Sight Seas

  After two years of COVID lockdown and no international vacations, 2022 turned out be banner year for travelling.   In February, Joe and I cruised the Caribbean visiting Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Barbados, and my favorite Caribbean nation, St. Kitts.   In June, Aaron and I cruised from Montreal to Boston.   During that cruise, I fell in love with the charm of Quebec City, Canada.   We also visited Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Bar Harbor Maine.   Unfortunately, we both came home with COVID.     In September, I embarked on my longest trip to date – 24 days in Europe.  The first week of vacation was a cruise out of Venice which stopped in Kotor Montenegro, Crete and Santorini Greece, and Bari Italy before returning to Venice.  Joe and I parted ways in Venice and I took a bus to Ljubljana Slovenia where I started a solo adventure through Europe.  In Slovenia, I took a day trip...

It's hard to believe that in two weeks I will be boarding the Holland America Zuiderdam in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the adventure of a lifetime.  The journey will bring me back to countries I've visited before: Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Spain, and the United Kingdom.   And I will visit 17 new countries:  Angola, Australia, Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Tonga, and Zimbabwe.  To date, I've been to 61 countries.   I will be blogging along the way, sharing the sights as well as my insights.  During my sea days, I will be blogging about my international travel adventures dating back to 1984 in blog posts titled "Postcards from...".  I look forward to sharing my journey with everyone.  And I'm grateful for the outpouring of love and support I've received as I wrap up my 25...

  Life comes full circle.  As I approach my retirement after a 25-year career with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, I look forward to many adventures ahead.  I am starting this blog as I embark on my next journey: a 128-day world cruise which will circumnavigate Earth.  Over the next year, I will be blogging about my adventures on this vacation, and I will reflect back on my last 38 years travelling to 61 countries.