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Bevagna, Italy – Medieval feast at Le Gaite

Bevagna is a small town in Umbria. It’s a charming and picturesque walled town, that was an important place in ancient Roman days, situated along the Via Flaminia. It’s also home to a festival called Mercato Delle Gaite. For a few days each spring, the town is time-warped back to the middle ages.

If you visit during this time, you’ll find quite a different place than normal! The townspeople are all dressed in medieval garb, and the locals are very much into the spirit of the event. As you wander through the streets, you’ll find all sorts of unusual activities underway…

Anegada – The drowned island

Anegada is the most remote of the British Virgin Islands. You reach it after a nice long sail, then thank your stars that you’ve got a competent and experienced captain steering you through the reefs to a safe anchorage. And then you go ashore to investigate & celebrate! It can be tricky to get to Anegada, at least safely! … Read article…

So there we were.. power lounging at White Bay

Just got some updates from Yacht Promenade in the British Virgin Islands, and it looks like the Adventurous Wenches aboard right now are having a fine time. They broke out the power lounger at White Bay, one of the loveliest spots in the BVI. OK, “loveliest spots in the BVI” is kind of a hard call to make… Read article…

So there we were… all harnessed up

On our Costa Rica trips, many people’s favorite part is the zip line adventure. It’s very cool! You get fitted out in a climbing harness, and given a little instruction on what to do. Then you climb up to the highest of a series of platforms… Read article…

So there we were… with a gazillion boats

Fleet Week on San Francisco Bay gets all the once-a-year boaters out on the water, and everybody heads for the middle of the bay. Normally empty parts of the bay are crowded with boats jostling for position, as everyone waits for the Blue Angels… Read article…

So there I was… riding in the old tow truck

The old tow truck, as opposed to the new tow trucks that the other drivers got to drive. When you’re the new driver at the company, you’re stuck with the oldest truck. Just one of many things I never expected to learn this day!

I set out from Phoenix… Full article…

So there we were… with baby orca and big daddy

We just wrapped up a couple of women’s tours to the San Juan Islands. As always, we went orca whale watching as part of the trip.

Every trip is different, and you never know what you’re going to see, but this year our two groups were fortunate to see a couple of very special things…

So there I was… on the donkey poo luge

Santorini, one of the Greek Islands, is a fantastic volcanic island in the Aegean. Thousands of years ago, the center of the island was destroyed in a massive eruption. The islands that survive today are pieces of the rim of the crater, plus some newly formed islands in the center… Full article…

So there we were… Eating in the Lake of Learning

Innisfallen Island (or Inishfallen) is in Killarney National Park, Ireland. There are 3 lakes there — lower, middle and upper. Historic Innisfallen is in the lower lake, known as Lough Leane – Lake of Learning.

During the dark ages, when classical learning was forgotten across most of Europe, isolated Ireland… Full article…

So there we were… watching imminent disaster

If you ever come to Sedona, take one of the Pink Jeep tours, and be sure to get the “Broken Arrow” tour. It’s hands-down the best.

The tour involves amazing feats of driving up, down, and over the red rocks of Sedona, and you’ll go places that look like they should be impossible! If you’ve got back problems, this isn’t a wise idea, as you WILL get bounced around a lot…