Off to CubaFlight to Cuba The older the boys get, the harder it is to coordinate time together….especially extended time. This will be our first family holiday since 2017…and we are off to Cuba for a week.John was in Cuba over 20 years ago, but this is a new country for the guys and I.It turned out cheaper to book an all inclusive with Sunwing instead of booking flights and …
A Day in LondonFlight to London We leave our hotel at 5am to catch an 8:15 British Airways flight to London, England. The flight is packed and the flight crew have a challenge getting people to put their personal items under their seats. Surprisingly, I still have some leg room even with my stuffed computer bag under my seat.I find that my neck pillow (stuffed with clothes), works even better …
Dracula’s Castle and King Carol I’s PalaceHello Dracula It is overcast and crisp this morning as we drive to Bran Castle in the village of Bran.We pass small villages, agricultural areas, horses with buggy and another fortress on the often windy road.The castle was built by the Teutonic nights around 1338 AD. The castle is the fictional home of Dracula but in reality Vlad probably didn’t even stay in the …
Off to TransylvaniaTravelling through Wallachia to TransylvaniaOur guide, Marius from One Excellence Tours picks us up from our hotel at 7:45am. We are the only two people on this tour which is awesome.We are on the highway quite awhile before turning off to drive through foot hills which look a lot like Ontario, except the houses are different.We start rising going up curvy roads. The road follows the Olt …
