A 74-Year-Old Woman with a Yen to See the World, a Supportive Husband, and a Couple of Backpacks…
All my life, I’ve loved to travel. My dream has been to visit all the countries that interest me on every continent. Until July 2021, however, I’d never left North America.
In Spring of 2021, we could see the world beginning to reopen. Dempsey said, “This year is yours. It’s time to make your travel dream come true.” And so we did!
We’re spending fifteen weeks exploring the world, and you’re invited along.
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Exploring Portland
Our trip to the Pacific Northwest began with 3 days in Portland with our granddaughter, Valentina. The first day we explored the city, beginning with the riverfront. The second day we drove to the coast, near where Dempsey lived as a young man. Depoe Bay is known as a whale watching center, although we had just missed several sightings. The town has a tiny 6-acre harbor, so we watched boats navigating in, before buying taffy and enjoying a great lunch.
Athens
After Dubrovnik, we flew into Athens after dark. We took a cab from the airport to our Airbnb in the Plaka neighborhood, the perfect place to experience both the ancient and modern city. As we drove downtown everyone was walking in the streets, while the cab drive...
Dubrovnik, Croatia
For our anniversary, we went to Dubrovnik, Croatia, a place I have always wanted to see. The old city has been there since the 7th century. It’s one of the best-preserved walled cities in the world. The wall is completely intact, although it has been continually...
Belvedere Museum
Thursday afternoon we explored Vienna a little more. We didn’t see all the museums we might have enjoyed, but we did see the Upper Belvedere Museum (accessible through a rear entrance to the former Hapsburg Belvedere Palace, shown below) which displays 24 paintings of...