This trip covers our retirement years in Woodland Park CO. It covers local trips in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming, and road trips back East, and tripos furthur afield to London, England and Paris, France with my daughters in January 2006; a trip with all three kids to Japan and Thailand in 2007; a cruise of the Alaskan Inside Passage for our 35th anniversary and a volunteer trip to Uganda in 2008; a trip to China, Thailand and Vietnam with my Mom and son in 2009; and a trip to Rome and Provence, Italy and the Cotswolds of England with one daughter and son in 2010. As of this writing we have planned trips in 2012 to Hawaii, American Samoa, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, French Caledonia, Sydney, Australia, and New Zealand for our 40th anniversary. In future years we plan to visit South America, the Caribbean, Central Europe from Finland to the Baltics to the Balkans, until I visit at least 100 countries. So stay tuned.
Date | Blog Title | Location |
August 18th 2005 | Retirement in Woodland Park Colorado | North America » United States » Colorado » Woodland Park |
January 6th 2006 | New Years Vacation in London and Paris | Europe » United Kingdom » England » London |
January 10th 2006 | New Years Vacation in London and Paris | Europe » France » Paris |
May 24th 2007 | 24 hour layover in Tokyo | Asia » Japan » Tokyo |
May 26th 2007 | Back Home In Bangkok | Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok |
May 30th 2007 | Pak Isan - the Khorat Plateau | Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand |
June 1st 2007 | Chiang Mai and Doi Inthanon | Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai |
June 4th 2007 | Relaxing in Hua Hin | Asia » Thailand » Western Thailand » Hua Hin |
May 19th 2008 | Alaska Inside Passage Cruise May 2008 | North America » United States » Alaska » Inside Passage |
October 14th 2008 | Construction Management in East Africa | Africa » Uganda » Central Region |
October 18th 2008 | On safari at Murchison Falls National Park | Africa » Uganda » Northern Region » Murchison Falls NP |
December 26th 2008 | New Years in Las Vegas | North America » United States » Nevada » Las Vegas |
May 19th 2009 | Final Preparations for our trip to Asia | North America » United States » Colorado |
May 21st 2009 | The best laid plans of mice and men - arrival in Shanghai | Asia » China » Shanghai |
May 24th 2009 | Our day in Shanghai | Asia » China » Shanghai |
May 24th 2009 | Shanghai Pictures | Asia » China » Shanghai |
May 25th 2009 | Our drive to Minxian and night train to Xian | Asia » China » Gansu » Lanzhou |
May 28th 2009 | Full day of touring in Xian | Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an |
May 29th 2009 | Photos from Xian's Wall | Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an |
May 30th 2009 | In transit to Bangkok | Asia » Hong Kong » Hong Kong Island |
May 31st 2009 | Arrival and first full day in Bangkok | Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok |
June 1st 2009 | Personal Business Day in Bangkok | Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok |
June 4th 2009 | Travel to and time at Railay Beach | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Railay |
June 5th 2009 | Last day at Railay | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Railay |
June 6th 2009 | Departure from Railay | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Railay |
June 7th 2009 | Sunday in Saigon | Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City |
June 8th 2009 | Journey from Saigon to Dalat | Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands » Lam Dong » Da Lat |
June 9th 2009 | Visit to Dalat School campus in Vietnam | Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands » Lam Dong » Da Lat |
June 10th 2009 | In and around Dalat | Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands » Lam Dong » Da Lat |
June 13th 2009 | Return home from Dalat via Bangkok | Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok |
March 20th 2010 | Best Laid Plans - Part II | Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome |
March 21st 2010 | Rome Marathon | Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome |
March 22nd 2010 | Exploring Vatican City | Europe » Vatican City » Vatican City |
March 23rd 2010 | Leaving Rome for Tuscany | Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Cortona |
March 24th 2010 | Touring Tuscany | Europe » Italy » Tuscany » San Gimignano |
March 25th 2010 | From Italy to England | Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Volterra |
March 26th 2010 | Touring the Southeast England Countryside | Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Sevenoaks |
March 30th 2010 | Touring the Cotswolds | Europe » United Kingdom » England » Oxfordshire » Banbury |
July 18th 2011 | Grand Teton and Yellowstone with my kids | North America » United States » Wyoming |
September 1st 2011 | Trip back East | North America » United States » Virginia » Falls Church |
June 17th 2012 | Back East for the wedding | North America » United States » Virginia » Falls Church |
June 26th 2012 | The "Purple Mountain Majesty" of Colorado in Flames | North America » United States » Colorado » Woodland Park |
September 23rd 2012 | Our 40th Anniversary Trip Begins! | North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Honolulu |
September 26th 2012 | Lahaina and Maui | North America » United States » Hawaii » Maui » Lahaina |
September 27th 2012 | At Sea | Oceans and Seas » Pacific |
October 2nd 2012 | The Samoas | Oceania » Samoa |
October 6th 2012 | A day in Fiji | Oceania » Fiji » Suva |
October 8th 2012 | A Day in Vanuatu | Oceania » Vanuatu |
October 9th 2012 | Tales of the South Pacific | Oceania » New Caledonia |
October 14th 2012 | Sunny Sydney with Dave, Denise and Rachel | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney |
October 15th 2012 | Treking the Bush with David and Denise | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney |
October 17th 2012 | New Zealand in Two Weeks - Here's How! | Oceania » New Zealand |
March 11th 2013 | Planning my Silk Road and Baltics RTW | Asia » China |
March 23rd 2013 | Ming Tombs and the Great Wall | Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China |
March 25th 2013 | Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace | Asia » China » Beijing » Forbidden City |
March 28th 2013 | Side Trip to Labrang Monastery | Asia » China » Gansu » Xiahe |
March 30th 2013 | Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang | Asia » China » Gansu » Dunhuang |
April 1st 2013 | Silk Road: Jiayuguan and Turpan | Asia » China » Xinjiang » Turpan |
April 8th 2013 | Silk Road: Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand | Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent |
April 13th 2013 | The Hanseatic League: Baltic Republics | Europe » Estonia » Tallinn |
April 16th 2013 | That's all folks: Finland | Europe » Finland |
April 17th 2013 | Did I jinx American Airlines? | North America » United States » Colorado » Woodland Park |
July 12th 2013 | A top ten national park in Cleveland...who knew!? | North America » United States » Ohio » Cleveland Area |
August 3rd 2013 | Quick trip to Santa Fe | North America » United States » New Mexico » Santa Fe |
September 28th 2013 | Rocky Mountains in Autumn | North America » United States » Colorado » Breckenridge |
December 6th 2013 | Christkindlmarkt and dinner with Travelbog friend | North America » United States » Colorado » Denver |
March 11th 2014 | My last day of traveling... | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney |
April 29th 2014 | Planning our Pre-Colombian Civilizations Trip | South America » Peru » Lima |
May 1st 2014 | Colonial Peru | South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores |
May 2nd 2014 | Cusco and Sexy Woman | South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco » Cusco |
May 3rd 2014 | The Sacred Valley | South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley |
May 4th 2014 | Machu Picchu - the Secret City | South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu |
May 5th 2014 | Lake Titicaca and environs | South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca |
May 8th 2014 | Tiwanaku with Tara | South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku |
May 9th 2014 | Two hemispheres, two continents, two seasons and four countries in one day | Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama Canal |
May 10th 2014 | A Vacation to Recuperate from Vacation | North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Chichén Itzá |
July 26th 2014 | Lunch with friends and a wedding | North America » United States » Colorado » Woodland Park |
August 2nd 2014 | Rocky Mountain NP and anniversaries bad and good | North America » United States » Colorado » Rocky Mountains |
August 22nd 2014 | USA Pro Challenge Comes to Woodland Park | North America » United States » Colorado » Woodland Park |
August 31st 2014 | In the last 24 hours the total views of my blogs have hit 25,000 | North America » United States » Colorado » Woodland Park |
January 7th 2015 | A Day with Dancing Dave and Denise | North America » United States » Colorado » Woodland Park |
January 21st 2015 | Planning my Balkans Trip in 2015 | Europe » Croatia |
April 16th 2015 | Did American Airlines Jinx Me? | Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki |
April 17th 2015 | A Day in Kotor and an Evening in Dubrovnik | Europe » Montenegro » Kotor » Kotor |
April 18th 2015 | Spanning the gap between Muslims and Christians in Mostar | Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar |
April 19th 2015 | A day in Split | Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Split |
April 20th 2015 | Driving north along the Dalmatian Coastline | Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Trogir |
April 21st 2015 | A Day in Plitvici Lakes National Park | Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Plitvice Lakes National Park |
April 22nd 2015 | A Day in Istria | Europe » Croatia » Istria |
April 24th 2015 | A Couple Days at Lake Bled | Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Bled |
April 25th 2015 | Zagreb is Amazing! | Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb |
April 26th 2015 | A Day in Ljubljana and Starting Home | Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana |
April 27th 2015 | Be Careful What You Wish For | Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region » Brussels |
July 16th 2015 | Visiting Family Back East, Including the New Born and the Old Dead | North America » United States » Connecticut » Danbury |
October 22nd 2015 | The BIG Island of Hawai'i Part I: Tropical Forests, Waterfalls, Volcanos, and and Ancient Hawaiian Sanctuary | North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Kailua-Kona |
October 25th 2015 | The BIG Island of Hawai'i Part II: More Ancient Hawaiian Villages, Ranches, Coffee Plantations, and Beaches | North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Kailua-Kona |
February 21st 2016 | My Mom's Last Trip | North America » United States » Colorado » Colorado Springs |
June 8th 2016 | Do you believe in miracles? | North America » United States » New York » New York |
September 4th 2016 | Planning My Camino de Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage | Europe » Spain » Galicia » Santiago de Compostela |
September 6th 2016 | Barcelona, on the Way to the Camino de Santiago | Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » La Rambla |
September 13th 2016 | Camino de Santiago - Navarre - Getting to Know You | Europe » Spain » Navarre » Pamplona |
September 20th 2016 | Camino de Santiago - La Rioja - I´ll Be Seeing You | Europe » Spain » La Rioja » Logroño |
September 24th 2016 | Camino de Santiago - Art, Architecture, History, and Recovery | Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Burgos |
October 8th 2016 | Camino de Santiago - Galicia - Camino Angels | Europe » Spain » Galicia » Santiago de Compostela |
October 13th 2016 | Pacific Northwest Jaunt | North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver |
April 26th 2017 | Dalat School Reunion in Florida | North America » United States » Florida » Kissimmee |
April 29th 2017 | Planning my St. Olavsleden Pilgrimage | Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Trondheim |
May 6th 2017 | Training for my S:t Olavsleden Pilgrimage | North America » United States » Colorado » Woodland Park |
May 29th 2017 | Morris Dancers in Woodland Park!!! | North America » United States » Colorado » Woodland Park |
July 4th 2017 | My St. Olavsleden Pilgrimage | Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Trondheim |
May 13th 2018 | Laguna Beach - the Ultimate California Experience! | North America » United States » California » Orange County |
May 15th 2018 | Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park at last | North America » United States » Colorado » Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park |
September 3rd 2018 | Planning My Via Francigena Pilgrimage | Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome |
September 10th 2018 | My Via Francigena Pilgrimage to Rome | Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome |
March 26th 2019 | My Tenth Anniversary with Travelblog - Life in Asia (1949-1975) | Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok |
April 12th 2019 | Planning my Ancestral Investigations in Devon | Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Exeter |
May 1st 2019 | Solving a Mystery In My Devon Ancestry | Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Exeter |
May 6th 2019 | My Old Way Pilgrimage to Canterbury | Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Canterbury |
June 5th 2020 | A Year of Visits: Family and Friends | North America » United States » Colorado » Woodland Park |
August 15th 2020 | 2020 California Road Trip | North America » United States » California » Santa Ana |
April 29th 2021 | In Search of Colonial Ancestors in New England | North America » United States » Connecticut » Ridgefield |
May 10th 2021 | In Search of Colonial Ancestors in Delaware and Pennsylvania | North America » United States » Pennsylvania » New Castle |
May 15th 2022 | Prelude to the Wedding...in San Diego | North America » United States » California » San Diego » La Jolla |
May 20th 2022 | Wedding...in Temecula CA | North America » United States » California » Temecula |
July 13th 2022 | Planning for Ancestral Visitations to Scotland | Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian » Edinburgh |
August 24th 2022 | Scottish Ancestral Visitations in Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, and Ayrshire | Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Dumfriesshire » Sanquhar |
August 26th 2022 | Scottish Ancestral Visitations in Sterlingshire, Fife, Perth and Kinrosshire, Angus, and Aberdeenshire | Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirlingshire » Stirling |
August 30th 2022 | Scottish Ancestral Visitations in the Scottish Highlands | Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Ross and Cromarty » Tain |
September 3rd 2022 | Scottish Ancestral Visitation in the Lothianshires | Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian » Edinburgh |
September 6th 2022 | Finding my Swedish Viking Ancestors and "Posssibly the Best Beer in the World" | Europe » Sweden » Uppsala County » Uppsala |