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Portugal 2024 – Sintra Pt 2

Posted on October 2, 2024 by herktrav

The early bird catches the worm and the early Herkeys caught a tuk-tuk up to the Quinta da Regaleira. Right on time, Ana arrived to whisk us up to our first tour site. There was an early chill in the … Continue reading →

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Portugal 2024 – Sintra Pt 1

Posted on October 1, 2024 by herktrav

We will be staying in Sintra for five nights. Everyone said one or two days is more than enough time to spend here…however, I disagree. We are staying at the Sintra Marmoris Camelia, just outside of the historic district. People … Continue reading →

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Portugal 2024 – Tomar

Posted on September 24, 2024 by herktrav

At long last, we’ve made it to Tomar. Having been interested in the Templar Knights for ages, we’ve had the opportunity to visit quite a few locations associated with their history: Temple Church in London, Domme and Paris in France … Continue reading →

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Portugal 2024 – Moving on – Porto to Coimbra

Posted on September 20, 2024 by herktrav

Happy times sometimes come with sad days and today was one of those days. We have enjoyed our time in Porto, but today we are moving on to Coimbra. We checked out of our room and then relaxed for a … Continue reading →

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Portugal 2024 – Porto

Posted on September 13, 2024 by herktrav

We have arrived – finally! For the first time in a long time we had flight issues. Let me share our travel day “fun”. Everything started out great. The Airport Transfer arrived fifteen minutes early and off we went. When … Continue reading →

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NYC 2024 – Brooklyn, the Bronx, the Yankees and Good Friends

Posted on August 26, 2024 by herktrav

The summer whirlwind continues. We’re home from NYC and we had a great time. We had a lot of fun with our friends – Donna and George. We saw a couple of baseball games, we did a little touring, and … Continue reading →

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France 2023 – Reflections on our travels

Posted on October 19, 2023 by herktrav

When people ask where is my favorite place to travel to, my answer is always the same – Paris. I love everything about the city and even though we’ve been there numerous times, we can always find something new to … Continue reading →

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France 2023 – Burgundy – Beaune as our base

Posted on September 26, 2023 by herktrav

We started off the day with breakfast before checking out of the hotel. We loved Chablis and can see ourselves returning to see the things we missed. After packing up the car, we walked over to the main road in … Continue reading →

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France 2023 – Chablis – White wine paradise

Posted on September 25, 2023 by herktrav

After our visit to Provins, we continued on to the town of Chablis. It rained most of the way there, though not as hard. Along the way, we drove through mostly agricultural lands. There was an abundance of corn, sunflowers … Continue reading →

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France 2023 – Épernay – Champagne Bubbles Abound

Posted on September 22, 2023 by herktrav

Paris was delightful, as always. Lots of fun, lots of people and a museum or two, plus some delicious meals. However it was time to move on. We booked a ride from Paris to Reims to avoid any possibility of … Continue reading →

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