Travel Quiz 28

Ready to test your memory? Think you know where major historical buildings are? Okay, let’s give it a try. Where in the world were we when we took this photo? Easy, isn’t it. Even if one has never been in Athens, everyone who has ever taken even an introductory history class touching on the Greek […]

A Glimpse of Antibes, France

In the south of France, on the Cote d’Azure, about half way between Cannes and Nice, one finds the town of Antibes. There are many  towns along this coast but this one caught our attention because of a recommendation in one of Rick Steves wonderful travel books. He is right…Antibes is a charming place to visit. Following his […]

Travel Quiz 27 answer

Well, did you figure out where in the world this photo was taken? To recap, here is the photo we are talking about. The clue about the Mediterranean helped narrow the choices down, didn’t it. Okay, the answer: We are in France. Specifically: we are in Antibes, France on the Cote D’Azure between Nice and […]

Travel Quiz 27

Welcome back fellow travelers. Ready to try the next quiz? Study the photo. Do you recognize where it was taken? Hint: Click on the photo to enlarge it. Yes? No? Perhaps these clues will be helpful. Clue 1:  That is the Mediterranean you are looking out onto. Clue 2: The stone wall is part of the […]

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo…Monaco…same thing, right? I am not positive, but I believe the following is correct. The principality of Monaco (part of France, but independent of France) is made up of three areas…the Port, Monaco-ville, and Monte Carlo. Monaco-ville is the area on top of the hills. The oldest part of the principality, it is where […]

A Glimpse of Monaco

In my mind Monaco has been a “fairy tale kingdom” ever since the marriage of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier. And now here I am in France  and close enough to make a visit to the principality a reality. So, let’s go! Welcome to Monaco. The train trip along the coast from Cannes to Monaco […]

Maui Hawaii

After driving through an area that looked like a desert, (at least to me it looked like a desert…what do you think?) we turned inland and found ourselves driving in a lush green forest. Welcome to the spiritual rain forest in Iao Valley State Park, on the island of Maui in Hawaii, USA. Yeah, there […]

Iguazu Falls part 2

Eighty percent (80%) of the Iguazu Falls are on the Argentine side. As tourists we get to be up close and personal with these spectacular falls as we walk the catwalks that hug the edge of the falls. Look one way and all seems innocent… Staying in the same spot, look the other way and… […]

Argentine side of Iguazu Falls

Sometimes spontaneous decisions result in the best experiences of your lives. I believe that…no, I know that. We were in Buenos Aires when we saw a picture of the falls in a travel store window. My husband commented that it looked nice and I told him I had considered going there but it was way […]

Iguazu Falls Brazil

Iguazu Falls. Iguasu Falls. Iguacu Falls. No matter which way you spell it, these falls are spectacular. Come on…see for yourself! The falls (cataratas) mark part of the border between Argentina and Brazil. Since we are staying on the Argentine side we need to find a way to get to the other side. This taxi […]

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