Mark and I don’t have a shared bucket list, per se. Sure we know where the other one dreams of traveling to or what goals we have individually and collectively, but we have not proactively planned to “check items off” a list...except Mount Kilimanjaro. My parents were married on May 28, 1972 in the Boston Arboretum. Surrounded by family and friends, they hosted a celebration that I still hear their friends call: “the best party ever”. Shortly thereaft...

Two years and three months. More than 820 days. I will spare us all the hour and minute equivalencies, but suffice it to say it's been a little while since our last transatlantic trip. In 2015, we indulged in two trips in the Atlantic: one long weekend in St. Kitts and a 7-day cruise that started in San Juan, Puerto Rico and sailed to five Caribbean locations: St. Thomas, Dominica, Barbardos, St. Kitts (and Nevis), and St. Marteen. This is not to imply that tho...

1.5 before takeoff... Sitting in the airport, going through our multiple lists making sure that we "have everything". We all recognize that, should we discover that something is missing, we would only have the CLT airport shops to complete our lists. Of the joys of being driven by the desire to check everything as "done"! The goal of this blog is to: - log all our adventures over the next 18-days - keep our friends and family as up to date...at a rate of the...

Boarded and waiting... Feeling rather prepared...at least for Frankfurt!! Bags are overhead; We are seated -- in adjoining rows. Flight attendants have reminded us that Airplane Mode is still required...and just as we all located our in-armrest USB ports. As boarding instructions are broadcast overhead -- in German -- we realize our trip is truly about to begin!! Guess it's time to pull out the empty pad and start making new lists... What to see (that we...

As we prepare for our trip to India, we wanted try a blog to keep everyone up to date on our travels... Stay tuned for photos and summaries of our travels!!!