WanderlustandWhimSea

Well I had to put on my “big girl” pants as I arrived in Budapest, Hungary. I had become accustomed to being “led by the hand” touring Southeast Asia and China. In Budapest, I needed to put all the pieces together myself. Even though I was in Europe, I found my usual travel invincibility and… Continue reading Delightful Budapest

Ahhh what a view! This is my favorite spot in my new town. It’s the lazy river where I spend most mornings walking against the current getting in some exercise. What a great way to start the day and a great way to hide from the summer heat. It’s been awhile since I posted a… Continue reading Settling in the FL Nest

After traveling the globe for 8 months I decided to take a quick swing by Ohio to visit family and friends. I didn’t realize how much I had missed all that was familiar until I walked into my Cheers like hangout of the German Village Coffee Shop. I ordered my usual blueberry pancake and was… Continue reading Back to Ohio

Just finished the annual gathering of the east coast Lord Nelson Victory Tugs. We’ve met as far north as Camden Maine and this years event was in the quaint town of Urbanna, Virginia.  It is always an interesting event with lots of Tug Talk and exploring other folks boats for innovative repairs and improvements.  It… Continue reading Lord Nelson Victory Tug Rendezvous

After 8 months of near constant travel it’s time to take a break and create a new nest.     I love the view from my patio and after all the frenetic motion, it feels good to just sit with a glass of wine and look at the water. My home in German Village was… Continue reading Taking Time to Set Up a Nest in Florida

  Shanghai fascinated me with all it’s new glitter and glam. 90% of the buildings are less than 10 years old. Everything is clean, new and glitzy. It was perhaps the most cosmopolitan city I have ever visited. The Bund area along the waterfront was beautiful during the day but she really shown all lit… Continue reading Shanghai – Fastest Growing City in Asia

The Yangtze River is the longest in Asia and a popular tourist destination. The most beautiful part is the narrower gorges. We took a small boat deep into the valley where the cliff walls got vertical.   The big story in this area is the worlds largest Three Gorges Damn that generates power for most… Continue reading Yangtze River and Three Gorges Dam

    Well the Travel Gods had the last laugh in Tibet! I made the mistake of bragging to a fellow traveler about how lucky I had been, given my pace of travel, that I hadn’t even had a sniffle. I started with a cold (no big deal) and then landed in Tibet to a… Continue reading Bad Timing in Tibet

The Panda’s are definitely the celebrities of Chengdu. We were fortunate to go in the morning and many of the Panda’s were pretty active, eating and climbing and posing for pictures. It was fun to see Panda’s of all ages and the keepers interacting with the infants was a hoot. Fun day with the furry… Continue reading The Celebrities of Chengdu

  Can you believe the Terra Cotta Warriors were just found 40 years ago?  A farmer was digging a well and pulled up the head of a Warrior and knew he had found something pretty special. The warriors were made 2200 years ago and intended to guard an Emperor’s tomb. Each one is a different… Continue reading Xian and the Terra Cotta Warriors