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Carrie loves all things royal, and for her, a trip to England wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Windsor Castle, one of the homes of the Royals and the resting place for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip as well as others. We toured the castle and St. George’s Chapel and also boated down theContinue reading “Honoring the Queen in Windsor”

On our last day in Stow -on-the-Wold, we laced up our hiking shoes and wandered though meadows and pastures along some of the public hiking paths that meander from village to hamlet. We would love to do more of this as it reminds us of hiking the Camino de Santiago. We’ve had a variety ofContinue reading “Finishing Up In The Cotswolds”

The words above I paraphrased from an episode of Seinfeld, where the character J. Peterman meets a lost and bewildered Elaine Benes. However, it really does describe how Carrie and I are traveling right now. We don’t have any firm itinerary, just a mental list of places we want to see and the freedom toContinue reading “Not Knowing Where You’re Going Is The Best Way To Get To Someplace You’ve Never Been”

We finally arrived in London and started visiting all the popular tourist sites. I was last here about 20 years ago, and this is Carrie’s first visit. London is a vibrant modern city but it is still defined by its rich history. Everywhere you look in central London you are reminded of centuries of itsContinue reading “London”

Carrie and I retired in July of 2021 and were fortunate enough to go on some awesome travel adventures in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. You might have read about them in this blog! We thought we were retired forever, and would continue to travel and chronicle our experiences. Well, in the summer of 2022 Carrie’sContinue reading “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Retirement”

Even after spending almost three months on this trip, we’ve realized that we just can’t see it all. There’s so much more history, culture and art left to experience. On our way back to Portugal, Carrie and I made a brief stop in Merida, Spain, which showcases some of the best Roman ruins in Spain.Continue reading “Merida, Tomar and Sintra”

The medina of Marrakech is arguably the most famous in all of Morocco. There are miles of narrow covered streets lined with vendors offering leather goods, ceramics, metal lanterns and wall decorations, shoes and every kind of trinket that a tourist might want to bring home as a souvenir. In this time of Covid, thereContinue reading “Marrakech and Casablanca”

We left our desert oasis behind us and headed out along the Ziz Valley and again through the Atlas Mountain chain. There are several cities of significance we encountered. The first was Rossani, known for its spice market. Carrie and I loaded up on 100 gram packages of fresh ground cinnamon, turmeric, argon and otherContinue reading “Southeast Morocco”

Volubilis is a partially excavated roman ruins near the city of Meknes, a city which is considered to be the ancient capitol of the kingdom of Mauretania. There is scant evidence of the ancient cultures that settled this area, but the Roman remains are abundant and splendid. Roman columns and forums frame a network ofContinue reading “Volubilis and Into the Sahara”

Rabat, the capitol of Morocco, lies along the Atlantic Ocean and is a more modern city than some in the interior of the country. The ultra modern Zaha Hadid designed theatre looks like a cobra raising its head from the sand, and the in-progress Mohammed VI tower, at about 750 feet, will be one of theContinue reading “Rabat and Fez”