Monthly Archives: January 2024

Our next big travel adventure was a Viking Ocean Cruise called “In Search of the Northern Lights.”  We were invited by our friends, Jo and Flynn, after they booked the trip.  Who doesn’t want to go to Norway in January? Randy and … Continue reading →

For the first time in all our visits to Mazatlán, we decided to take a tour to the town of El Quelite.  We were told they had a wonderful Mexican restaurant.   Enroute we were told that this area of … Continue reading →

When we went on our annual journey to Mazatlán, I had no intention of writing the trip.  We have a timeshare there so we go every year. It is usually just a relaxing time without anything special going on.  We … Continue reading →

We spent a little more than five weeks in Europe in August, September and October 2023. We enjoyed two cruises with a few days in Switzerland in between.   We began with a Viking River Cruise called Cities of Light with our … Continue reading →

The Acropolis is visible from almost everywhere in Athens!  It is an ancient citadel above the city containing several ruins, the most famous being the Parthenon.   There is evidence that the hill was inhabited 4000 years BC. However, the significant … Continue reading →

Our Tuk Tuk guide was interesting.  He said right away that he didn’t like working for his boss and hoped the job was temporary.  He wanted to fly and eventually be a flight instructor.  He knew a lot about Arizona … Continue reading →

Our first day in Athens started poorly and ended well.  We disembarked with approximately 200 other passengers for our Athens extension with Holland America.We boarded the provided transportation and were shuttled to their contract hotel. Any excursions or activities were on us … Continue reading →

On our tour, we learned that the earliest humans in Greece are from six millennia BC.  Christianity grew out of this area.  The 1204 crusades took Constantinople and split the empire. The Ottomans came in 1453 and ruled for 400 years. … Continue reading →

When we woke up and looked outside there were three other cruise ships anchored near Santorini!  One of them, The Odyssey of the Seas, was huge. (It has a maximum capacity of 5500 people.)  Hmmmm, that’s a lot of people on an island. … Continue reading →