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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.
Grand Canyon & Sedona
This was our first view of the Grand Canyon from the Desert View Watchtower.
Cinque Terre
Vernazza gets most of the press, and the view as you approach the town from the path is amazing. But that’s not the whole story! The five towns that comprise the Cinque Terre are all breathtaking.Tucked into a rugged section of coastline in the northwest corner of Italy, the Cinque Terre or Five Lands are a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Central Massachusetts on a Bike
35 miles on a bicycle on a beautiful Sunday morning in late August.
Bermuda
The customs officer at the airport in Bermuda asked us if this was our first trip to the island. When we responded “yes,” he said “what took you so long?!”Our taxi driver asked us the same question as she gave us a mini tour on the way to our hotel, clearly displaying her national pride.