Getting to Bucharest, Romania We planned to take our annual/anniversary trip a little early this year for a couple of reasons. First, Teresa was already going to Romania for a business trip, so why not extend it into our “anniversary” vacation. Secondly, she normally plans then with my help, but Read more…
Eastern Europe In 2009, our big trip for our anniversary was to Eastern Europe. While most trips are just one post, this one needed more. Our trip was precluded by a business trip to Romania, and I figured while Teresa was there, I could join her near the end of it Read more…
When it comes to planning trips, we look for the unusual. We have our criteria of picturesque, culturalistic, adventurous and more. In this case, we looked around and found a “Rails West” trip. It included the canyon lands and monuments (both of which we wanted to shoot), river rafting, and Read more…
Teresa and will sometimes want to do things rather spontaneously and this upcoming trip was one of those. We wanted some mystery and our plan was to go to the airport, bags packed for hot and cold, walk up to the ticket counter and lay down cash on the counter and Read more…
Our nation’s capitol, where the power of our free nation resides. It is where history has been made, where some of our national treasures reside and a photographer’s dream. Our trip this year was going to take us to Washington, DC. Washington DC, a walking tour Trip Planning When planning Read more…
Sometimes an event can inspire a trip. This year, Jim’s parents celebrated 50 years, their golden anniversary. We asked them how they wanted to celebrate and they said they wanted to try a cruise. It would not be their first time on a ship. They traveled transatlantic via a navy Read more…
Growing up, there was a TV show called the “Streets of San Fransisco”. TV and movie sets/locations have always fascinated me. Add to that the diversity and culture that is San Fransisco and this was where we decided to venture to this year. The Street cars, Alcatraz, China Town, the Read more…
Sometimes, you have to put your hands into fate and enjoy what comes. This trip started out “planned”. I wanted to take Teresa to Colorado Springs for our anniversary trip. I was just a young boy when dad was stationed there, but I remembered Pike’s Peak, the zoo where you Read more…
Sometimes your trips are not to get away, but to get to something. In this case, we were invited for a family holiday gathering in Seattle, WA. Bonnie, Teresa’s sister invited her family out for the Christmas and afterwards, for a couple of days in Olympia National Park. Even when Read more…
London, the food, the history, the legends and folk tales, the theater and … the traffic. We had gotten in the night before and returned the car without issue. Yes, traffic was bad, but we had our route well mapped out and short of an accident or road construction/detours, we Read more…