Rome 2023 – Day 3 homer, July 23, 2023July 24, 2023 With the scorching heat outside and with a family member (A) not feeling well, we decided to sleep in today and await the arrival of someone special, Big J and the doctor for A. While we awaited our special guest, we decided it would be a good time to review… Continue Reading
Rome 2023 – Day 2 homer, July 22, 2023July 23, 2023 Today was a good day. We took a train out of Rome and out of the heat and headed to Frascati via Tor Vergata train stop to visit a winery named Antiche Terre Tuscolane. Our host gave us a grand tour of the vineyard, the winery has been in the… Continue Reading
Rome 2023 – Day 1 homer, July 21, 2023July 23, 2023 We got to Rome yesterday and boy is it a scorcher! The sun, heat and humidity has made us realize that this may be our last summer vacation. In the future, we will shift from summer vacations to spring or fall vacations. Summers are getting too hot and too many… Continue Reading
The Return To Travel! homer, July 15, 2023 We’ve been offline for some time now but we’re back online with new travel adventures. Expect new and exciting posts starting on Friday or maybe sooner as we head out to explore the Mediterranean this summer. Here’s a hint of where we’re going! Continue Reading
The Best Breakfast and Lunch in The Hague, Netherlands homer, November 10, 2017 I recently came back from a trip to The Netherlands and while I love the country, the food (especially breakfast) doesn’t always suit me. Â After spending a few days in The Hague, I was really craving bacon, eggs and toast. Â I had been out for a walk when I… Continue Reading
United Ruined My Family Vacation To Amsterdam – August 2017 homer, August 5, 2017August 5, 2017 It’s 3:55 p.m on Friday, I eagerly board UA flight 20 from Houston to Amsterdam for a non-stop flight to reach my family that’s currently waiting for me in Amsterdam. Â They’ve made reservations for us at La Perla Pizza (the best pizza in the world) on 7:30 p.m. Saturday… Continue Reading
Golden Nugget, Lake Charles Review homer, April 19, 2015 This past weekend we visited the Golden Nugget hotel in Lake Charles Louisiana. Â It has been almost a decade since we visited Louisiana. Â Our last visit was ironically when the L’Auberge du Lac resort opened in 2005. Â I recall that when we arrived, we were disappointed that… Continue Reading
Spring Break in Iceland 2015 homer, March 27, 2015 We just got back from Iceland! Â Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting about some of our adventures there but for now I wanted to do a summary about Iceland in 2015. The people are warm and welcoming which is a bit surprising given the eternal coldness of… Continue Reading
Alaska Cruise Photos Uploaded! homer, June 17, 2012 Well we finally caught a break to upload thousands of photographs. Â They can be found here. Continue Reading
New Mexico – Spring Break 2012 homer, March 16, 2012 We’ve just concluded our Spring Break 2012 trip which took us to various parts of New Mexico. We had a great time and the summary is listed below. DAY 1 We landed in Albuquerque mid-day on Monday and headed straight to Sadie’s Restaurant which was featured in the Man vs…. Continue Reading