Hi there. If you’ve been following the blog lately you’ll know that I have been sharing with you our 7 country voyage aboard Oceania’s ship, Riviera. Today we will be touring exotic Casablanca, the ship’s 2nd port of call. Casablanca, meaning “White House”, is the largest city in Morocco and is located in the western part […]
Greetings. Last week I invited you to come cruise with me as I embarked on a 7 country voyage aboard Oceania’s Riviera. I first gave you a tour of the ship here. And then I showed you our lovely hotel in Lisbon, the Olissippo Lapa Palace Hotel here. Finally, I gave you a whirlwind tour of the city of […]
HOW TO SEE LISBON PORTUGAL IN A DAY Greetings from Lisbon, Portugal. Lisbon is where we would embark on our 7 country European & African cruise aboard Oceania’s new ship, Riviera. Having only a single day to take in the sights of Lisbon before embarking on our cruise, we decided to hire an expert guide […]
Greetings. In my last travel post I invited you to take a cruise with me aboard Oceania Cruise Lines, Riviera. But actually, before we do that, I want to show you around Lisbon, Portugal. It was in Lisbon that we joined the 3rd leg of Riviera’s maiden voyage. In order to insure that we met […]
Hello, In my last post I told you about celebrating my son’s 30th birthday at The Arizona Biltmore Hotel. As it happens, this is a really big year for big birthdays in our family. In addition to Nathan turning 30, in March my youngest offspring will turn 18, and in May I will be celebrating […]
Hi there! Last week I invited you to a beautiful engagement party. Did you see that post? If not, you can view it by clicking here. That party took place in Scottsdale, Arizona at the magnificent home of my friend Jen. My entire family flew in for the big event. Nathan & family from DC, […]
Hello there. Those of you who know me know that I spend a fair amount of time in our nation’s capitol visiting my children and grandchildren who reside there. Good food and fine dining is abundantly available in Washington, DC and we always enjoy wonderful meals in very good restaurants during our visits. In fact, […]
Hello. Last week President Obama gave the State of the Union Address to both Houses of Congress. Did you see it? I always like to watch it on TV if for no other reason than it makes me feel sentimental. That’s because my son, Taylor, during his junior year in high school served as a […]
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