The region we descended through traveling from Navajo Lake to our entry point on the Colorado River at Lee’s Ferry is another of those under appreciated areas of the Southwest. As we entered Arizona (my first time in this state!), we skirted the Vermillion Cliffs, a magnificent sandstone cliff face of varying colored layers carved…
An aspect of traveling that I enjoy is seeing another culture’s alternative solution to a problem. This was no where more apparent than the Dutch solution for around-town transportation: the Bicycle. As my daughter said, “The Dutch got it goin’ on with commuting!” Bikes were everywhere when we arrived, on every path and down…
Strolling through the red light district on a cloudy Dutch day is one of the basic characteristics of a local tourist. As I meandered down the cobble stone roads, flanked on one side by the luminescent red glow of individual rooms with barely clad women advertising their bodies, and erotic shops; and on the…
One of my former pastimes was using the Stumble Upon function on the internet whereby one can spontaneously “stumble” with one press of a button, upon a website that you would likely be interested in. I say “former” because recently my internet time is preciously hoarded for blogging time, and because the majority of…
After a spectacular night viewing the Milky Way from the the sunset vista at Bryce Canyon National Park, we broke camp the next morning with the intention of heading to camp at Zion. A fellow camper said we needed to arrive by noon to even get a spot, so we reviewed the map and found…
Elementally-shaped by fire and water as evidenced by miles of moss-covered lava fields, Iceland is a land of extremes. What I didn’t anticipate, was how Icelandic art would reflect extremes of old and new. In everything we experienced from the moment we boarded Icelandic Airlines in Denver, we noticed a juxtaposition between Icelandic…
A question we are asked all the time is “How can you afford to do this?” People often assume that we must be wealthy to afford to travel as much as we have and do a trip like this, but actually, we are quite average. As a teacher and a librarian, our salaries were not…
We were introduced to mainland Europe by Donna Turner, owner of Turner Cars and Campers, a camper van brokerage service located in Utrecht, Netherlands, that assists foreigners in purchasing, registering and insuring camper vehicles. We could not have done this without her! She recommended that we stay at Batenstein campground just outside Woerden (pronounced somewhere between…
Being foodies, our family enjoys good cheeses, which is to put it mildly since we share Wallace’s (Wallace and Grommit) love of all things cheese. As it happened, we were directed to Woerden (pronounced Warden) by Donna Turner, who runs Turner Cars and Campers. The agricultural specialty of this region is dairy products and wouldn’t…
Having traveled around many parts of the US growing up, one area I had never been to was the wondrous Southwest. Having heard of Bryce and Zion parks and being an outdoor enthusiast, I had wanted to see them for some time, but the opportunity had never presented itself. I had skirted the region…