It’s not the destination but also the journey that makes this trip very special.  In the Spring of 2019, my son Ben and I set out to see a destination at the top of my bucket list – Machu Picchu.  We planned the trip for 5 nights (you really need 7 but we didn’t have […]

I have been intrigued by the island country of Japan for a very long time. Lush, mountainous and botanically diverse – I’ve dreamed of visiting their gardens. Culturally and religiously very different from my own – so interesting! These pictures are from July 2019. There are so many because everywhere I looked there was something […]

Some of the most beautiful and interesting regions of Europe are best and most easily seen from a river cruise.  River cruises to visit any region are a delightfully, laid-back way to experience an area of the world.  You unpack once, relax and shift into enjoying the learning, the seeing and the experiencing! The Rhine […]

As soon as we got all of our kiddos settled at their respective universities my husband Jimmy and I left our empty nest and hit the road!  We set our sights on circumnavigating the entire island of Ireland and what a fun time we had – an amazing adventure to celebrate our new phase of […]