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Exterior of the Borghese Gallery The Borghese Gallery is one of Rome’s most beautiful art museums and one of the most significant art...

Three Sisters mural by Ehren Kee Natay A couple of weekends ago we drove down to Santa Fe, as Marianne was volunteering at the Santa Fe...

Located just outside of the city of Rome on the Appian Way and the Tuscolana road, two of the most important ancient Roman roads, is the...

Crypt of the Pelvises Photo credit: Dnalor 01,  Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA 3.0) As we mentioned, Rome has a fascinating underground! ...

The obligatory "Pretend you're driving the Vespas" shot! “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” - St. Ambrose. And what do the Romans do? ...

The Arch of Constantine next to the Colosseum The Colosseum in Rome is at the top of everyone’s must-see list in Rome, and naturally it...

As mentioned in a previous post, our tour guide, Federica, took us to one of her favorite museums in Rome, The Capitoline Museums. The...

Walking across the Tiber River Crossing the Tiber River we headed toward the beautiful and charming Trastevere neighborhood.  The name...

Who’s ready for some Rome pictures?  Well, ready or not, we have a ton of them, so get ready!  😝 Are you like us and you tend to take a...

It's certainly grand, isn't it? A building that’s impossible to miss on Mackinac Island is the Grand Hotel, a national historic landmark...

Stepping off the ferry to Mackinac Island is like stepping back in time to the 1800s. Between Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas sits...

Upper Falls, AKA Root Beer Falls This September we had the opportunity to go to Michigan to visit family. While we were there we wanted...

The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park Our last stop on our Hop-On-Hop-Off bus tour was Vancouver’s Chinatown. The bus dropped us off near the Dr. Sun...

The Granville Island silos, AKA the “Giants”. The silos are the work of Brazilian twins Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo. Our next stop on...

A dramatic entrance to Stanley Park After disembarking our Alaska cruise, we had a few hours before we had to be at the airport to fly...

Downtown Vancouver in the rain On the days before and after our Alaskan cruise, we spent some extra time taking in the sites of...

Yes, we like our alliterations around here. Ketchikan is Alaska’s first city and the Salmon Capital of the World. The port is small and...

“Where the glacier meets the sky, the land ceases to be earthly, and the earth becomes one with the heavens; no sorrows live there...

Overlooking Skagway and our cruise ship After our trip up to the White Pass Summit, we headed over to the meeting point where we were...

Normally we try to steer away from the most popular tourist attractions when we travel; however, we heard so many great things about the...