spent our two days exploring many of the various […]
photo friday: the parthenon
After we made our way from our arrival at Piraeus on the ferry from Crete, we made our way to the center of Athens. As […]
photo friday: delphi
One place on Camille’s “must see” list while we were in Greece was Delphi. I wasn’t sure we were gong to be able to fit […]
photo friday: at the palace of knossos
After getting to the island of Crete and then out to Knossos from Heraklion, we finally were ready to visit the Palace of Knossos! A […]
blue ridge: murphy trains
The Murphy River Walk not only ran alongside the river, it also ran along the tracks, providing us with even more to explore and photograph.
photo friday: eleftheriou venizelou (lions) square – crete
Before we headed off to Europe for our Grecian adventure, I spent many hours researching the various places on our itinerary (once we had an […]