Explore the World One Country at a Time
Explore the World One Country at a Time
Image: St. Martin Tourist information Center at Marigot Port. Highlights – What to see and do in the tiny Caribbean island of Sint Maarten and Saint Martin. Time of Visit: January 2026 Duration of Visit: Six Nights Description St. Martin is a single island in the Caribbean divided between two nations. The southern half is …
Image: St. Barths mural near St. Jean Beach. Highlights – Our impression and experience in spending a couple of nights on the beautiful island of St. Barthelemy. Time of Visit: January 2026 Duration of Visit: Two Nights Description St. Barthelemy or St. Barths for short is a French Caribbean island. It is a ritzy place, …
Image: St. Kitts sign at Port Zante in Basseterre, St. Kitts. Highlights – Our experience and impressions on spending five nights in the country of St. Kitts and Nevis. Time of Visit: January 2026 Duration of Visit: St. Kitts – 2 nights, Nevis – 3 nights Description St. Kitts and Nevis is a tiny two …
Highlights – A brief story about our three nights stay on the island of white sand beaches and turquoise water called Anguilla. Time of Visit: January 2026 Duration of Visit: Three Nights Description Anguilla is a small island in the Eastern Caribbean that is chalk full of nice white sand beaches and turquoise blue water. …
Image: Lake Isabelle in Indian Peaks Wilderness. Highlights – How to spend six days in the Colorado Rockies to explore Rocky Mountain National Park and Indian Peaks Wilderness. Time of Visit: June 2025 Duration of Visit: Five Nights/Six Days Description The Colorado Rockies is a big expanse of land that covers the central third of …
Crater Lake, Oregon Highlights Long weekend road trip from Eugene Oregon to Bandon Beach, south to Redwoods National Park near Crescent City, California, north to Crater Lake National Park, west to Roseburg before returning back to Eugene, Oregon Time of Visit: May 2024 Duration of Visit: Three nights. Description This long weekend adventure began and …
Tikal National Park Gran Plaza Highlights Visited the Mayan ruins of Tikal and Yaxha National Parks. These two are the most accessible parks in Northeastern Guatemala. There are many more that are remote and require 4×4 transportation (see pdf brochure by scanning QR code below). Time of Visit: April 2024 Duration of Visit: Three Nights …
Mirador Kaqasiiwaan in the village of San Juan Highlights Lake Atitlan after Holy Week. Stayed in Panajachel. Visited the villages of San Juan and San Pedro. Did a day trip to Chichicastenago by riding the public buses (chicken bus) from Panajachel. Time of Visit: April 2024 Duration of Visit: Three Nights Description After Antigua, Lake …
Good Friday late morning procession Highlights Small mountain town filled with cobbled streets and old churches. Spent four days in Antigua during Holy Week to witness processions and marvel at the local’s painstaking dedication in creating “alfombras” as a way to share their culture and devotion to the world. Time of Visit: 2024 Duration of …
The Great River Road spans about 470 miles along the Mississippi River starting from Prescott, WI and Hastings, MN (just southeast of Minneapolis, MN) to Dubuque, IA. We only had a weekend to explore this scenic drive in mid-October 2022 and made it as far south to La Crosse, WI. We started our journey from …