With family commitments winding down, we had more time to visit a few sights around the city, catch up with friends and take one or two trips outside the city. Read more
Calgary Part 2 plus Health Insurance
Author: Susan
Calgary – Part 1
After our arrival in Calgary on June 6th we were caught up in a whirlwind of family matters pretty much taking us all the way to the end of July. Read more
The Latest Travel Numbers
Looking at the photo above, I sometimes wonder why we left our beautiful little island, but then I think back Read more
An Unplanned Return to Calgary
Traveling full time we knew the day would come when we received a phone call telling us to come home due to a family emergency. That call came on June 2 Read more
Visiting Friends in Cologne
From Reims we traveled north to Cologne, Germany for our final planned visit with friends. Chuck is a pilot based in Cologne Read more
Reims, the heart of champagne
We arrived in Reims via the 45 minute high speed train from Paris, after a long weekend with friends, for a few days of sightseeing in the heart of the champagne region of France. Reims may be the most important center of champagne production, but nothing can prepare you Read more
A Long Weekend in Paris
Paris is the capital and most populous city in France with an estimated population of just over 2 million residents. The monument lined boulevards, museums, endless bistros and boutiques Read more
Two Days in Trier
Staying anywhere for this short a time is not ideal however we had 3 nights in between meeting friends in Stuttgart and then in Paris. We looked for a town roughly half way between Stuttgart Read more