Dear Readers, Marty and I are in Poland. Marty wanted to do a “roots trip” to see where his father’s family came from (around the time of World War I). More about that on another day. We started our trip
Portugal: Porto
Dear Readers: I hope you enjoyed Edition #1 of our Portugal trip. From Lisbon we took a train (3 hour trip) up north to Porto. Porto is the second largest city in Portugal & the gateway to the Douro Valley
Lisbon , Portugal
Dear Readers, Marty & I are at the end of a wonderful trip through Portugal. We visited 3 different areas (all quite different from each other) — Lisbon, Porto up north (& the Douro Valley) and the Algarve in the
Memphis
Dear Readers, The Habers are on the move again. We are spending a few days in Memphis; not as exotic as SouthEast Asia, but a place we’ve never been to & a fun new place to explore. Memphis is a
Bangkok and Phuket, Thailand
Dear Readers, We are coming close to the end of our trip. I had no idea what to expect from Bangkok. It was amazing. I found it to be a wonderful confluence of totally divergent aspects. As we were being
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Dear Readers, On Tuesday morning we flew to Phnom Penh – the capital of Cambodia. Since it’s the capital, there are lots of huge government buildings everywhere. It’s a large busy city & not especially attractive. Our new guide is
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Dear Readers, Welcome to stop #1 in Cambodia. Siem Reap means Siamese defeated as in the Thais attacked, but were repelled. It’s the second largest city in Cambodia & is quite busy. We thoroughly enjoyed our time here. The primary
Luang Prabang, Laos
Dear Readers, I started this entry last night. I wrote 2 long paragraphs & then somehow managed to delete them. Grrrr. Ah well. Here’s my second attempt. We love Laos. It is so different from Vietnam. As busy & hectic
Hanoi
Dear Readers, TY to those of you who commiserated with me over the weather. All has been dry since then. One more word about that lousy day: as I got on the dragon boat, I dropped my iPad & the
Hue
Dear Readers, Saturday was a wash-out, literally & figuratively. It rained all day. We spent the morning driving from Hoi An to Hue. To get there you drive thru a beautiful mountain pass. The good news was we had our