Driving the Pan American Highway
Well we are off! The television show Saturday Night Live has a saying, “We go on, not because we are ready, but because it’s 11:30.” We left for our trip […]
Pass the Gumbo, eating our way through the Big Easy: New Orleans, Part 2
February 20-24, 2014 For me the number one attraction of New Orleans is the food. Who doesn’t love Cajun cuisine? Give me a bowl of crawfish etouffee or a tasty […]
Cruisin’ the Big Easy at Mardi Gras – New Orleans, Part 1
February 20-24, 2014 Back from our trip around the world, we were home for a couple of months when Holly and I headed out to New Orleans to attend the […]
Queen Mary 2: The Voyage Home – Rocking, Rolling, Dressing Up, Dining and Relaxing on the North Atlantic.
The final leg of our Around the World trip was a Trans-Atlantic crossing from Southampton, England to New York City aboard the Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2. This photo is […]
London Calling: Our (Shopping) Blitz does little damage. City left mostly intact.
We traveled from Amsterdam to London via train with a change of trains in Brussels, Belgium. Of all our travels on this trip around the world, we have not passed […]
Amsterdam – Canals, Windmills, Art, Apple Pie & Bicycles.
I’ve been to more than a few train stations on this trip, from China to London. Hands down the prettiest train station exterior is Amsterdam’s Centraal Station. A true cathedral […]
Berlin – Mr. Gorbachev, I hardly recognize the place since the wall was torn down.
A guest blog by Holly Melton. The train trip from Prague to Berlin is beautiful. For the first 2 1/2 hours of the trip, the train tracks follow along a […]
Prague – We Czech in on this ancient capital.
When we were planning this trip, very early on Holly made it clear that she wanted to visit Prague. I could pick almost any cities/countries to visit – but Prague […]
We Waltz Through Vienna!
We have a new routine when we arrive in a new city: 1. We go to an ATM to get local cash. 2. We buy our train tickets for the […]
Budapest – I’m Hungary, where’s the goulash?
I have to admit to virtually no knowledge of Hungary before we arrived in Budapest. I associated Hungary with three things: Goulash – I was pretty sure it’s a soup. […]
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