San Marino--the Fifth Smallest Country in the World--is a History and Shopper's Paradise

São Miguel, an island in the Azores, is a perfect place for great food, hiking, beautiful scenery, and the remains of volcanos.

Terceira, the Azores, features great hiking, excellent food, and beautiful scenery.

An island with few tourists, an awe-inspiring volcano, and a historic bar on a creative marina--what more can a person want!

Day 1 We took the bullet train from Seoul to Busan for a three day stay in Busan, South Korea’s second largest city with 3.5 million...

Seoul is a treasure of unexpected surprises, outstanding history, fantastic food, and wonderful beauty.

We boarded the Bullet train from Kyoto Station bound for Hiroshima. The 1 1/2 hour ride provided time to rest for a busy and sobering...

Kyoto, Japan, is a treasure chest of experiences--from temples, to monkeys, to deer, and restaurants

We stood on the train platform in Shinjuku Station waiting patiently for our Shinkansen, the bullet train, to arrive and sweep us off to...

Tokyo, Japan, was the destination for our annual family trip with 5 adults, one teenager, and one 7-year-old. And what a fun destination it

Three days in Madeira...a possible itinerary

Packing a carry-on is of utmost importance for a trip.

Fiji is a beautiful, relaxing place to visit.

Packing for trips--no matter how long--is easy when you keep some ideas in mind.

New Zealand at last! Flexibility is always important when traveling, and this trip made it especially important. Floods and Cyclone...

Sydney is a beautiful city--the quintessential picture of Australia.

Cairns, Australia, is a wonderful gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and koala experiences.

We enjoyed our brief, but fun, stay in Adelaide, Australia. Our hotel, the Pullman Adelaide Hotel, was within walking distance of many...

As I mentioned in my blog about Melbourne, to be able to see everything on our itinerary in Australia within 14 days, flying was our only...

The only part that we had dreaded for our trip to Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji, drew to a close after 17.5 hours on Qantas Airlines....

The Loire Valley--wine, castles, great food, and more!

And then, off to Mont Saint Michel--a trip highlight for me. First, a note…Several driving trips ago to Europe we decided to simply use...

Our first top on the drive from Rouen, France to Bayeux, France, was the Abbey of Jumièges, which is about 45 minutes from Rouen. The...

“I love it when a plan comes together.” (Thank you, Hanibal Smith from A-Team for such a relevant quote!) In spite of worrying about the...