Mom and I had had a great time in Juneau and I was hopeful that our next port of call was going to deliver an equally great experience. I woke up really early as the ship carefully found its way through the narrow Chilkoot Inlet. The mountains seemed to be within reaching distance on either side. I have to imagine… Read more »
Once the cruise ship left the Vancouver area, my mom and I headed back down to our cabin to grab the binoculars and sit on the balcony. We saw other cruise ships and ferry boats in the Strait of Georgia but sadly, no killer whales. Finally around 7pm, my mom decided she was hungry. This sparked a round-robin game of… Read more »
I got to my hotel in Moncton – finally – and was told I had been given an upgrade at the front desk. I’m not exactly sure how that was an upgrade, but at least there was a clean room and king size bed. Unfortunately, there was also a loud AF French Canadian family that did not understand the concept… Read more »
After a long day of driving the Cabot Trail and then driving all the way to Charlottetown, PEI, I was delighted by my next accommodation – Sydney Boutique Inn and Suites. Once a convent, the hotel is well-located and incredibly stylish and comfortable. In fact, it was the nicest place I stayed on my entire trip (so naturally, it was… Read more »
I woke up in Ingonish surprisingly well-rested. I decided to get up and explore a bit more of the rocky beach down the path from the lodge I was staying. You see, I had to see if the beach was suitable for something very near and dear to my heart… When my dad lay dying a month or so ago,… Read more »
Regular readers of this blog already know that I love to travel and explore new places. And that I made a promise to myself to travel as often as I could once I recovered from the shock of being diagnosed with a rare variant of melanoma, amelanotic nodular melanoma, and the excision to get it cut out. For my birthday… Read more »
Picking up from the previous post…My sleeper compartment in the Polish train from Krakow to Prague ended up being a single, which made me extraordinarily happy not to have to share with either a boisterous young backpacker or a grumpy older woman. The compartment was in an older train car, no doubt about it. But it was clean and relatively… Read more »
I’m in Budapest right now, grappling with my emotions. Wait…Let me back up a few days. In my previous post, I mentioned that I was going on a work trip, but I was going to sneak some fun into it as well. I started in London, which despite the rainy, cold weather, I still freaking love. This time I stayed… Read more »
I’m in Miami right now, staying at my college roommate’s house. We had a great weekend boating up to Ft. Lauderdale and back on the Intercoastal. I had lots of sunscreen, swim shirts, long bathing suit coverups, a hat, and massively oversized sunglasses on for the vast majority of the time on the water. Which was fine with me as… Read more »
I’m back in Austin and back at work. I am having a difficult time getting motivated to be a productive worker bee even though I have a ton of work to do. I think I’m in mourning because I really had a great time over the past couple of days and it’s hard to believe that it’s over. Adam Ant… Read more »