10. The wonderful smell of tropical flowers in the air and warm trade winds 9. Being pampered by the pool attendants at the Halekulani on Oahu 8. Leonard’s Malasadas and the fabulous shrimp trucks on Oahu 7. Waimea Canyon on Kauai: “The Grand Canyon of the Pacific“ 6. The road to Hana on Maui: 617…
10. Bungee jumping over scenic Lake Taupo TWICE! 9. Digging sand “hot tubs” at Hot Water Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula–our tubs were heated naturally by the thermal activity underground! 8. Blackwater rafting in the Waitomo caves with the glowworms – just as whacky as it sounds! 7. Zorbing in Rotorua – look it up…
10. Staring up at the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, wandering through St Peters Basilica and standing in front of Michelangelo’s Pieta. In wonder of the amazing architecture and man power that it took to build these huge structures so long ago. 9. Walking endlessly through the winding narrow streets of Rome and coming upon…
10. Spend all day at Marche aux puces de St Ouen in Paris –1000’s of antique shops/flea shops to browse. Many shops that sell hundreds of 100 year-old door knobs – that’s French! 9. Savor the Hot Chocolate at Angelina in Paris (and you need no more meals for the rest of the day!) 8.…
10. Traveling during December – avoiding tourist season and getting such an authentic feel for an amazing country 9. Experiencing the nightlife of Temple Bar and its cobblestone streets in the heart ofDublin 8. Renting a car and learning to drive (and shift) on the opposite side of the road (fun and scary) 7. GALWAY – fabulous…
This summer we decided to revisit some favorite destinations, but to fool ourselves that we were really going to different places, we stayed in slightly different locales and tried a different style of living. For example, we love the Amalfi Coast and have stayed in Ravello many times, so this time we decided to stay in Positano. It was a little…
12/23/2011 So long BCN We woke up really early @ 4:00am – to cat h our flight out of Barcelona to Granada leaving at 7:00am. Out cab driver was really nice, once Chris uttered a word in Spanish, they were full-on, talking in Spanish about ??? Chris later told me that the driver is…
