Today is another day of relaxation on our wonderful trip. We had decided last night that we would skip the gondola tour trip this...

We don’t know if it is the mountain air or the beginning of our 12th day of traveling, but we are tired!  In addition to the mountain...

View of Lake Louise from the Fairmont Hotel's Fairview Restaurant The title sums it up. Today was a day full of seeing, smelling,...

A map of the two lakes we visited during our evening wildlife tour. Marmots, mule deer, elk, but no bear, no moose. Today was a day we...

A section of the Canadian Rockies Last night, we were told that the train was expected to pull into the Jasper Station at 6:30am. We...

An map view of our journey to date. We will stop in Edmonton briefly about midnight tonight, but we are not likely to be awake to...

Louis Riel, leader and hero of the Metis. He negotiated Manitoba's entry into the Canadian confederation. Today is our last day in...

Viola Desmond, Canadian Civil Right Pioneer We started today by ordering breakfast in the room and then taking our time to go out for the...

When Patrise and I travel, we often pray for “traveling mercies,” asking God to keep us safe as we move abroad. However, today’s journey...

Today was going to be a long day of driving west of Fargo in the morning, then east of Fargo in the afternoon. We got an early start,...

Well, at last we have begun the journey that will mark a travel milestone for us – our 50th state in the U.S., North Dakota.   The...

In five days, Saturday, May 10, we will fly from Atlanta to new lands. First we will fly to the eastern side of North Dakota, Fargo to be...

View of Abu Dhabi from our hotel room, 9am, New Year's Day. The streets are very quiet and empty. This is our last day of the trip. It...

After leaving the Grand Mosque, we made our way across town to the Louvre Museum -- Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi has a thirty (30) year agreement...

Patrise and Doug in front of the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi Today's blog entry will be slightly different, in that I...

To better comprehend today's journey, it's better that I provide you a map, a visual of our travels. Bear in mind that we begin the...

Ain Dubai, the largest observation wheel in the world, in Dubai shown at night. It is 250 meters (more than 800 feet high), twice as tall...

The two of us depicted alongside the camel we rode together. The day began slowly for us, but picked up steam as the hours proceeded. It...