Woodfield Suites Cincinnati Sharonville

This was our 5th anniversary trip. Each year we take a vacation of some sort to celebrate our anniversary and avoid all the Thanksgiving craziness. This year we choose to go on a western caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Valor.<br><br>Saving money is our mantra this year. We're halfway through building a new ...

Leaving for KL in 6 days, monsoon season i know, but. Plan on spending Christmas and New Year in Malaysia before heading north to Thailand after getting a visa in Penang. Anyone out there care to share a Tiger somewhere in the peninsula drop me a line. <br>Wherever enjoy your trip to s/e asia!<br>Polesana<br>

... basalt columns - mostly hexagonal - but some with as many as 10 sides! I would love to sit in the "Wishing Chair." Myth says that Finn MacCool made the seat when he was a boy and that wishes made here will come true... In County Fermanagh - the Marble Arch Caves are cut by 3 streams that flow down Cuilcagh Mountain, unite underground &amp; emerge as the Cladagh River. These are but a few things that will require us to make a second journey ...

... praying. I couldn't help but smile and follow his example, sending up my own wishes for a safe day of traveling around the Atlantic and such. So thank you, praying man in seat 30A, you made me feel so much better.<br><br>Flight #2 Cincinnati-New York<br><br>One of those tiny Delta connection flights where they take the larger carry-on bags and put them under the plane. Wound up actually talking to the person I was sitting next to. She'd done teaching in American schools ...

... was stowed on the hearth. Our pony-tailed server, Sabra, was there the moment we were seated to take our drink order. She was dressed in her uniform of a blue oxford shirt and brown apron (pockets in front for straws and the like.) I ordered ice tea ("Sweetened or unsweetened?" - This chain hails from the South.) When she returned, we noticed two gold stars embroidered on her apron. (We were noticing stars it appears on this trip.) Other servers had ...

... he saw below and we spotted a wildfire in the Colorado mountains. <br><br>After landing we picked up our rental car - which turned out to be a bright red Hummer H3 (not what we ordered.) The boys (all 3) were in heaven! :) That made up for the 104 degree heat and we took off for the 2+ hour drive to Moab. <br><br>It was then we watched the temperature go up and up and up, maxing out at 115 degrees by the time ...

... such a long trip. We're back home now, adjusting to the time zone and appreciating being on home soil. This will be a short reprieve for me however; I'm flying out next Wednesday for a 2 ½ week trip to West and Central Africa, and Europe. Check back on this blog site if you like, I will do my best to keep you up to date on that trip as well, which should be very interesting. Thanks for following along and for your comments and encouragement. They are much appreciated.

... to what you may have read. They may not like our politics (but who does) they seem to like us. You get back what you give. Before you ask a French person a question, say "Bon jour". The later you et dinner the less likely you are to snack later on in the evening. Italian bread sucks. French bread is wonderful. Enjoy each ...

... cab. A little cramped, but we slept sound until the first light at 6:30am. We are in Newport, Kentucky.<br>We left Carolyn's around 10:30am after breakfast, showers and conversation. WE made Cleo's bottles for the day and left with a fresh fruit salad and some ham for lunch. Thanks Carolyn! Madeline talked to Cleo and kissed her head. Cleo is now asleep and we are rolling along after only one wrong ...

... should have listened. I didnt taste a bad Chianti the entire time I was in Rome, and I sampled quite a few. I was impressed with the cleanliness of every city we visited. You can get "Paris 2012" signs real cheap If you are in a city with good public transportation and a good map, you can get anywhere fairly cheaply, even in a foriegn country. We rode the subways in Rome, Paris, and London and trains all over Spain, France, and Italy and never got lost once ...