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About Tim and Joanne Joseph

Hi and welcome! We are Tim and Joanne Joseph and we have just embarked on our latest adventure. We hope you will join us!

On our way to Switzerland

Tuesday, July 12th – Los Angeles International Airport We are all checked in and patiently waiting to board our Swiss Airline non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Zürich, Switzerland. 

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A week in Madrid where we did NOTHING

Madrid ~ May 26th through June 2nd We spent an entire week in an amazing city that has a LOT to see, do and places to explore and I barely left the room except to eat. Pathetic really… So, how did … Continue reading →

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Spain ~ Taking the train from Santiago to Madrid

May 26th ~ Travel day on the train Dick and Karen were planning to fly home the next day from Madrid and Tim and I had booked a hotel right in the center of Madrid for the next week. We … Continue reading →

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Spain ~ A Day of Celebration in Santiago de Compostela

May 25th ~ Santiago, Spain Finally – after all of our struggles to get here, we were having a chance to explore Santiago and revel in Karen’s success of completing her 500 mile Camino trek.  Of course the place to … Continue reading →

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One of our worst travel days EVER

May 24th ~ Getting from Lisbon Portugal to Santiago de Compostela (Santiago) Spain Our Gate 1 tour had come to an end and we still had 10 days left in Europe before our scheduled flight home on June 2nd from … Continue reading →

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Portugal ~ The Queen That Was Crowned After Death

May 23rd ~ A Visit to Medieval Villages Outside of Lisbon, Portugal This was an optional full day excursion to explore the countryside around Lisbon. The theme seemed to be medieval towns with cobblestoned streets and whitewashed buildings. Once again it … Continue reading →

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Portugal ~ Lisbon and Sintra

May 22nd – Lisbon and Sintra, Spain Today’s tour of Lisbon highlighted the variety of heritage and styles that makes this one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. Starting with a walk through the cobbled alleys of Alfama, the seaman’s quarter and  a … Continue reading →

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Portugal – Evora City Tour, Kissing Stones, and a Lot of Bones

May 21st – Evora, Portugal This morning we appreciated a guided tour of Evora, another UNESCO World Heritage Site. I got a kick out of our guide calling the cross walks zebras… The black and white stones are so common in the … Continue reading →

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Portugal ~ A Photographers Worst Nightmare, Convent of Christ, Castelo de Vide and Wildflowers

May 20th – Convent of Christ and Castelo de Vide, Portugal We started the day in Tomar with a visit to the hilltop Convent of Christ with its famous Manueline window. The convent was founded by the Knights Templar in 1118. Following the dissolution of … Continue reading →

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Portugal ~ Coimbra and Surprising Fatima

May 19th – Coimbra and Fatima, Portugal Convento de Santa Cruz do Buçaco is a former Carmelite monastery in the Mata Nacional do Buçaco (Buçaco forest). Built in 1628, it was closed in 1834 at the end of the Portuguese Civil War when all … Continue reading →

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