The visit to the nearby town for Gretchen’s perfume turned out to be a highlight.

ICELAND The adventures continue as the kids get older. We did London and Paris in 2024 and the kids loved it. The kids loved it and we all had a great time. FOND MEMORY I really enjoy learning about languages and Icelandic is one of the more interesting ones around - they still speak Old [...]

UKRAINE VISIT IN 1989 This was during my trip to the Soviet Union when it was still actually the Soviet Union. Ukraine seemed very much to be part of the USSR trip and at first when I created this site, these pictures were not split out into another country, but they sure are now after [...]

SPAIN DESERVES MORE RESPECT AS A TOURIST SPOT I didn't expect Spain to be as great as it was - so much history and culture - especially the Islamic architecture. I was lucky enough to go on part of the trip with a colleague from FatWire - what a great experience. FOND MEMORY We drove [...]

A LOT OF HISTORY WITH GREECE I've been to Greece a number of times with important people to me or one time without. It's hard to choose which I like better - the mainland with the history and ruins or the Islands with the beauty and fun. I need to go back to the Islands [...]

MY FIRST TRIP WITH GRETCHEN Traveling with someone on a long trip is a good way to know if you're compatible. Gretchen and I took this trip after only dating for about a month. I had a pretty good idea that I wanted to marry her and a trip to Ireland confirmed it. Other than [...]

SHORT VISIT I always thought it was strange people would fly to Europe for a meeting and then not stay extra for sightseeing. Portugal was an example of going to a meeting and staying for a long weekend to walk around. I was always against visiting Portugal because my Brazilian friends said it's an ugly [...]

BEST BEER IN MY LIFE My sister lives in London with her family - including my niece and nephew who have English accents. My plan is to bring my kids there as soon as possible. I also listen to a podcast every weekend called "The History of English." Great podcast. FOND MEMORY I had a [...]

QUICK VISIT During my trip through Eastern Europe we had a little time to drive through Bulgaria. We arrived late in Sofia and didn't get a lot of time to walk around. I also can't find any pictures from the trip which is frustrating. FOND MEMORY I remember driving into a nice hotel very late [...]