traveling in the US
Sept. 3-4, 2024 The Serenade was extremely lucky – instead of docking out in Bayonne, NJ – where most of the Royal ships dock for NYC, we docked in Manhattan next to the area known as “Hells Kitchen”. The blocks near the port got a bit “sketchy” at night – …
My sisters and I scored an apartment on Booking.com with 3 bedrooms and 1 ½ baths just 3 blocks from the convention center. NOT mentioned in the apartment details and description – two very steep flights of steps. My oldest two sisters have knee and back problems. They soldiered up …
My sister Kathleen joined me for part of a day in DC before we proceeded into Virginia to visit our mother. Kathleen really hoped to see cherry blossoms – but Feb. 28 is very early even for a warm year. I had spied one small cluster of trees beginning to …
My readers know I love museums. That love likely stems from the fact I was raised about an hour from Washington DC, home of the Smithsonian. Every year, some class would have a field trip to one of the museums – Air & Space, Natural History, American History, etc. In …
New Orleans is known for fun, food, voodoo and music – and you can focus on whichever is important to you. I joined a great group of friends for the next part of my journey – Kelly and Alyssa from Boise and Liam & Alan from Spain. I should give …
Back into Alaska! Fairbanks, Alaska We had an uneventful flight from Dawson City to Fairbanks on a charter flight with a couple of other tour groups doing the “land cruise” organized by Holland America and sister company Princess. Fairbanks is the 3rd largest city in Alaska, second to Juneau by about …
Seattle John and I left behind the oppressive heat wave in Texas and arrived in Seattle with highs in the upper 70’s, and in one of the few times of year with plenty of sun. We didn’t get in until midnight, taking the Skylink train from the airport to the …
Day 72, Dec. 28th: We spent a relaxing day getting things organized, utilizing Uncle Gene’s printer and doing errands. John got a new tire and an oil change (it turns out the slow tire leak was a small nail near the wall) at the Wal-Mart. We enjoyed breakfast at another …
Day 63, Dec. 19th: Overall, the La Quinta was quiet. Despite being very near the airport, we rarely heard any outside noise. Unfortunately, fellow travelers are not always as quiet when leaving early. A little after 6 AM two women were talking loudly in the hall, after which both John …
Day 57, Dec. 13th: Every time I begin to have just the beginning inkling that I might be getting some handle on technology- the fates laugh – and laugh – and laugh. We finally could go onto the Indian e-visa website to fill out our visa applications. Everything went fine …