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Our driving trips from California have taken us far and wide!

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The travel bug took hold of us early in life. Maybe because, as children and “Air Force Brats”, we moved with our families every couple of years to bases around the world; like Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Chuck and Anchorage, Alaska for Linda. We met in 1976 and married in 1979; our 33 years together have been greatly influenced by our many travel adventures. After 20 years in the real estate field and only being able to get away for three weeks at a time, we retired in January of 2000. Our primary goal was to see the world. We can happily report that we currently have logged over 500 days on ships cruising the globe and just under 500 days on road trips in the United States.

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By Chazlin
August 16th 2009

Anchorage-Mt. McKinley-Denali National Park North America » United States » Alaska » Anchorage

Mt. McKinley at Dawn!

I’m not sure whether it was because I lived 3 years in Alaska from 1951-1954 or because my sister was born there at Elmendorf Air Force Base in 1953 or that it was one of my Dad’s favorite places; but we felt a calling to visit this wilderness area on its 50th anniversary of becoming a state. So the 4 of us; Chuck and I and my sister Patti and my brother in law Butch, all came to Alaska for 2 weeks at the end of August 2009. This was really a dream come true for all of us, and although [View Full Entry]

By Chazlin
June 12th 2009

Segment 5 Scotland, England & Home Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh

Scottish Highlands

We knew we were back in Scotland, as we followed the “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond and made our first stop near Glencoe. Here in the Scottish Highlands we listened to a bagpiper play “Amazing Grace” and our new favorite song with a haunting story line “You take the High Road and I’ll take the Low Road”. It was a beautiful, crisp day and it turned out to be one of the highlight days of the trip. At a scenic lunch stop at Glenfinnan, we climbed to the top of the hill for a breathtaking view of the loch or lake, [View Full Entry]

By Chazlin
June 7th 2009

Segment 4 England and Wales Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Llangollen

Land Tour Itinerary

This was our first bus tour and we were wondering how we would like it. We wanted to take a comprehensive tour of Great Britain but we didn’t want to negotiate the roads on the left side and deal with the heavy traffic and numerous roundabouts throughout the country. We studied options coming up with Globus, one of the top three rated United Kingdom tour companies. The timing and length of the tour was perfect and the itinerary included a complete panorama of England, Wales and Scotland. All 37 of us from the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand congregated bright [View Full Entry]

By Chazlin
May 30th 2009

Segment 3 England Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

Abbotsbury Swannery

Our 10 day cruise was almost over! Our last port of the cruise was also our first port in England. The Isle of Portland on England’s southern coast is known for its limestone and deep water port. But this day we were off to Abbotsbury, famous for its sub tropical gardens and swannery. It was a perfect day for a walk with rhododendrons and hydrangeas in full bloom, colorful pheasants and beautiful views of the hilltop chapel overlooking the ocean. We then proceeded to the swannery and were amazed as we walked among 400 Mute swans and their fluffy baby cygnets. [View Full Entry]

By Chazlin
May 25th 2009

Segment 2 Scotland and Ireland Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

Voyager, Firth of Clyde Near Glaskow

Scotland and Ireland have always been on our “must see” list and now we had to pinch ourselves because we were finally here. Our introduction to Scotland was the port of Portree on the Isle of Skye in the western Inner Hebrides. As we disembarked the ship we were welcomed by a Scotsman in full regalia playing the bagpipes. We were then whisked off to the west side of the island, across scenic landscapes including the famous Cuillin Mountains, to Dunvegan Castle. This was the home of the Clan MacLeod family since the 13th century and still owned by the family [View Full Entry]

By Chazlin
May 17th 2009

Segment 1: Iceland, Faroe, & Orkney Islands Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík

"Blue Lagoon"

Iceland is one of those places that seems far removed from the beaten track. As we flew the red eye north from New York, over snowy Greenland, the brilliant orange sun began to rise over the horizon at 3:30 am. This is, in fact, the land of the midnight sun with only 4 hours of darkness this time of year. Our Iceland Air stewardess was dressed in a 1960s style outfit complete with a pill box hat and it was interesting to listen to her translate their ancient Norse/Viking language into English. We had 4 days to explore Iceland before boarding [View Full Entry]

By Chazlin
November 3rd 2008

76 Day Driving Trip-Segment 6 North America » United States

Autumn in New England

We arrived back in New England where the autumn leaves continued to impress us with their brilliant colors. This last segment of our road trip started with a 10 day whirlwind of visits with friends in the Boston/New York area. While at our timeshare on Cape Cod we traveled to Marblehead Ma., north of Boston, to see our cruise friends in their lovely home of 34 years. It was an unexpected surprise to tour their town with so much beauty and history. No wonder some cruise ships offer shore excursions to Marblehead while docked in Boston. We had a delicious lunch [View Full Entry]

By Chazlin
October 16th 2008

76 Day Driving Trip-Segment 5 North America » Canada

Montreal

Bonjour! Merci beau coup! Tres Bien! We were practicing our French as we crossed back into Canada. Our first stop was Montreal in the province of Quebec. Our high-rise hotel was located in the downtown area where we walked and walked along with a young cosmopolitan population, lots of packed sidewalk cafes, small ethnic grocery stores, and upscale brownstones. When it was too far to walk we learned the ins and outs of the metro system. The “Vieux” Montreal or old town was located near the port with the oldest cobblestoned street of Rue Paul full of souvenir shops, boutiques, [View Full Entry]

By Chazlin
September 29th 2008

76 Day Driving Trip-Segment 4 North America » United States

The Other CIA

Crossing back into the U.S. we traveled to Hyde Park, New York located in the Hudson Valley region. We chose this town because it was home to the Culinary Institute of America. The “other CIA” is the training ground for aspiring chefs and is located on a traditional New England style college campus. We had made reservations at 3 of the 5 restaurants with students rotating into all of the positions in each restaurant. Not only was the food and service as good as any 1st class restaurant but it was fun talking to these young chefs about their plans [View Full Entry]

By Chazlin
September 28th 2008

76 Day Driving Trip-Segment 3 North America » Canada » Ontario

Detroit Night Skyline

Welcome to Canada! That’s what the sign said at the border, and after wandering around downtown Detroit for 45 minutes we finally located the tunnel that would take us under the Detroit River to Windsor, Canada. I said “let’s take a picture of the sign”. That didn’t go over with the border patrol agent who said “put that camera away”! He warmed up after hearing about our trip and we were soon on our way to our riverfront hotel. Our 10th floor room had a fabulous view of the Detroit skyline complete with all the lights at night and speed [View Full Entry]

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