One day this past week i had lunch with some friends at Gaivota on the beach at the end of the promenade here in Quarteira. It was a lovely lunch and the perfect place for a nice meal on a warm November day. The food here is fabulous and the service is exemplary. I started…
If you are like me and enjoy traveling for extended periods of time, especially in and around The European countries then it is essential that you are aware of the Shengen Boarders Agreement. The original document was signed into existence on June 14, 1985. In it’s current form it includes travel rules/restrictions for 26 European…
I am off on another adventure. My friend Tonya virtually insisted that I come for a visit. In past times if I was out and about traveling she would often send me a message suggesting that as long as I was in the area I should come for a visit..makes sense, right? The flight from…
I’ve been fortunate to have traveled to many distant places all over the world. And maybe you might think I’m a little odd but i always try to learn a little bit of the language before I go someplace new. I’ve often been told that “everyone speaks some english.”But that’s just not always true. On…
I knew well before arriving in Athens that there was no way I would be able to make the ferry at Lavrio in order to get to Kea Island where I was headed to begin my three month odyssey in Greece by attending the Kea Artisanal cooking vacation. So when the plane was about 40…
I think I had seen one or two of these Aussie Rhinos when I first landed in Sydney Australia just a week ago and might have thought back then that it was an interesting expression of art. As you might also know there are communities all about the world that are more and more…
This is actually my third trip to Ireland. I have joked about it but it appears that every time I have arrived in Ireland the sun has come out. And yesterday was no exception. It was a little dicey at first just landing. Even I couldn’t see the runway and so when the tires met…