We spent nearly the entire month of September in Germany with our great friends, Laurie and Marv Baker.  The visit started in Berlin and wound through the country including the Rhine, Munich, and Bavarian Alps regions.  Our day-to-day stories are told in our pictures at the bottom of the post.  Additional pictures can be found in Germany Extras Basecamps Berlin – Capital and cultural center of Germany. Berlin is also…

Given that Austria was the last week of a five-week trip, it seemed like a bit of an afterthought when we planned it.  We decided to focus on Vienna and Salzburg, with most of our time in the latter.  Like Germany, the countryside of Austria is just beautiful.  It has rolling hills and mountains, lush green valleys, lakes, awesome villages, and wonderful people. Salzburg Being the home of “The Sound…

Over the years, our travels have taken us through Kentucky several times, but we hadn’t really stopped to see any of it until this Spring.  We decided to spend few weeks experiencing some of the best things the state has to offer.  Despite a minor detour to Alabama to get our RV worked on, we still managed to visit a nice variety of places.   As an added bonus, Sue and…

Our stay in the Navajo Nation revolved around three daytrips including Mystery Valley, Canyon De Chelly National Monument, and the Monument Valley Scenic Driving Tour.  The first two were with Navajo tour guides in their own vehicles.  The third was just the two of us and was a bit of a trial for our Jeep.  The guided tours were a “must” for several reasons: You can only go into those…

Our 2026 Southwest trip started with a bit more “excitement” than recent years.  Our RV broke down in the midst of the “winter storm of the century” in the Southern US.  It led to a series of misadventures that we won’t soon forget.  It’s summarized a post entitled “RV Misadventures 2026”.  After getting back on the road, we licked our wounds, fixed our big problems, and went on to have…

As often happens on our travels, 2026 didn’t play out exactly as we planned.  After the 1st of the year in 2026, we spent a pleasant two weeks in St. Augustine, FL.  Our friends, Doug and Lynne Lindsey, brought their RV up from Ponce Inlet for a few days and we had a great time with them.  In mid-January we departed for Red Bay, AL to get some work done…

With the exception of couple of college ski trips, neither Suzanne or I had been to Vermont despite living one state away for over 65 years.  In concert with our recent trend of doing “state-wide” visits, we planned a Vermont tour this October and made five-day stays at four locations. Our stops included Morristown in the North, White River Junction in the Middle, and Morristown and Brattleboro in the South….

Suzanne and I spent September with Sue and Dean Hereford touring England, Scotland and Wales.  Our travels took us through London, Glasgow, the Isle of Skye, Inverness, Edinburgh, the English Lake District, York, North and South Wales, and the Cotswold’s. With the exception of getting to Glasgow, we traveled by rental car.  This allowed us to take several day trips and see a number of “off-the-beaten path” sights.  The lodging…

Our visit to England was split into four stops: London, the North, the Cotswold’s, and a brief visit to Hereford. The London stay started with a walking tour upon our arrival, followed by several museum visits, city exploration, and a night at the theatre.  Also, Suzanne and I made a day trip via train to Canterbury. Canterbury has been a major center of Anglican Christianity for 800 years after Archbishop…

After an action-packed week in London, we headed to Scotland starting in Glasgow. We picked up our car at the airport and began our tour of Scotland.  While waiting for our Glasgow walking tour to start, the men had their first “full” Scottish breakfast at a fantastic cafe that was  recommended by our helpful hotel concierge.  It included eggs, toast, beans, mushrooms, haggis, pork sausage, bacon and a grilled tomato. …