Sad to leave Naxos behind but time to move on to our next destination: Athens. As noted in the arrival post, the Naxos airport is one of the smallest commercial airports I've ever seen. This room is about half of the interior waiting area, taken from the front door, with the check in counter to … Continue reading The Eye of Greece
After our final enjoyable week with our family in Czechia, Ellie and I moved on to a new country for both of us - Greece. Our first days were spent on the gorgeous island of Naxos, part of the Cyclades group of islands in the Aegean Sea. We had a 2.5 hour flight from Prague … Continue reading On Island Time
I took a little break from visiting our family in Czechia to visit Mallorca for a few days recently. I'd never been to Mallorca, and the main reason I selected that destination - I could fly there directly from the small local airport in Pardubice! There was another charter flight leaving for the Bulgarian seaside … Continue reading A Few Days in Mallorca
Hmmm, yes… a bit crazy. A few days after returning from Boston, I'm back in the air again. This time after work on Edelweiss Air's seasonal nonstop flight from Calgary to Zurich, Switzerland. Another flight itinerary dictated by when i could get the flights I wanted on points, but it worked out exactly as I … Continue reading Every View is a Postcard
After a couple of months at home, I had a quick trip to Germany for the Canada Day break. I decided to try Condor, a German leisure airline that's flown to Calgary from Frankfurt for a number of years, as they have very attractive one way pricing. Unfortunately for them, the business class cabin was … Continue reading Ich bin ein Berliner
After a too short stay with our Czech family, it was time to move on again. We had a beautiful morning for our journey. Before we knew it, we were on approach to Heathrow Airport over London. Always love this view from the right side. It's really nice not to have to take the Piccadilly … Continue reading London Calling
In early August we made a relatively short trip to Europe. Our first stop was Barcelona, which was the return leg of our round trip booking home to Calgary that started in Barcelona last August. Sometimes it's much cheaper to do it this way.... We stayed in a lovely small hotel very close to the … Continue reading A Little Slice of Europe
We're going to have a quieter day today. Again, it's going to start out with a walk for some good coffee, at another spot recommended by my friend Andres. It's hard not to walk around on these beautiful tree lined streets in Eixample. It's been so long ago that I forgot what we did this … Continue reading All Good Things Must End
We begin the next leg of our journey at the Madrid Atocha railway station. The original trainsheds have been converted into this atrium area with cafes and a tropical garden. After going through the baggage x-ray checkpoint, we stopped at this candy store to get Ellie a few sweet treats for the way. Today we're … Continue reading Our Final Stop – The City of Counts
Another delicious breakfast in Jeronimo the next morning. After breakfast, I'm heading out for a bike tour for a couple of hours while Ellie chills in the room. She wouldn't enjoy coming out when it's already hot at 930 in the morning. To get to the meeting place, I walk down many narrow streets like … Continue reading “I love this pool!”
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