A quick flight on Aer Lingus from Dublin to the Netherlands landed me at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam in the early evening. I had to check my backpack because Aer Lingus is not friendly for carry-on baggage, so after I pick it up at the baggage area, I have to figure out how to get…
The Land of Éire
We said goodbye to the Azores on Thursday morning, traveling from Porta Delgada to mainland Portugal, landing in Lisbon. Two hours later, we’re on an international flight to Ireland. My seat mate was a young mother from Brazil who now lives on the outskirts of Dublin. We had a great conversation – me, what was…
Leaving Portugal
After two days on Ilha do Flores, we catch a flight – late of course – to Ponta Delgada on the Island of Saõ Miguel. Travel around the Azores is usually in and out of Ponta Delgada because the islands are really too small to operate a big airport. During the past 10 days, I’ve…
The Island of Fog
We said goodbye to Graciosa this morning and caught another SATA plane, landing in the town of Santa Cruz on the island of Flores. Of course, that plane was delayed as well. And it was raining. And foggy. And I swear, we taxied for at least 10 minutes before we finally came to a stop….
Land of my ancestors
The next island we head for is Graciosa, “the White Island.” It has been classified by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve and it is the second smallest island in the Azores archipelago, roughly eight miles long and five miles wide. It is also the birthplace of my great-grandfather, Antonio de Mello. My great- grandfather…
Ilha Preta – Ilha do Pico
We get up at 4:30am on Wednesday, June 4th, to leave the hotel by 5 to catch a POD back to the airport. The receptionist is on her game this morning and charges us for the ride over, £8 each… but I figure since this is our fourth trip by POD, which should have cost…
PODS, Trains and Gardens
After depositing our rental car through the exit entrance, we made our way to the hotel to check in before heading to London. We had to catch a POD, Carol said. My mind went immediately to the movie with the aliens and the old guys in the swimming pool… seasoned folks will understand. The POD…
And the adventure begins
This is my first trip traveling as an adult with my Auntie Carol. That, in itself, has been an adventure and it’s only day two! My cousin said one must be prepared when vacaying with Carol. She wasn’t kidding! Auntie is like a cross between a drill sergeant and Jiminy Cricket… Keeping everyone on schedule,…
THE START OF EUROADVEN 2025
I started a new adventure on Saturday when I left Memphis International for a month-long excursion across the pond. After a quick layover in Atlanta, I was headed to Heathrow onboard a packed Delta flight… at least that’s what they kept saying, but my fellow row mate and I were lucky with no one seated…
Back to Germany
Steven is ready to head home so we decided that we would try for the weekly BWI rotator flight on Tuesday out of Ramstein AFB. We’re to check out of the Moxy in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday, Oct. 15, and I really didn’t want to spend the entire weekend in Ramstein waiting for the flight…
And Life Goes On... 