Tag Archives: Travel

The Sun Sets on Mykonos…

We are sitting in the Mykonos airport, with all the pretty people, waiting for a flight that will bring us to Athens then later today to Crete. Mykonos has been a different experience to any other islands we have been … Continue reading

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Mystical Santorini

Santorini is a mystical and stunningly beautiful island full of contrasts. It is a feast for the eyes and the taste buds. From the second that the ferry gets close enough for you to see the island, you will be … Continue reading

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Sites and Sounds of Paros

We arrived in Paros after a  ferry ride from Syros. It was a short taxi ride from the port to our hotel, just outside of Naoussa. The hotel, Saint Andrea Seaside Resort was lovely, nestled across the road from a … Continue reading

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Highlights from Syros

A four hour ferry ride from Athens, Syros was worth the ride and Kelli’s nausea! We arrived in the ferry port and met our taxi, which had been pre-arranged. We laughed when we saw that our hotel was on the … Continue reading

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Greece…our first few days!

We have had an amazing start to our month long Greek adventure! We arrived in Athens a few days ago and after adjusting to the time change and getting our bearings the first afternoon (by that I mean finding the … Continue reading

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Burg (Berg) blog!

Well, it has been awhile since I blogged. I have a couple of reasons (okay, you might call them excuses!) Both center around me being old…I am tired and I hurt! As many of you know, we are on a … Continue reading

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A farewell and a few lessons learned on this bus tour…

Today we are ending our Italian bus tour. I cannot say enough about this experience! Our Globus tour around Italy was outstanding. Our Tour Director, Ciro, was the kindest, most genuine person! He kept us safe and organized and shared … Continue reading

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Trip Blog…Rome, Florence, and lots of wine!

This is the toughest blog post to write so far. There has been so much happening and so much we have seen that I am on overload! That is by no means a complaint. I feel so blessed to be … Continue reading

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Trip log…Barcelona

We left Denia on Saturday, driving to Valencia to drop off the rental car then cabbing it to the train station. We left Paul and Julie to continue their adventure to Portugal. We headed to Barcelona. The train station was … Continue reading

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Trip Blog…traveller vs. tourist

In a moment of downtime and insomnia early this week, I watched a Netflix travel movie. In the movie, one of the main characters describes the difference between a tourist and a traveller. A Tourist, he says, wants to escape … Continue reading

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