A Year of Visits: Family and Friends June 5th 2020 May 2019 was my last overseas trip...to find ancestors in Devon, England (see Solving a Mystery In My Devon Ancestry) and to walk the Old Way Pilgrim route to Canterbury (see My Old Way Pilgrimage to Canterbury). In October 2019 I wrote a Planning blog about a trip to Scotland I hoped to visit in September 2020 (see Planning for Scotland Ancestral Visitations). Covid-19 deferred that trip for a ye ... read more
North America » United States » Colorado » Woodland Park Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
I started blogging on Travelblog in 2009, entering trips beginning in 2007. My intention has always been to document my years of travel since my birth...how else was I to save all the slides my Dad took of my childhood!
Most bloggers write about their trips away from home. Mine, and eventually Linda's, homes have usually been where people travel to. So the idea eventually percolated to name our blog "Home and Away."
The blog is not intended to be an autobiography, although I spent my entire life traveling, with Linda joining me after college, it may appear to be that way. As this... full info