We spent today touring the territory of Gibraltar…a part of the United Kingdom at the very tip of the Spanish peninsula. From this port of call, we were able to see both Spain and Africa as this is the point of Europe that is believed to have been connected to Africa millions of years ago. […]
Read more "Monkeys, monkeys, monkeys…and a very big rock!"We were fortunate to find a cruise itinerary that spent two full days (and an overnight) in Barcelona. My goodness, are we glad we did! (Warning: long post with a lot of photos ahead!) First, we went up the mountain to Montserrat to visit the monastery and see the shrine to the Black Madonna. If […]
Read more "Gaudi, Paella, and a Madonna…Hola, Barcelona!"Yesterday, we visited our only French port of our cruise…Villefranche, which is a gateway to Nice. We really just wanted to spend time exploring the city on our own, but it’s kind of far from the port, so we booked a shore excursion that would basically drive us into Vieux Nice and drop us off […]
Read more "Bonjour, Nice!"Yesterday we said “arrividerci, Roma” as we boarded the Celebrity Reflection to begin our Mediterranean tour. Because the kids were a bit tired after we ran them all over Rome, we had a low key day of lounging by the ship’s pool. Today, our ship stopped in La Spezia, Italy, which is a jumping off […]
Read more "Under the Tuscan Sun"A bit of Rome but first Happy Father’s Day. On the flight over to Rome I read a great op-ed to all new (and in my my case OLD) fathers by Bob Gabordi executive editor at Florida Today. Bob reminds us about what it takes to be a successful father. In Summary, being a successful father […]
Read more "Buongiorno Roma! And Happy Father’s Day!"Buon giorno, Roma! We start our Mediterranean adventure with a couple of days in the Eternal City. But before we landed in Rome we took a little diversion to Paris to accommodate a sick passenger. Once we were on the ground in Paris, many people stood up and stretched while we waited for the aircraft […]
Read more "Ed Sheeran and the Vatican…"Today we embark on our Europe and Mediterranean tour. We will miss our friends and fur family but the memories we’re about to create will last a lifetime. I’m blessed to have this summer off to reflect and focus on what matters most – my family. Our first stop is the eternal city – Rome […]
Read more "And we’re off…"We said goodbye to Captain Mickey and we’re back in Colleyville, TX for a few days to give the kids some time with friends. Plus our dogs needed some home time away from their fancy friends at Posh Paw Resorts. Not having to go into the office felt surreal but I’m enjoying every minute of […]
Read more "Home for a few days…"Our last port of call on this Alaskan adventure was Ketchikan, which bills itself as the Salmon Capital of Alaska. Fern and I have visited this port before years ago, and we had fond memories of walking around Creek Street, shopping in the little shops, and eating freshly caught seafood. Therefore, after our exciting helicopter […]
Read more "A little Ketchikan…and a last day day seeing the beauty of Alaska"We’ve been fortunate to travel all over the world, both for business and pleasure, and have gotten to do some pretty cool things as a result. However, there are very few experiences that could compare to our day at the Mendenhall Glacier. Originally, we had planned to go whale watching in Juneau, and to visit […]
Read more "Mendenhall Glacier and Musher for the day. Wow."
AWAY World Tour 