The Netherlands – Dutch treat!

We arrived to find a very nice, classic row house – tall and skinny – 3 stories tall but only about 20 feet wide – with steep narrow stairs between floors and a lovely duck-filled canal along the front. More importantly, we liked our hosts instantly – a family of three…

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A stopover in Iceland went from “Why not?” to “Oh, Wow!”

We thought 4 days should be plenty of time to explore the highlights of a country much smaller than our beautiful state of Colorado. Wrong! We soon learned that there is so much to see and do in Iceland that we wished…

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Santorini, Greece

Sailed the Greek Isles, then stayed in an amazing cliffside villa in Santorini for 3 days. Here are a few favorite photos. Story and more photos soon!

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Bareboat Sailing the Greek Isles

“Sorry, but the catamarans you reserved for your 7-day sailing adventure are no longer available”. The previous charter group had wrecked them so all three of our reserved boats were now in dry dock on a distant Greek island…

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Scotland Honeymoon Home Exchange – A gigantic, green hug!

A Scottish/Irish/Celtic wedding – complete with bagpipes, drums, Highland dancers, kilts, haggis, scotch, and an authentic Celtic Chef prepared a full menu of delicious Celtic food, then SURPRISE!! We got a home exchange offer from a friendly couple in Scotland…

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Antwerp, Belgium

Antwerp – Sheila was a rebel and wore pearls to the diamond capital of the world. We visited here twice with good intentions to tour the big cathedral and a couple major museums, but…

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