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Jim & Jos Travel
May 2019 - April 2020
Well, we did it. We got rid of a bunch of stuff, put the rest in storage, and hit the road in 2019. Family, friends, national parks, and places known & new were on our list & we traveled 'til the pandemic shut everything down.
Stats for the EPIC travel sabbatical - Planes, trains, and automobiles
Before I write up my final blog post, I wanted to provide an overview of our travels: Duration: 319 days, over 110 moves, 40+ hotels, 25+...
jmlayne
Mar 19, 20231 min read
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THE WILD ADVENTURE HOME: London to Kauai.. a long, crazy trip to “safety”
As our flight from Barcelona touched down in Gatwick in mid-March, we could only wonder where our bags were, and how long before we would...
jmlayne
Mar 19, 20236 min read
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Return to Spain – Last Stop and Pandemic Escape
As I mentioned in our Palermo post, as we were leaving Sicily, we started to see signs of the COVID pandemic. People were wearing masks...
jmlayne
Mar 19, 20238 min read
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Palermo – A city full of life, history, friendly people, & new discoveries at every turn+a sidetrip
During our half day drive from Agrigento on Sicily’s South coast to Palermo on the North coast, we made several stops at some villages...
jmlayne
Mar 24, 20215 min read
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Agrigento – An ancient city on the coast of Sicily overlooking the Valley of the Temples
After a very enjoyable and peaceful stay in Taormina, we were off to Agrigento. We left Taormina by train (from the Godfather train...
jm8howard
Sep 9, 20205 min read
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Taormina, Sicily: an ancient coastal town on a historic island..oh yeah, + fabulous views of Mt Etna
We arrived in Taormina late in the afternoon of February 16th, and paid a cab driver way too much to take us from the train station on...
jm8howard
Aug 30, 20205 min read
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Amalfi Coast…..a magnificent road trip to one of the most beautiful and iconic places in Italy
We departed from the ferry building on Feb 13th and weaved our way through the morning rush hour traffic….or at least our driver was...
jm8howard
Aug 30, 20203 min read
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Naples….astonishing sites and of course exceptional pizza, but watch out for those crazy scooters.
We arrived in Naples on February 9th, after an unassuming train ride down from Rome. There was some nice countryside, but I thought we...
jm8howard
Aug 23, 20206 min read
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Rome…a city of history, culture, food, and wine…a visit with the Pope too!!
After a wonderful trip through Spain with my Mom, and after I finally recovered from my horrible respiratory infection, we were off to...
jm8howard
Jul 30, 20207 min read
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