Yearly Archives: 2019

The Turks & Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Vignettes December 22, 2019 0 Comments

These group of islands are just south of the Bahamas. It is about an hour and fifteen-minute flight from Ft. Lauderdale.  We like to use either Jet Blue or Southwest airlines to cover the 600 mile sojourn.  If you can snag a window seat, you will probably see the beautiful turquoise waters off several Bahamian Islands.  A British Overseas Territory, there are…

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Mark Twain’s Hartford Home

Vignettes November 24, 2019 0 Comments

Most people fly into Bradley Airport and miss seeing Hartford. The city does have its issues.   The effort in seeing Mark Twain’s House in West Hartford is well worth the effort though.  It was Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) home from 1874-1891.   We would highly recommend taking the historical character’s tour.  We had Mrs. Clemens take us through a 45-minute tour of…

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A Few Tips for Cruising Alaska

Alaska Vignettes April 3, 2019 0 Comments

  Going to Alaska should be on almost everyone’s bucket list.  There is no doubt you will need some desire, planning and monies to make this trip.  We have explored Alaska twice on modest terms. We have put together for friends some of the points and recommendations you may want to think about when going to Alaska–our 49th State. We…

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