Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York
We flew to New York on a Tuesday, a couple of days before the parade. It was our second time in NYC for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade....
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The Food & Wine Classic at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
This annual foodie event takes place in early November on the scenic causeway between the Swan and the Dolphin resorts. The Food & Wine...
Wild Time at Fantasy Fest in Key West
Fantasy Fest is a street party held annually during the last week of October. It is known for its eclectic spirit of creative expression,...
Queen Elisabeth II Funeral
We arrived in London a few days earlier from Portugal as we did not want to miss Queen Elisabeth II Funeral. We had especially come to...
Amazing Week in Portugal
We had planned to spend more time in Portugal, but Queen Elizabeth II passed away a week before our trip and we decided to fly to London...
The 4th of July Weekend Celebration in Washington, D.C.
We always wanted to spend time in Washington for the 4th of July. Our 9:00am flight was delayed for four hours. United had to change all...
The Derby at Epsom Downs During the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend
The Cazoo Derby took place on the third day of the Queen's Jubilee celebration. We took a taxi from our hotel to Epsom. It is a...
London, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend
We visited London for this once in a lifetime event. The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking...
Munich, Bavaria and the Passion Play in Oberammergau
The 42nd Passion Play was postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic. We had tckets to it, and had to wait for three years later for it, so we...
Belated Birthday Celebration in the Caribbean on the World’s Largest Cruise Ship
We haven’t been cruising for a while and at the last moment we booked a 7-day cruise on the Wonder of the Seas, a brand-new Royal...
Christmas Markets in Switzerland
We started our journey in Zurich, a city we had visited many times as I am Swiss, but not during the holidays. We stayed at an Autograph...
Celebrating Day of the Dead in Patzcuaro, Mexico
We started planning this “Dia de los Muertos” trip a few years ago, but it had to be postponed twice during COVID. After a lot of...
Morocco and its Imperial Cities, Part 1
The Imperial Cities of Morocco are the four historical capital cities: Rabat, Fez, Meknes and Marrakesh. We flew from the US, had a...
Morocco and its Imperial Cities, Part 2
We had a fantastic time in Fes and it was now time to drive to Marrakech, the last Imperial City of our trip. There are toll roads...
Celebrating the 4th of July in Philadelphia
We had been trying to visit the city of brotherly love for many years and our recent attempts had been postponed due to COVID. We finally...
Ticino, Switzerland’s Italian Region
During our stay on Lake Geneva, we decided to spend a few days in Ticino, the Italian part of Switzerland. We drove through Bern, Lucerne...
A Week Skiing in Vail, Colorado
We spent the last week of January in Vail. We flew to Denver where we rented a car. It only took a couple of hours to reach our...
Venice, the City of Canals
From Florence we took the autostrada on our way to Venice. We stopped in Ferrara, a city in Emilia-Romagna. The town has numerous palaces...
Florence, the Capital of Renaissance Art and Architecture
On our way from Assisi to Florence, we first visited Perugia, a city that goes back to the Etruscan period. The sites of interest include...
Assisi, the Birthplace of St. Francis
It was a five-hour drive from Positano to Assisi, except for our stop at the Royal Palace of Caserta. The town of Assisi is on a hill. We...
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