gcarroll5217May 1531 minBalkans Excursion - 2024It had been a long time coming. Throughout 2023 Martha and I had been discussing and debating our next overseas trip. Portugal? ...
gcarroll5217Mar 196 minHopscotching - 2023A natural assumption about retirement is that you're free to do whatever, whenever. Good in theory, but there are always other...
gcarroll5217Jul 8, 202228 minFrance 2022!Going overseas, especially anyplace in Europe, sounds exotic. To family, friends and the obligatory social media audience, there's even a...
gcarroll5217Feb 15, 20224 minPark City, Utah - Jan. 2022We'd arranged a ski trip to Utah - instigated by a wistful comment by Chris - for January. Skiing - and eventually snowboarding - we...
gcarroll5217Oct 3, 20217 minSummer '21-Michigan, Indiana, Nashville, SmokiesFollowing the New England trip in June, we made the annual pilgrimage to Castle Park in late July. Martha had to attend meetings of the...
gcarroll5217Jun 27, 202113 minNew England Road Trip We left Richmond at about 7 am on Saturday, June 19 for the drive up to Boston. With backups on the George Washington bridge in New York...
gcarroll5217Mar 8, 20213 minNew Discoveries - Amid the LockdownCovid has driven everyone stir crazy. Outdoor activities have become more popular and small excursions have been a way to safely relieve...
gcarroll5217Oct 26, 201915 minSpain Again - 2019We loved Spain so much on the trip in 2018 and felt there was so much more to see; especially Barcelona which seems to be on everyone's...
gcarroll5217Nov 20, 201814 minSpain - 2018 (original post) We'd started planning a trip as soon as we knew that our youngest, Nathan, was leaving for Nashville, effectively leaving...
gcarroll5217Apr 25, 20156 minLondon-Paris - 2015(Note: An abbreviated recollection taken from casual notes) We took Icelandair to save some money, leaving Dulles and stopping in...