I know it has been a while since we posted, we left Panama at the end of May and visited family and friends for most of June. Last Thursday, June 26th, we took our leave from Chicago and boarded a flight to Iceland. We are taking 10 days of vacation to see Iceland and Svalbard, …
Tag: Travel
North to the Atlantic
What? you ask. The Pacific is west in the Western Hemisphere, everyone knows that! Well, not if you're in Panama, which runs east-west and happens to contain the narrowest point (51 miles) between the Atlantic (well,technically the Caribbean) and the Pacific making it attractive for digging a canal. It didn't hurt that the U.S. already …
The Highest Point in Panama City
Plus a little stroll Last weekend, we decided to go for a short hike up Ancon Hill, the highest point in Panama City, although it's only 653 feet tall. We set the Uber directions to take us to a parking lot at the base of the path, but our driver missed the turn and we …
City Vibe With a Car Culture
Yes, we made it to Panama City last week. We're staying in one of the many high rises here: Pool on the roof, gym, view of the water. Hard to go wrong with that. We had a bit of a time adjusting, mostly because we are used to cities where walking is the norm, but …
Seven years in Blogland
Today marks seven years since we started our blog and to “celebrate” that anniversary we pulled out our old school method of planning a trip Morocco - we were so young in 2017! Our first trip together was prior to this blog, we took a three week trip to Morocco. Sue found some super cheap …
Face-to-Face with Our Spanish Tutor
We have been working with Marcela to learn Spanish (for me -- it is more of trying to learn Spanish -- think of Sisyphus rolling the rock up the hill) for about three years, but we had never met her, her husband, and their dogs until last week. You may remember from your faithful reading …
Ten-Day Tropical Party with Family
We left Buenos Aires about 10 days ago for the tropical climes of Costa Rica. You can't help but be relaxed when the sun is always shining and the pool is always inviting. We met my brother David and sister-in-law Stacey at a lovely AirBnB on a mountain overlooking the Pacific. Aaaah. The only hitch …
Tennis, Anyone?
Last weekend was our last in Buenos Aires, at least for now. I mean, who knows, right? Friday was Valentine's Day so we celebrated with a romantic dinner of leftovers at home. We did have gin and tonics with a berry-infused gin so at least our drinks looked appropriately festive. Saturday we decided to have …
We Use the Term “Planning” Loosely
We seem to have fallen into a routine in our blogs where we talk about what is happening now or has just happened. I thought I would take time to give you some insights into how we decide to go places, why we pick them and how much effort we (read mostly Sue) spends figuring …
Wine, More Wine and Mountains
Last weekend we hopped on a plane and headed to Mendoza. We had intended to go on our last trip here, but there's only so much time and there are an infinite number (OK, maybe not infinite, but a lot) of places to go and things to do. The main attractions of Mendoza are its …
