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Costa Rica & Panama
Unrushed. Uncrowded. Unbelievable. That is how UnCruise Adventures describes their trips and I agree! We just spent a week on the Safari Voyager boat with 39 other passengers traveling from Costa Rica to Panama, ending with a trip through the Panama Canal. UnCruise brags about having small ships and big experiences. They’ve got that right!
Travel Consultant
I’m excited to announce the launch of Heather Robinson Travel. If you’ve been reading this blog you will know that travel has always been a big part of my life. I am channeling all those years of traveling into my new consulting business – Heather Robinson Travel -and I am looking forward to creating customized travel plans for anywhere you want to go. Contact me at heatherrobinsontravel@gmail.com to start planning your trip
Italy - The Lakes
The scenery was spectacular, the weather was perfect and the food was amazing for the six days we hiked around Lake Orta, Maggiore and Como the last week of September. We arrived in Milan a day early so we could adjust to the time change and see some of the city, including the Duomo.
Vacation Thoughts and Global Entry
The destination is less important than the change of pace – disrupting the routine and exploring something new is what I love…
Portland, OR
Not sure where to begin…this was our first time in Portland OR and I hope it’s not our last! It’s a friendly city that is easy to walk around. People were polite. When the traffic light said ‘don’t walk’—no one walked! Cars didn’t attempt to run the yellow light, they waited!
Southampton, Ontario
I grew up swimming in Georgian Bay in crystal clear, cold water. When I first moved to Massachusetts and went swimming in a lake, I was horrified. The water was warm and the bottom of the lake was squishy! What a treat to return to Ontario this past weekend and swim in Lake Huron. This is what a lake is meant to be!
Paris (the 100 mile journey, part 3)
The subtitle of the last three blog posts, the 100 mile journey, should be a clue that the 37 miles we walked in Paris brought our total for nine days to 100 miles!
London (the 100 mile journey, part 2)
We arrived in London the day before the Scottish independence vote, which might explain the bagpipe player on Westminster Bridge. In case you missed the news, the final vote was 55% no, 45% yes and an amazing 85% voter turnout. So Scotland will remain part of the UK, but with a need for greater involvement over their affairs.
Oxford (the 100 mile journey, part 1)
While visiting Oxford, London and Paris a few weeks ago, I wore my pedometer and managed to cover 100 miles on foot! Walking is my favorite mode of transportation, particularly in cities, so it wasn’t that difficult to do. You see things on foot that you don’t get to see from a car window or even a bicycle, which seemed to be the preferred method of transportation in Oxford.
Southport, ME
This summer has been quiet as far as traveling goes so with September fast approaching, we decided to take a couple days and travel to Maine to an inn on the island of Southport, just a few miles south of Boothbay Harbor.
Portland, ME
We were so busy eating our way around Portland last weekend that I hardly took any pictures. Plus, it was cold out and I didn’t want to take off my gloves to focus the lens.
My apologies for the limited photos…but I will tell you about some great food we ate!
Vieques 2014
The first thing I did when we were considering a trip to Vieques was to google how to pronounce it! The simplest pronunciation I found was B-A-K. Seemed easy enough. Once we arrived, I heard it said so many different ways that I just stopped saying it. It is also known as Isla Nena, Puerto Rico’s little sister – that seemed easier to pronounce.
