Our Trips, past and future!

Our Trips across the globe

2019 – Horseback Riding in the Gulf

Someone should tell the county commissioners that horses are GREEN. I mean, the ones we rode near the Skyway Bridge did not pollute the waters with petrol and garbage (though there was MUCH trash along the shore) They ate only the floating sea grass… and they were fun to ride.

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Cuba – The Forbidden Island

Cuba, the Forbidden Island Cuba, off limits to United States Citizens since 1962, it is often called the “Forbidden Island”. A communist country located just south of the US in the Caribbean Sea, most US citizens have not seen it (and many don’t want to visit based on fear and

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Washington DC – Pack up and Go

Spontaneity…. suspense…. surprise. Are these words that you would use to describe your travel? Neither would we, usually. I mean, we have traveled spontaneously before, and we have left our plans in the hands of fate. We normally plan trips ourselves (or use the services of travel specialists or agents), usually

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Toronto Canada, our neighbors to the north

We wanted to venture outside the US this year. We did not have a lot of time, but wanted an decent extended weekend and something in the same timezone. And with the goal of going someplace new and getting a stamp in our passports, we decided to go to Toronto

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Miami and South Beach

Early on in our marriage we have attempted to make it down to Miami. We never got there do to a major storm I was battering Miami at the time. Many years later, we moved to Tampa and even after 10 years we still had not gone down to Miami.

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Pigeon Forge Gatlinburg and the Great Smokey Mountains

This year we decided to explored the great Smoky mountains. We looked around and found a decent flight into Knoxville, a smaller regional Airport. We thought it would be nice to rent a cabin in the woods, and there are a lot of options in both Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. Buyer

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Boston, MA – A Walkable city

Looking to save some money? Try this. Don’t rent a car. Find a city that is walkable, with good public transportation. There are many cities both in the US and abroad that are “walkable”. Another savings tip? Check out “City Pass” or some other savings card for the city you

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Galveston, Texas

I got to show Teresa some of my childhood memories in Colorado and now it was her turn to show my Galveston, Texas Galveston, Texas We live on the gulf coast. The gulf on this side is different, more arid. Of course, there is more oil production in this area.

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