RWANDA’S RAISON D’ETRE: MOUNTAIN GORILLAS

Teri B.

May 19, 2026

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International Travel, Things I Love, Things You Should Know

“What took us so long?” That was the obvious question upon seeing what this rather smallish country has to offer. Arguably what most tourists come to the country for is to see the Mountain Gorillas up close via guided trek. But clearly there was so much more to Rwanda, as we arrived following our previous […]

AFRICA – THE FIRST AND ONLY CHOICE

Teri B.

May 5, 2026

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International Travel, Things I Love, Things You Should Know

When contemplating a trip in celebration of our 40th anniversary, there wasn’t much thought about the destination. Africa is a perennial favorite, and this is our third trip (2016 and 2021 previously). What’s glorious is that there are so many choices when visiting the continent that a repeat is unlikely. In this case, we begin […]

LET’S ALL TAKE A BEAT …

Teri B.

March 2, 2026

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International Travel, Things You Should Know

As I asked the hubby several weeks ago, “what happens to our Middle East travel if there’s a war”? At the time, while the prospect may have been on the minds of many, there was nothing to do. Fortunately we’re both pragmatic when it comes to travel — i.e., potential disruptions can’t totally be avoided. […]

PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA

Teri B.

December 30, 2025

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International Travel, Things I Love, Things You Should Know

Yes, Paris is indeed a good idea – especially for the first time as in the case of our kids. And seeing it all dressed up for Christmas is for me an added bonus. Yes, it’s pre-Thanksgiving in Paris, but that holiday is not celebrated in this country so what the heck! And those “Black […]

Israel – Part 2

Teri B.

December 21, 2025

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International Travel, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

So what did we do with our final 2+ days in Israel (read Part 1 HERE)? A lot (after our visit to Eilat). Our wonderful guide Aryeh had a sudden and unexpected departure to deal with a family matter, so he arranged for driver Younes to shuttle us to Jerusalem. Younes was only too happy […]

DAY TRIPPING IN JORDAN

Teri B.

December 10, 2025

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International Travel, Things You Should Know

“Wow, that’s an ambitious itinerary” was said to us more than once upon sharing our plans. But when one has a limited number of days in which to see all the priority sites, one must be ambitious. We could always adjust on the fly if it became untenable. Happily that was not the case. I […]

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