Sometimes it is fun to sit on the boat and watch as the rain clouds gather and move your way. Down here in the Caribbean the clouds are very predictable…
The reason Bar One is not your typical beach bar is because it is not on the beach…..in fact, it is not even on land! Bar One is the Grenadines…
This is the first year I spent the holidays in the Grenadines and it was so much better than in the British Virgin Islands where I have run charters the…
Once again I flew back to the boat at the end of hurricane season to get it ready for the new sailing season. This is the second year in a…
When I was in the old town of Lima I was approached by a young guy selling old Venezuelan Bolívar fuerte, which were replaced with the new Bolívar soberano in…
Since I rented a VRBO in Peru I went to the grocery story to stock up on some food. In the produce area I saw fruit I knew and liked,…
Pucllana is a great adobe pyramid located right in the middle of Lima, Peru. It is built as seven staggered platforms and served as an important ceremonial and administrative center…
After visiting the pre Inca site of Pachacamac, which I wrote about yesterday, we stopped at the Hacienda Mamacona because we were told the food was great and you got…
Pachacamac is a religious city that was first settled around 200 AD and flourished for about 1,300 years until the Spanish invaded. It was named after the “Earth Maker” creator…
Barranco is a great, artistic neighborhood found south of Miraflores. While it is popular with college students due to the many clubs and cafes, I visited during the day and…
Basílica y Convento de San Francisco is the Spanish name for Saint Francis Monastery found in the World Heritage Site listed city center of Lima, Peru. The church and monastery…
Lima, the capital of Peru, has had an interesting and sometimes violent past. It was founded in 1535 as the main city of Spain’s South American empire, but at least…
Back in October I had an opportunity to visit Lima for a week, so I took it. This is the second time I have been in Peru and since the…
Due to the number of times I entered the BVI on charters and all the traveling I have done in the last 9 years, I had to get my passport…
[Mom – October 3, 2019 – A very special thank you to our wonderful tour guide ( AKA son, Shane) for the last 4 weeks. If anyone is interested in…
[Mom – October 2, 2019 – Bill, Shane and I made a visit to the NY Public Library and the Grand Central Terminal. Bill had a bit of an encounter…
[Mom – October 1, 2019 – Today was another bucket list check off for us as we visited the Statute of Liberty and Ellis Island.] Except when I visited NYC…
I am in the middle of sharing the last five days of the month long trip I had showing my parents Israel, Jordan, and New York City. This photo was…
[Mom – September 30, 2019 – Today was an art museum day for Shane and me. We wore Bill out at Coney island yesterday so he stayed at the hotel…
[Mom – September 29, 2019 – What a fun day we had traveling by subway to Coney Island! Our day started when we walked out of the Hotel Pennsylvania and…
[Mom – September 28, 2019 – We had Mexican food our first and last nights in Israel. We then went back to the hotel where Janice was spending the night…
I feel so blessed I had the oppertunity to show my parents the Holy Land and all the sites (religious, historical, fun, and cultural) we saw. Today is a symbolic…
[Mom – September 27, 2019 – We rented a car and left Jerusalem this morning for Tel Aviv where we will catch a plane late tonight to head to NYC….
[Mom – September 26, 2019 – We had another wonderful special day with a trip by bus to the West Bank and then a tour by taxi of Palestine to…
[Mom – September 25, 2019 – Today was very special as we visited the West Wall, the Temple Mount and the Israel Museum. Touching the West Wall was something we…
[Mom – September 24, 2019 – Shane, Janice and I had another fun day exploring Jerusalem. Bill stayed in the apartment to rest because the things we are doing the…
[Mom – September 23, 2019 – What a special day today was as we walked the 14 Stations of the Cross. All stations were moving, but Bill getting down to…
[Mom – September 22, 2019 – Today was moving day for us as we moved from Nazareth to Jerusalem. Our apartment in Nazareth where we stayed 4 days was really…
[Mom – September 21, 2019 – Another day in Israel led to some very interesting experiences for Shane, Janice and me. We started our day at Bet She’arim National Park,…
[Mom – September 20, 2019 – Shane, Janice and I visited 3 World Heritage Sites today. Bill stayed back because he was feeling a little drained. It is a good…