Our Travels

North American Trips

   
    Short TripsIn the latter half of 2024 we did three short trips.  We started with visits to Toronto & Newport, RI in September, then cruised to Bermuda on the Norwegian Prima in November, and finished with a Virgin Voyages cruise to the Caribbean in December.

    Alaska CruiseOur second trip in 2023 was to Alaska for a 7-day cruise on the Norwegian Spirit. We spent a few days exploring  Anchorage before starting our cruise in Seward. Stops along the way included Valdez, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, & finally, Vancouver.

    North CarolinaIn spring 2023 we were in North Carolina, starting in Maggie Valley NC, crossing into Pigeon Forge TN, and then returning to Asheville NC. We also visited some cities and towns on the way down and back including Bangor & Portland, Maine, and Lancaster County & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

    Europe (& Washington, DC)The first stop on our trip in the spring of 2022 was a week in Washington, DC.  We then headed to Europe where we visited Portugal, France, Belgium, and then The Netherlands, & Germany.  We finished our trip with a Scandinavian cruise with the kids.

    House Swaps & CruisesIn the fall of 2018, when we had two house swaps, the first in Brooklyn and the second in Boston,  We then had two cruises from Boston.  The first was supposed to go to Bermuda but a hurricane got in the way.  The second one ended in Quebec City.

    Central AmericaIn the winter of 2017 we visited Central America for the first time.  We spent some time in Panama and then went on a tour in Costa Rica.  We then spent a few days in each of Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala.  All the countries were very enjoyable!

    Short TripsIn the summer of 2017 we took several short trips.  We had a week in Toronto visiting Kevin & Emily, a week in Nova Scotia which inckuded parts of Cape Breton, and then a 2nd, shorter trip in other parts of Nova Scotia. We finished with a week in New York City.

    Coast to Coast - The WestThe second part of our 2016 coast to coast trip started with a house swap in Banff and then a visit to the US Pacific Northwest (Washington and Oregon).  The rest of the trip included stops in Vancouver (another house swap), the Yukon Territory, and BC's Okanagan Valley.

    Coast to Coast - The EastIn the summer of 2016 we went coast to coast.  In the east, we started with a house swap in Toronto and then also swapped in both  Ottawa & Montreal.  The 'after Toronto' part of the trip also included visits to two Ontario wine regions, Niagara and Prince Edward County.

    US Southwest & CruiseIn the fall of 2015 we visited the US Southwest.  We started with a couple of days in the Grand Canyon, before heading to Bryce & Zion Canyons in Utah.  In Galveston, Texas, we boarded a ship for a cruise to Cozumel, Belize, and Roatan, Honduras.

    Other Short TripsIn November 2019 we cruised from New York to Bermuda.  Earlier in the year we visited Tennessee for the first time, visiting Nashville and Memphis. In January 2015 we spent a week in Havana, Cuba, only our second actual stay on a Caribbean Island.

    Cruise with Kevin & EmilyIn December 2014, we returned to the Southern Caribbean, this time with Kevin and Emily.  
We started in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and visited St. Thomas, USVI, Basseterre on St. Kitts, Oranjestad, Aruba, and Willemstad, Curacao.  Our pub crawl!