Never a care in the world to worry you...until What a wonderful trip you have...seemingly as always. I appreciate this trip was before the Covid-19 gripped the globe, so I do not wish to disturb the flow as your blogs head from Greece to Turkey. However, as this issue is so current, please allow me to enquire. Will future blogs deal with how life at sea copes with the threat of pandemic?
Venice Very interested in your travelogue as we are going to Venice in October. We are renting a camper for three weeks. We did this one before and we’re able to park overnight where the tour buses park and hop on a vaporetta. Thanks for all the tips.
Hello from Paris Hi Bob and Janice - I just checked in on your blog and see you will be/are in the Mediterranean. If you plan to be near the south of France (or Paris), send me a message. I would love to reconnect!
I have planned to stay in Orvieto in Sep 2018 on my way to starting my Via Francigena in Viterbo... but decided not to at the last minute. If you had published you blog earlier, I would have made a point of going there. Maybe next time!
The Pantheon Quite incredible. We keep putting off Rome as we are keen to explore more remote locales before we visit the tourist horde others...but wow...the Pantheon from your pics is quite incredible.
Pantheon Dave - we hate crowds too but being there in October and getting their early in the day it wasn't too bad - sometimes we just realize to see some of the highlights you have to bite the bullet and deal with the crowds - definitely worth going!
Rugs Rugs & More Rugs Nice to hear of others with a weakness for the skills of one of the oldest professions in the World...rug traders! I have a house full of handmade rugs and now I have another country to visit to satisfy my passion...Tunisia. Any excuse is OK really! Having met the voice of the Arab Spring we had considered Tunisia. Your pics make it more than enticing!
thanks thanks for taking a look - definitely put Tunisia on your list if you like rugs - they are fabulous with quite the variety of types with interesting designs
Mosques & minarets Great collection. I have posted some of your pics in our "Cathedrals, grand churches, mosques & places of public worship" thread in the Photography Forum. Check 'em out.
tried to find Hi - got your note about using photo in the Photography Forum -tried to do a search with the thread you mentioned, but for some reason can't seem to find it - will have to try again - you should definitely put Tunisia on your list of places to visit - the people are wonderful and what we have seen so far has been great - we are looking forward to more next March
I spent Thanksgiving in Tunisia in 1983... and loved it. You will have much to occupy your time over the next month. Yes, my son and I will be touring Italy from 11-26 Sep, starting in Venice and ending in Sorento with Tuscany, the Via Francigena and Rome in between.
staying in Monastir Yes, we will be here in Monastir until we fly back to the US on Sept 7th - hopefully we will be able to survive the heat, then will be back probably mid-March next year. Have to change our schedule some for the sailing conditions, heat and crowds for the Med. With our visa situation and our delays along the way with repairs to Tsamaya we couldn't make it as far this season and knew that Tunisia would be very different from any place we have been before - looking forward to doing some exploring while here - are you still on for coming in Sept to Italy - sorry our paths won't be crossing!
I love to read blogs of the parts of you trip you had to skip... and thanks for your dedication to this effort. From my days at NATO I recall that Gaeta is where the US Sixth Fleet flag ship was home ported.
Nice and Monaco Hello Mates,....What a great few days you had in Nice and Monaco!!! Who would have thought another boat would have such a close name to the Tsamaya to take your spot. LOL I thought Princess Grace was a wonderful individual and what a storybook ending to marry the Prince of Monaco. As for the super yachts,...kind of ludicrous to use gold, and high end tweaks to fix a luxury yacht. Talk about the haves and have nots...a world I would never want to be part of. Yep, fun to look at, but dreaming about it for myself would never work.
Monaco is a beautiful place,...and of course a place for the rich and famous. Nice that they let us commoners view their lives...LOL That monetary differential between the politicians [most of whom are millionaires], and those they govern really shows they don't know how to fix it for the average person. I'm not sure anyone can fix the USA any more...too many people think they have THE answer...a product of overpampering adults who think everyone should get a participation trophy. lol...guessing that might be one cause for the dysfunction here. Monaco looks so perfect, clean, pastels, nice shiny black Ferrari, etc. The view of Monaco from the palace which includes the marina is very impressive. The cathedral has a different look to it from others you have captured...then I realized,..no spires. The inside of the cathedral is amazing!!! The rings with jeweled butterflies would be dangerous on my fingers...looking for an eye to poke or clothing to get stuck on. lol Your comparison of the "old" and "new" Monaco....the old is so charming that it would be hard to love the modern part.
You two much be in very, very good shape to climb that hill with all of the switchbacks. Worth it??? I can tell you,...the views you captured are candy for the eyes. And....I particularly liked the "dualees"...very cute couple sharing special place.
Well, thank you for the tour through Nice and Monaco,...as of noon today, Sept 19,...you have not moved...keep listening for the ship booming alert, but nothing yet. Take care and stay well...patience with the weather. We are in the middle of a return to summer. A week of sunshine, no rain, and high 70's, low 80's. Motorcycle,..here I come!! precious few days left. love and hugs...xoxoxoxox c & B
Another season has come and gone... I've been following you are awhile so am used to it. I look forward to your return to Europe and your next voyage. Will it be the canals of France down to the Mediterranean, as you've done western and northern Europe?
this season's plan Bob - you guessed correctly - the plan is to go down the French canals to the Med. We will then do some exploring on the western coast of Italy and over-winter half way between Rome & Naples. Sorry my postings for Paris have been so late in coming, but guess "better late than never" - will be heading back to the boat in Paris the beginning of April - best wishes to you and thanks again for following along!
Can anyone help ID this? Hi you guys, remember us? You very kindly brought an IPad from the States when we were in Trinidad. We follow your blog with interest. We are now living in the Algarve, Portugal, if you are ever down that way do look us up. That is a monkey puzzle tree although I am sure there are more complicated names for it.
Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info
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What a wonderful trip you have...seemingly as always. I appreciate this trip was before the Covid-19 gripped the globe, so I do not wish to disturb the flow as your blogs head from Greece to Turkey. However, as this issue is so current, please allow me to enquire. Will future blogs deal with how life at sea copes with the threat of pandemic?