After a great night’s sleep, we were ready for our tour to Sintra, a charming village about a 40-minute drive from our apartment in Lisbon. John, Janice, and Kieran met the tour operator and, along with four others, set off in a spacious SUV toward the Pena Palace. Stories from […]
Dateline November 27, 2024: Sintra, Roca and Cascais Portugal Read More »
2024 Travel, Europe, Wine
We decided, based on Jag’s recommendation, to drive to the winery that made the sauvignon blanc we had with dinner, Adamo Winery in Mono Ontario Canada. It was about a 45 minutes drive through some foothills. Adamo Winery History Mario Adamo, originally from Calabria, Italy, remembered the vine-covered hills of
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2024 Travel, Canada, Wine
We had a wonderful time up “North” visiting family and friends. It was good to get back to North Carolina where we visited a fun winery, actually parked the RV there, then headed out to Linville, Grandfathers Mountain, Cherokee, and back to Raleigh to spend a few days with the grandchildren.
Dateline September 8, 2019: North Carolina and Home Read More »
2019 Travel, Family, Golf, Wine
Having enjoyed our visit to Cedar Rapids we continued our trek towards Montana to visit our dear family friends Nancy and John Bohlinger. South Dakota Our first stop becomes Sioux Falls, South Dakota where we visited the “falls” in the center of town. It was a beautiful park and the
Dateline August 10, 2019: Iowa to Idaho Golf, Friends and Adventure Read More »
2019 Travel, Family, Golf, Wine
It was on to Idaho in the morning. When we crossed the border we were in the heart of the potato business. Two memories came to mind, our dear neighbor Lou Steflik grew up in Bunnell, Florida, next to Flagler Beach and was a large red potato farmer something you
Dateline June 12, 2018: Idaho, Touch of Washington Wine and Oregon.. Oh My! Read More »
2018 Travel, Golf, Wine
With only a few days left on our vacation in New Zealand and Australia, we found an old hotel in Sydney called the Russell Hotel located at the Rocks. The Rocks: “Sydney’s early convict days live on in the Rocks, a jumble of cobblestone streets and cul-de-sacs just five minutes
Dateline: March 2, 2015 – Sydney and then Home in Flagler Beach Read More »
2015 Travel, Australia, Australia, Golf, Wine
We drove almost six hours to get to our next destination Robe. It is a quiet fishing village with much history. Robe is one of the oldest towns in South Australia. Robe is situated on Guichen Bay, about 350km south east of Adelaide. Nicolas Baudin, a French explorer first viewed
Dateline February 18, 2015: Robe and Port Fairy Australia Read More »
2015 Travel, Australia, Australia, Bed and Breakfast, Golf, Wine
We landed in Adelaide from Auckland after flying through Melbourne, at about 11 a.m . We picked up our rental car and headed to the Barossa Valley to visit Jim and Pam Lambert at Lambert Estates. Jim and Pam have a lovely guest home called Lambert Estates Retreat, at the
Dateline February 13, 2105: Lambert Estate – The Barossa Valley Read More »
2015 Travel, Australia, Bed and Breakfast, Wine
As we bid adieu to New Zealand there are many thanks to our many hosts along the way. Staying in the various Bed and Breakfasts along the way gave us a great appreciation for traveling that way. When we travel in the future we will try to use available B&Bs.
Dateline: February 11, 2015 – New Zealand – Good Bye and Thanks Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wine
We departed Wellington early in the morning to catch the ferry that would take us from the North Island of New Zealand to the South Island. The ferry ride was about three hours. Interesting enough, our cars were parked on recessed railroad tracks. We were happy no trains competed for our
