On and Off the Map

We left Quimper and were on our way to Roscoff with a stop in Brest for lunch. Originally I had planned to stay in Brest, but, the more I read, the more convinced I became that Brest was not the place to stay. Not that Brest is not an interesting and important city as it…

We left Geneva via a TGV (“train a grande vitesse”), translated to a very fast train. Only in this case, it was not all that fast. The original schedule we booked was changed and added a half hour to the train ride, which, of course shortened our connecting time a half hour. That in turn,…

Days with Friends – It is always a special event when one gets to enjoy visiting another country with friends who truly know the area. And, so we are lucky to be able to spend a few days with Ulla and Gerry in the eastern part of France. We are staying in the Domaine de…

A few farewell photos of Malta. . . And so our time in Malta ended Monday morning with a flight at 6:25 a.m. (taxi at 4:10 a.m.!) back to Paris where we retrieved our luggage and then checked it in on an Air France flight to Marseille at 12:35 p.m. to arrive at 2:00 p.m….

There is so much to write about that it is hard to know where to begin. Our first night in Malta we had dinner at a small restaurant just down the street from the hotel, simply named the U Street Bistro. The next day I toured Valletta with a friend from Washington, DC, days who…

To St. Louis to Louisville, KY, to Nashville, TN, to Thomasville, Ga & Home Leaving Omaha it was a long day’s drive to St. Louis, Missouri, where we spent the night at the Hyatt Regency by the St. Louis Arch. St. Louis is relevant to us as we spent a few days of our honeymoon…

To Salt Lake City, UT, to Denver, CO, area to Omaha, NE From Jackson it was a fairly long day’s drive to Salt Lake City (“SLC”), where we were staying at Tom’s home, Steve’s very long time friend’s home along with another of their friends, Jerry. And, although the drive was long, it was a…

To Ketchum/Sun Valley, ID, to Yellowstone National Park through Grand Teton National Park to Jackson, WY Leaving Butte, Montana, our next destination was Ketchum, Idaho. A good part of our drive offered the following view: Fortunately, we had some interesting diversions, like the Craters of the Moon Lava Field. The field spreads across 618 square…

Tacoma, WA, to Kalispell, MT, to Missoula to Butte, MT Leaving Tacoma with our Puget Sound view and condo finally furnished was a bit bittersweet with my sister Patty feeling the same way. However, fall was approaching, so, it was time to start the return trip to Naples. Our first stop was Kalispell, Montana, which…

Leaving California it was on to Bend, Oregon. Northwest Magazine has always had great writeups about Bend, so, it seemed time to check it out as it was on the way to Tacoma (well sort of on the way). It was originally a logging town but is now identified as a getaway for many outdoor…

Who doesn’t love Carmel, California? The weather is perfect, the scenery is spectacular, the shopping is really good (although Steve passed on the $1495 blue leather jacket that looked great on him!), the restaurants are great, and, there is always the chance that Clint Eastwood will show up! Our hotel was at the street just…

From the scenic to the city, our next stop was the garish Las Vegas. We had spent several nights there on our honeymoon and had been back, but, it had been years. The general consensus was that the two nights we spent there would do us for another 20 years. We stayed at The Bellagio,…

Leaving the Phoenix area it was on to Sedona, Arizona, which we had visited many, many years ago. It was not a long drive, but, it was a very windy road and worth every curve! The area is known as Red Rock Country, and, with each mile, the rocks became redder with the scenery more…