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Public land is NOT FOR SALE
Public land is NOT FOR SALE
Some of the most breathtaking sites are right here in the US. If you’ve ever been to the national parks, you understand what I am talking about. If you haven’t been there, you are missing out. And if you don’t go soon, our politicians may begin to sell off parcels of our national treasure, our public lands to big oil, coal and big lumber corporations. We must stop them in their tracks…
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So much research goes into self guided travel...
So much research goes into self guided travel…
I spend hours upon hours pouring over the old Lonely Planet Italy guide book and days on the internet. My initial website search on train travel form Venice to Naples led me to believe that I had to wait till 30 days out before booking the midnight train, sleeper car accommodations. So I did just that. Now it seems that the midnight direct train no longer exists. Crap. Our lodgings in…
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I must be slipping… How did I let that happen? Why did I let that happen? The why is easier to answer. Why – life sometimes gets in the way = lack of money. We are saving for our grandaughter’s sweet 16 BD vacation. Sara turned 16 this past Xmas and like Rose before her, she got to choose anyway in the world that she wanted to go. Her choice – ITALY. And so it begins, the planning stage is underway. 2 weeks: 2 travel days and 3 cities in 12 days. The flights are booked for the end of their school year. We will fly nonstop to Venice, take a train to Naples, ferry over to Ischia. Ferry back to Naples and take a train to Rome. Nonstop flight home from there. So much to do and see and so little time to do it in.
Sara loves history and in Italy it’s around every turn and corner. It’ll be my 4th trip and Jene’s second. We will be revisiting some of the places we’ve been before but with 2 teenage girls the experience will be somewhat different.
Our first time in Venice, I opted out of what I considered an unnecessary expense, an overpriced 1 hour gondola ride on the crowded grand canal. But this time, if the girls want to, I will give them the experience. Because of time constraints and lack of knowledge we didn’t have time to arrange Venetian mask painting classes at one of the two places that still make the masks of papier mache. Now we know better and we will book a spot for the 4 of us.
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While in Ischia, if the girls want to go snorkeling we will arrange that. Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius and Herculaneum bare places of interest. If the tides and weather permit, we will ferry over to the Blue Grotto in Capri or at least spend a day on that island.
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Rome, we will retrace our steps to the all the main attractions.
I have spent days upon days researching on the internet, reading reviews on TripAdvisor, looking for deals (there are none, this is Italy at the height of the travel season). My preference has always been to travel off season to get value for my dollar. However when you travel with kids, you do so within the constraints of the school year. You find yourself in the midst of throngs of tourists and very long queues to each popular attraction. That’s just the way it goes and I am resigning myself to be a part of the masses.
I put an itinerary together for them to peruse so that Sara can say yay or nay. After all , it’s her birthday gift and I want it to be a trip she will remember forever.
20 days and counting. Our lodgings are booked but if seems that the midnight train from Venice to Naples in no longer on Trentitalia or EuroRails train schedule.
Ciao,
Mary
It’s been 1-1/2 years since our last trip… I must be slipping... How did I let that happen? Why did I let that happen? The why is easier to answer.
Fleeing winter
Winters take a toll on us, especially as we get older and so although we were originally planning a road trip to the Florida Keys, an invitation to spend a few weeks in Hawaii won out.
This trip we decided to fly into San Francisco, rent a car and spend a few days in Mendocino with my long time friends, Denise and Ken. We hadn’t been to that area in 4 years. It was a long travel day and Denise…
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homeward bound
On our return, we stopped to see the Giant Talking Penguin statue in Cut Bank, Montana off Rt 2, which claims to be one of the coldest places in America. Trying to find places of interest on Roadside America’s website. Just to make the trip a little quirky.
Jene inadvertently snapped off my windshield wiper while cleaning the windshield when we stopped for gas. A temporary quick fix with…
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Bryce Canyon and then some
Bryce Canyon and then some
A short drive to Byrce and we found a campsite on the outskirts of the National Park called Ruby’s campgrounds and we managed to stay in an authentic tepee. How cool is that. We are now at 7000 foot elevation so the heat of the previous weeks have dissapated. Time to layer the clothes. Bryce is not unlike the Grand Canyon with many hoo doos (spire columns) We drove to the natural bridge when…
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Heading North to Coral Pink Sand Dunes and Zion
Heading North to Coral Pink Sand Dunes and Zion
Coral Pink Sand Dunes is a state park in Kanab, UT. Never heard of it (neither had we). But it was on our way to Zion and Bryce Canyons so we thought why not. This part of the country is so vast and the terrain changes dramatically as we travel. Flat grassy areas morph into rugged peaks and lush valleys. Mounds of sandstone sculpted into various shapes and colors. Blue grey hues from…
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Antelope Slots Canyon...a picture's worth a thousand words
Antelope Slots Canyon…a picture’s worth a thousand words
and being there was priceless. A place where time stood still and where mother nature was in her glory.
Antelope Slots Canyon
This was a highlight of our trip, a destination that I longed to experience for years. They offer 2 types of tours, a rushed walk through point and shoot and a photographers’ tour (35mm camera and tripod required) that was more leisurely. We chose the latter. With…
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Jogging my memory...
Jogging my memory…
or at least trying to. Luckily I kept a journal of the trip and am attempting to peruse it for information and recollections. It’s not easy getting older. I used to blog as I traveled which kept things fresh and up to date. But internet connections were spotty at best, the days were long and free time was quickly filled with eating dinner and crawling into bed early. Just spending a few…
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Did I fall off the face of the earth?
Did I fall off the face of the earth?
No, something far worse, I fell into the abyss of procrastination. I wrote this entry months ago and saved it as a draft which sat in my computer ever since… so here it is.
I relied on my husband’s ramblings about our roadtrip on his blog Fuzzypictures.
But we have different takes on life…
The landscape changes from state to state. We hoped to camp near Alburqurque but even at what we thought…
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Week 1 - first destinations: Memphis,TN, Tahlequah, OK, Rt. 66
Week 1 – first destinations: Memphis,TN, Tahlequah, OK, Rt. 66
After a good night’s sleep, we pushed on, I-81 and I-40 stopping to stretch our legs and backs, refueling and lunch break, day 2 found us pitching our tent and setting up camp at Cumberland State Parkin TN for an overnight stay, Then onward to Memphis (we stayed there on our last road trip but didn’t arrive til nightfall and left in the morning) this time we wanted to experience the home of the…
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Can a marriage survive 42 days on the road?
Can a marriage survive 42 days on the road?
and I’m not talking about in a mobile home with space to move around in. I’m talking about a compact Mazda sedan filled to the hilt with camping gear, photo gear, food and clothing.
There were a number of moments when I thought of leaving my husband on the side of the road. But since he was the navigator, I let my head rule my thoughts instead of my emotions.
We just got back from our longest…
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On the road again...
On the road again…
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons.
We were only home 5 days from our trip to Hawaii with the granddaughters, when Jene launched the plan for our next great adventure… We previously discussed going to Oklahoma for the Labor Day weekend’s annual Choctaw Native American Pow-wow. Something we missed on our last road trip across the states 3 years ago. Wow – was it really 3 years ago. We…
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Paradise lost - but never forgotten
Paradise lost – but never forgotten
Day 10: Packed our bags, stripped the beds, did all the laundry and tidied up the house, leaving it cleaner than we found it. On our way to the airport, the girls left their mark on the island – Hawaiian style.
A short wait for our short flight to Oah’u, a short drive to our 30th floor corner condo at The Royal Kuhio. (Ali’i vacation rentals) Jene and I had stayed in a different condo unit…
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6 days left in Paradise...
6 days left in Paradise…
We’re half way through our vacation and the days were beginning to blend together. It seems once you hit the half way mark, time seems to speed up. Still there was much to see and do and vacation exhaustion was starting to take hold. On the days where we didn’t have anything scheduled, everyone slept in. (Which meant not getting up at dawn). I find it difficult to sleep once the sun comes up…
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12 days of bliss in paradise con't...
12 days of bliss in paradise con’t…
I’m not sure who was enjoying Hawaii more – the girls or Jene and I. But it was wonderful to see the island from a different perspective. All of this was new to them. Their family vacations have always been to Disney World and although it is the happiest place in the world to them, Hawaii ranked up there. The itinerary was of Rose’s choosing as it was “her birthday adventure”.
Day 4: Jene…
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How to stay young --- travel with teenagers
How to stay young — travel with teenagers
The girls are not used to flights this long and time consuming. It was a 18 hour ordeal from take-off to unlocking the door at the house.
With a 5 hour layover in LAX, Jene’s friends picked us up at the airport and brought us to Venice Beach to stroll around, grab a bite to eat and watch some skateboarders.
Back on a plane for another 5+ hour flight. Exhaustion, hunger and excitement ran…
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