“Kathy, we haven’t seen your ukulele. Did you bring it on the trip?” Well, since you asked: My house in Budapest, my hidden treasure chest Golden grand piano, my beautiful castillo You, ooh, you, ooh, I’d leave it all My acres of a land, I have achieved It may be hard for you to stop and believe But for you, ooh, you, ooh, I’d leave … Continue reading Budapest

We drove through Slovenia on our way to Croatia. Clouds swirled overhead, but the drive through the countryside was pretty. It was too early to stop for lunch in Slovenia, but we did admire several barbecue restaurants as we drove through the rural hills. In Croatia, our first stop was Rijeka, where we had rented a small apartment in the Old Town. Our room was … Continue reading Croatia

We are following some good advice from friends, and are continuing our travels. To break up a long drive, we made one-night stops in Verona and Trieste. In both cities we only wished we could have stayed longer! Driving into cities and locating the apartment we’ve rented is always a challenge. Kenton docks the car at a parking garage, we walk our suitcases through streets … Continue reading Verona & Trieste

We need to inform you that we have decided to move to Como, a small town on a lake in northern Italy. There are just so many cool things about Como! There is a Piazza del Duomo with a huge cathedral – pretty much a requirement in all Italian towns. You can have a local, like Mario, tell you the history of Como while you … Continue reading Lake Como

We realized that we may have been too impulsive with our move to St Remy. So we decided to continue our travels and not make any life-changing decisions just yet. We drove to Monaco to spend a couple of days in Monte Carlo. The Boutique Hotel Miramar lived up to its name, with a cozy room right on the waterfront. We were hungry from a … Continue reading Monte Carlo