Bergen, Totland and Faerings

Mar 31, 2014 | Alaska

Bergen has grown a lot since I last visited almost 15 years ago but not this classic waterfront.  Oil has brought prosperity to Norway and the outlying areas are now all connected with bridges and undersea tunnels and the like. If you love wooden boats, like I do,...

Oslo Norway

Mar 23, 2014 | Alaska, Retired Doug Roadtrips

In my last blogpost I asked the question:  When you buy a Eurail Pass, what’s the best route from Bordeaux to Lagos, Portugal?  And the answer is….. Norway. The Eurail Pass is not what it used to be and we’ve already spent over $400E for reservations to...

Le Degoutaud—Land of Wine and Truffles

Feb 10, 2014 | Alaska

Martina and I return to one of our favorite places–Le Degoutaud–a 100 acre B&B in Provence France.   You can find them on the web here.  We stayed here last year during the fall harvest and here is that link.  If you want that perfect place in...

Turkei

Feb 4, 2014 | Alaska

I know I’m going to catch hell for dissing Turkey but these two-week vacation packages are not for me.  Within two days, we both woke up with plastic wrist bands on and sick as dogs–we thought we were in a rest home or hospital.  All the food is served...

Oetzi and Sud Tirol

Jan 16, 2014 | Alaska

The Dolomites are a World Heritage Site and for a good reason.  I won’t elaborate here but the first place we headed for was here after leaving Karlstadt.  Unfortunately, it was foggy but we had a wonderful hike.  I skied near here a few years ago and will...

Amsterdam & Munich

Jan 10, 2014 | Alaska

Now it’s time to cross the big puddle and we save up all our Alaska Air miles and splurge for First Class.  It’s actually called Business Class on Delta, but to me it will always be First Class.  My feet can’t even touch the chair in front of me!...