The Marlborough Sounds
February 23, 2026: In the Marlborough Sounds, the land doesn’t so much meet the sea, as surrender to it.
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Return to Aotearoa
March 28, 2026 Kia ora, New Zealand! Two years ago, we fell in love with you. So this year, we return to Aotearoa: land of the long white cloud.
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Iberia 2024
April 2024 Iberia awaits! We are finally off on our first extended journey for 2024, through Andalusia, Portugal, and Northern Spain. Mi Español es malo (my Spanish is bad), but we won’t let that slow us down!
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New Zealand Wine
February-March, 2023: Sauvignon Blanc is the star of New Zealand Wine. But there is much more here. And the Kiwis keep the best to themselves!
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New Zealand Road Trip
Updated January 21, 2024 New Zealand boasts some of the most dramatic natural wonders on earth. From remote glacial fjords among the peaks of the Southern Alps to rolling hobbit hills to hot sandy shores, New Zealand astounds.
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France Encore 2023
August 18, 2023: The third trip for 2023 is… a France Encore! We will live la vie française in Collioure before exploring Marseille and the Alsace. And while we are in the area, we will see the Italian Piedmont and Geneva too!
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Lake Bled
July 24, 2023: Scenic Lake Bled sits at the base of Triglav National Park, a less-expensive but just-as-beautiful Lake Como in miniature that has drawn vacationers for centuries.
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The Oldest Vine
July 23, 2023: The oldest vine still thrives where grapes were planted over four centuries ago in Maribor, Slovenia. But the wine is not for sale!
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The French Trip (summary)
July 15, 2022: Paris “The French Trip” exceeded expectations. Laissez le bon temps rouler indeed! Two months exploring France, Luxembourg and Belgium was wonderful, and was not nearly enough.
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White Wine and Black Forest
September 2021 Jean and I are exploring White Wine and Black Forest! We explored Rhine and Mosel River wine regions and their castles, and are now in Alsace in north-east France. Next… epic “driver’s road” through the Black Forest on our way to Baden Baden
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