A Year in the Making: Yellowstone, Here We Come! (Part 2) Grand Prismatic Spring: Beating the Crowds Relocation day: We loaded the car, left Grant Village and headed north, making another attempt at Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook. We had tried the day before, but there were no parking spots and way too many people.
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A Year in the Making: Yellowstone, Here We Come! (Part 1) It’s September, and after planning it and changing our itinerary multiple times, my husband and I are finally on the road—we’re heading to Yellowstone! This isn’t a trip you take on a whim. It’s been a year in the making. We wanted to
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Frisco, Colorado June 2026 TIME TO CHANGE MY ALTITUDE I saw this somewhere and even though there are many times I enter a room and can’t remember the reason I came into the room, I remember Time to Change My Altitude. Funny how our memory works or doesn’t. My husband and I live in Windsor,
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Tomar, Portugal Our tour group left the cork farm and headed to the town Tomar, located in central Portugal. Tomar is steeped in exciting history. The biggest attraction is the Castle of the Knights Templar and Convent of Christ. I think this was my husband’s favorite part of our tour. Here’s a picture of our
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We stopped in Batalha on our way to Coimbra. If you have time, it is worth stopping here to explore the Batalha Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Batalha Monastery of Batalha The Monastery of Batalha was built to commemorate the Portuguese victory over the Castilians in the battle of Aljubarrota,1385. Batalha means battle in
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Portugal May 20th to June 8, 2025 Lisbon We bid Carvoeiro in The Algarve goodbye and drove north to Lisbon where we’ll join our Rick Steve’s Tour the next day. Navigating the return of the rental car was a challenge at the airport, but after a few good laughs we found the rental car
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Portugal May 20th to June 8, 2025 This year we joined the more than 10 million visitors who vacation in Portugal each year. You can now understand the protests in Europe about over tourism. It’s a Catch 22. The money from tourism helps the economy, but it drives up living costs for locals. My
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January 2025 Maui or Kauai? Which island should you visit if you can only do one? This was our second trip to Hawaii. It was our 25th anniversary and what better place to celebrate than Hawaii. We used our Alaska Airlines Companion Fare to purchase our tickets. We paid extra to fly Premium Class on
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WHERE’S DEBI Okay folks, I’m still here. Life got busy, traveling slowed down, body parts keep breaking…But at my age, who knows what could happen. And why does Medicare keep asking if I have loose rugs in the house. Back in February, I got the bright idea of only traveling with carry-on luggage. No more
Pagosa Springs, Colorado October 2023 I never intended to blog this adventure, but, sometimes, there are just some adventures you want to capture and share. In Colorado, the aspen trees typically peak their golden foliage mid to late September. However, nature isn’t necessarily on our time clock. It was mid-October and we hit the
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