Category Archives: Europe

Picture of the day ~ Prague, Czech Republic

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Visiting in June 2014, we instantly had a love affair. Click here to find out my 12 reasons why I fell in love with Prague. 

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Picture of the day ~ Holyrood Palace, Scotland

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

We visited Scotland in August 2014 just in time for the famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo. If you would like to see more pictures of Holyrood Abbey and Palace, please click here. 

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Photo of the day ~ Dürnstein, Austria

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

April 2014 on a river boat cruise with Gate 1 Travel on the Danube River. If you are interested in seeing more pictures from that day, you can click here.

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Picture of the Day ~ Along the canals of Venice, Italy

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph
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Picture of the Day ~ La Pedrera rooftop, Barcelona

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

There is truly nothing that compares to the works of Gaudi. “There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.” ~ Antoni Gaudi “The straight line belongs to men, … Continue reading →

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Picture of the day ~ Opium seeds

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert Two years ago near Konya Turkey At our morning coffee stop we had the option of trying a local specialty ~ fresh … Continue reading →

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Can you help us identify this place?

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Hello Friends – we need your help please! This beautiful painting is hanging in our cabin on board the Ruby Princess. Each evening as we get ready to drift off to sleep I find myself staring at it. I want to … Continue reading →

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Our travel plans for 2016 (so far)

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

January ~ Canoga Park and Arrowbear Lakes, California For 2016, we decided to travel on the odd months, and stay in So California on even months. We will see how that works out, but that was my starting point for mapping … Continue reading →

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France ~ Searching for a lavender field in bloom

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday, August 2nd ~ Lavender fields near Avignon One of my biggest wishes for this trip to southern France was to see the lavender fields in bloom. I was so excited when I saw in our tour literature that our … Continue reading →

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France ~ Avignon Bridge, aka Pont Saint-Bénézet, aka Pont d’Avignon

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday, August 2nd ~ Avignon, France (part 1) Sadly our amazing Uniworld river cruise has come to an end. After enjoying our final delicious breakfast on board, we took a pre-arranged taxi the short distance to a local hotel located … Continue reading →

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