How many times have I been to Hawaii? This question has been asked of me often. It has been nine times not including this trip … November/December 1998, June 2006, December 2009, June 2013, November/December 2014, November 2016, April 2018, December 2019 and December 2023. When Karen turned thirty, she and her friend from junior…
Many of you now that Karen’s niece Marie works for Expedia Cruises in Barrie. She was fortunate enough to win a free river cruise for two from Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tour that had to be used in 2024. She asked Karen if she would like to go and so they began their planning back…
I needed to use a couple of vacation days before the end of the year. I tossed around a few ideas but nothing was coming together. I mentioned to Karen and it was been a long time since we had seen our friend Darren Lee. He is an Elvis Tribute Artist and the last time…
Loyal readers of the blog know that I like to travel for my birthday and this year is no different. We are getting to a stage in our lives where we want to visit new places instead of old ones with the exception of Hawaii and Alaska. Anyways, Ireland has been on the bucket list…
We fly out tonight but not until 9:50pm. When we were planning out this trip, we initially thought that we would check out of the condo by 10:00am and spend the day driving around with our suitcases. In the past, we have been able to stay in the condo for a reduced fee. After some…