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WELCOME In the future, please join Tony as he chronicles the fun and shares the love that he and his lovely wife Naomi experience on their globe trotting excursions.
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APRIL/MAY 2025 ASIA STORY PART 1
APRIL/MAY 2025 ASIA STORY PART 1 Spaghetti and rice, bacon and eggs on fried noodles, Chinese coffee, covering thousands of miles while thousands of feet above the earth, covering many miles on foot, and exploring the ocean bottom, are all … Continue reading →
DECEMBER, 2023 L.A./HAWAII STORY
DECEMBER, 2023 L.A./HAWAII STORY As poets, prognosticators, and other experts whose vocation begins with a “p” say, “Christmas comes but once a year.” While this is true, December also comes but once a year, which is when we, Naomi and … Continue reading →
AUGUST 2022 WYOMING/MONTANA STORY
AUGUST 2022 WYOMING/MONTANA STORY We landed at Billings Montana International Airport right on schedule, 2135 (9:35 PM), retrieved our luggage without incident, and then strolled over to the car rental desk, which seemed abandoned. After making a few fake coughing … Continue reading →
DECEMBER 2021 LA/HAWAII STORY
DECEMBER 2021 LA/HAWAII STORY What better way to end a year than by visiting with old friends, making new friends, and trying new things? That’s exactly what we did. We decided to once again fly to Honolulu to commemorate the … Continue reading →
PUERTA VALLARTA 2021 STORY
8 AUG.-18 AUG. 2021 PUERTA VALLARTA STORY After so much running around in Pennsylvania, and snorkeling with the Whale Shark in Cancun, we came home for a bit of a rest. In other words, we did our laundry, repacked, and … Continue reading →
SEPTEMBER 2021 EUROPEAN TRIP STORY
SEPTEMBER 2021 EUROPEAN TRIP STORY The first thing that I learned on this trip was how a verb becomes a great big, wonderful proper noun. More on that later. Flying in to Madrid during this pandemic can be a study … Continue reading →
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND 2019 STORY
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND 2019 STORY As our taxi pulled up in front of our hotel, located on the border of Chinatown, in Melbourne, Australia, we knew that we were perfectly located for what we had in mind, sightseeing, along with great … Continue reading →
EUROPE/JORDAN/DUBAI 2019
EUROPE/JORDAN 2019 STORY Time for a bit of history, both ancient and relatively recent, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and a super birthday celebration. Upon arrival in Madrid, the weather was picture perfect. For you photog addicts, … Continue reading →
EUROPE 2018 STORY
EUROPE 2018 STORY History, archaeology, architecture, food, friends, and fun, are not only a lame attempt at alliteration, but when combined in a tri-country excursion, can provide some great excuses for goofing off, while learning a bunch of stuff. To … Continue reading →