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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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JULY 2025 PUERTO VALLARTA/HILTON HEAD STORY
JULY 2025 PUERTO VALLARTA/HILTON HEAD STORY Wow. One place named for a judge who introduced the concept of innocent until proven guilty, and another that warns of the dangers of too much fun. … Continue reading →
EUROPE 2025 STORY PART 1
EUROPE 2025 STORY PART 1 Dubrovnik, a Croatian word, I believe, meaning NO ELEVATORS, ONLY LOTS OF STAIRS. Cori, an Italian word, I once again believe, meaning TINY CORKSCREW STREETS WITH NO ELEVATORS, ONLY LOTS OF STAIRS. Frankfurt, a town … Continue reading →
EUROPE 2025 STORY PART 2
EUROPE 2025 STORY PART 2 After dealing with stairs, and no elevators in Dubrovnik, Croatia, we figured that visiting our friends, Ronnie Jayne, and Tom Camarella, in Cori, Italy, which is just outside of Rome, would naturally have elevators where … Continue reading →
EUROPE 2025 STORY PART 3
EUROPE 2025 STORY PART 3 COMPLETE It has been said that old friends are the best friends. I don’t know who said it, but it seems that they, my old friends, are the best, and closest in my life today. … Continue reading →
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 →
APRIL/MAY 2025 ASIA STORY PART 2
APRIL/MAY 2025 ASIA STORY PART 2 After a four-hour flight from Manila, we found ourselves in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, shortly after midnight. Our education regarding the rules of the locals began immediately upon disembarking from our plane. The … Continue reading →
APRIL/MAY 2025 ASIA STORY PART 3
APRIL/MAY 2025 ASIA STORY PART 3 After a bit of an emotional breakfast, we bade farewell to our hosts and hostesses of the Agusta Eco Lodge … Continue reading →
APRIL/MAY 2025 ASIA STORY PART 4
APRIL/MAY 2025 ASIA STORY PART 4 Riding through the neuro-ward of Jakarta traffic, we arrived at our final stop in Indonesia, the Raffles Hotel. This hotel earns its stripes every minute of every day for service, quality of food, and … Continue reading →
SEPTEMBER 2024 FIJI STORY
SEPTEMBER 2024 FIJI STORY Capsicum. What a great word. It’s not one that one usually uses as a greeting. No. One must build up to this one. As a matter of fact, it’s quite prominent on Fijian menus. Yes. We … Continue reading →