A quick note: WiFi is very weak here. You may not hear much from me until we get to Samoa. I will try to at least compose as many posts as possible to have them ready to post, but it’s been difficult What a change from Cusco! Here it’s warm and humid, as you’d imagineRead more
We are on the short flight from Cusco to Lima, so it’s time to play catch up. Our days have been so jam packed that I haven’t had the energy to write posts. A side note: we have a charter flight just for our group, and it’s an Airbus 320–for 85 people! Also, I am usingRead more
Hi and happy Friday to all, from umpteen-thousand feet as we fly southwest from Orlando to Lima, Peru. Our travel day began ultra-early, with breakfast at 5:30 am. Those of you who know me well are chuckling I’m sure, as I am not an early riser by any means. Then it was off to theRead more
Today’s the big day: We flew from San Diego to Orlando, FL where our National Geographic Expeditions Around the World by Private Jet trip begins. I still can’t believe we are actually doing this amazing trip; it doesn’t seem real yet. We arrived a day early and had a relaxing day visiting with my cousinRead more
In terms of blogging, Scenes actually came before Cuisines. Since 2011, I’ve been sending family and friends almost-daily travel reports with photos whenever Don and I went on a major trip. The email address list kept growing and reached close to 100 names. When I decided to combine my love of food and travelRead more