I have been self imposed “grounded” in the United States for over a year and a half (that’s a really long time for me) and allowed for both my passports to expire (unheard of for me). Well the good news is I’m soon going to be on my way overseas again with a brand new passport […]
My Visa information below is based on being a citizen of the United States. I have duel Canadian citizenship as well and often travel with Australian friends, so I will comment if I did visa with either citizenship/friends. 2017 – Traveling to Iceland and Germany and neither require Visa’s for US Citizen I’m heading to […]
In all my years of flying today was an airport landing first! Vanessa and I left Phuket, Thailand for a quick 45 minute flight over to the island of Ko Samui. It’s a decent sized international airport and the airport takes in many flights a day. As we were going in to land, I could […]
As my friends know, I always think very think very financially. One the most asked questions is how much did this all cost…or how much was this country or that experience and I would never know if I didn’t track it so here goes. I do my best to track the money spent in each country […]
Here are all the currencies used and exchange rates at the given time: Currencies Used from Round the World Trip 2008 – 2009 1. Jamaica Dollars (JMD) – $1 = 88 JMD 2. US Dollars (USA; Cambodia, Antarctica) 3. England Pounds (GBP) – $1 = 0.70 GBP 4. Scotland 5. Denmark Kroner (DKK) – $1 […]
No matter how careful I am, or how much planning, checking and re-checking I do…I always run into some sort of travel snafu. I have even been known to run into some illegal situations and try my best to smile and work my way out of them. As these situations tend to have funny stories […]
I have finally finished my “BEST OF” List from my round the world trip. I have attached a few photos from my favorite experiences as well and listed those with a star* My website will disappear, but I will have a copy on hand and happy to discuss any travel destinations in the future. It […]
Whew…20 babies in 20 months while I was traveling. Since I have returned, I have met 13 of the babies and have more to meet before they get too big. 1. Colin Bready Huberty – May 18, 2008 2. Cole Alexander Tozzi – June 21, 2008 3. Hudson Zachary Bales – July 2, 2008 4. Kalli […]
Here are some random stats I will be keeping about each country on my RTW Trip in 2008-2009: 1. Jamaica (Montego Bay, Ochos Rios)- 5 days/4 nights, local beer is Red Stripe, total cost about $1,100. 2. USA (San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Napa all in California) – 6 days 3. England (London) – 7 days – local beer – […]
Books read: 1. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman`s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert. Many people asked me if I have read this book and this was the reason for my trip. The answer is no. I thought I should read this book and it was an entertaining look from one person`s […]