Page 2 of Travels of Gary and Suann Travel Blog Posts


Europe » Italy May 4th 2013

This is Saturday. We did not feel the need to get up early. We slept in then had a leisurely breakfast the hotel offers on the roof patio. This is where we quickly learned that coffee in Europe labeled American Coffee is not what we consider American Coffee! We found the coffee machine and pressed for American Coffee. Out came Nescafe instant with hot water. Gary quickly learned to like Cappuccino! The breakfast was great with bread for toast, croissants, breakfast pastries, Italian meats sliced paper thin, mozzarella, boiled eggs (all eggs we saw were brown shell), fruit, cereal, yogurt that you only knew what kind it was by the picture on the container. Beautiful morning & we were off to the café for a little more caffeine! Today we take the bus to the Coliseum. ... read more
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Europe » Italy May 3rd 2013

The subway in Rome was actually understandable if you knew approximately where to go/get off. We had guidance from the Hotel De Petris staff and we were able to get to the Vatican then back! We used the Rick Steves book on how to tour the Vatican. Our tickets were purchased ahead of time allowing us to go past the long line straight to the ticket counter to trade for a ticket. Yes we were hit with people wanting to do a tour right up to going into the building. The book is fairly clear and we found everything he mentioned in doing the tour. Gary loves art and would loved to had hours to have looked at every picture in every room and know all about each one. That will not happen with a tour. ... read more
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Europe » Italy May 3rd 2013

Our flight arrived at FCO, Rome, Italy on time at 9:30 a.m. We cleared customs without a hitch. Picked up our luggage, then a quick stop for our first restroom experience in Italy. It wasn't as bad as I had imagined but certainly not at great as a US airport! Off we go to find how to exit. We finally find our way to the exit and our limo driver is waiting. The limo driver is not happy to see that we have 4 bags and 2 small carry on bags, though this was communicated in our email with the company. We do get 3 bags in the trunk of his small Mercedes and one in the front with our 2 small carry on bags with us. Takes about an hour to get to our hotel. ... read more

North America » United States May 2nd 2013

We awoke early on this day! We are packed and ready for the "Trip of a Lifetime" to begin! Our son, Brien, will be taking us to the airport using our vehicle. We load the Explorer and realize the luggage is more than we thought! The big case, one smaller carry on and the carry on bag fill the back of the Explorer. Okay we are packed and ready to head out earlier than anticipated! Off we go to get Brien and his wife, Jeannette! They drop us off curb side at the airport. We are off to a good start!... read more

North America » United States » Arizona April 30th 2013

We see the seconds disappearing quickly! Suitcases are out, packing has begun. Minds are racing as we consider the vastness of this trip. We are really overcome with excitement! Officially on vacation from work, then a day to complete the packing and details! Stay tuned!... read more

North America » United States » Arizona » Phoenix April 29th 2013

The serious planning for this trip began almost a year ago. We have always wanted to see the world and so we will be doing that in a couple of days! First was to decide where we were going, we knew we would want to take a cruise as we find this the best way to see the most for your money and in a short amount of time. Cruise line would be Royal Caribbean as we like this cruise line. Next was the itinerary, where would we want to go. We narrowed it to the Mediterranean finally. Navigator of the Seas became our next adventure as we booked it and began making payments until paid. By the way, we always buy trip insurance. This week the trip adventure is finally here and we will begin ... read more




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