A house-sit in England prompted this trip.  We've done some 15 house-sits domestically through Trusted Housesitters , building up our credentials and plotting to take some overseas.   It's a way to travel cheaply, but perhaps more importantly, it provides an opportunity to live in a more relaxed atmosphere like a local.  This is another instance of Martha pushing me beyond my normal comfort zone and it's been rewarding.  We've experienced places and met interesting people tha

This trip was instigated because of the easy accommodation in Sedona, Arizona by Martha's friend, Laura McCarthy, who, along with her...

It had been a long time coming.  Throughout 2023 Martha and I had been discussing and debating our next overseas trip.  Portugal? ...

A natural assumption about retirement is that you're free to do whatever, whenever. Good in theory, but there are always other...

Going overseas, especially anyplace in Europe, sounds exotic. To family, friends and the obligatory social media audience, there's even a...

We'd arranged a ski trip to Utah - instigated by a wistful comment by Chris - for January. Skiing - and eventually snowboarding - we...

Following the New England trip in June, we made the annual pilgrimage to Castle Park in late July. Martha had to attend meetings of the...

We left Richmond at about 7 am on Saturday, June 19 for the drive up to Boston. With backups on the George Washington bridge in New York...

Covid has driven everyone stir crazy. Outdoor activities have become more popular and small excursions have been a way to safely relieve...

We loved Spain so much on the trip in 2018 and felt there was so much more to see; especially Barcelona which seems to be on everyone's...

(original post) We'd started planning a trip as soon as we knew that our youngest, Nathan, was leaving for Nashville, effectively leaving...

(Note: An abbreviated recollection taken from casual notes) We took Icelandair to save some money, leaving Dulles and stopping in...

Since Jamie is now in San Francisco and the other three are at Camp Highlands, Martha and I decided to spend some of my LLS windfall that...