Once upon a time three Gen Z ers, one Millennial and a Baby Boomer traveled for many hours on a giant bird to go to the "land of the free". The purpose was to celebrate( and have fun)--two just graduated from college. A bond was established that will stand thru time--the Wolfpack emerged. Buckets of... Continue Reading →
Mid week we dropped 4 fellow sailors off and picked up two very nice young men from Germany. One brought his drone on this trip and he provided us with incredible sky view pictures. We had great weather and took advantage of the beaches we visited and the water toys on board. I never tired... Continue Reading →
I took advantage of the beanbags on the bow/front netting of our "BIG"Catamaran (The Dream). Life is pretty darn good. Our days have taken on a routine of having a large breakfast and coffee americano before we pull up the anchor and take off to our next "port of call". The little black dots on... Continue Reading →
Saturday morning I left J, J, J & M in Bangkok and flew to Phuket to meet up with my sailing buddies at the Yacht Haven Marina. After a little "meet and greet" with the tour guide and group we went aboard our 82 foot catamaran. There were only 10 of us (two couples and... Continue Reading →
The Graduation Party Group met in Chicago as planned. Jake had to detour the eve of our departure to Med Express to get diagnosed with Bronchitis-- got fixed up and was good to go. The second leg was a 12 hour flight from Chicago to Tokyo. After a short layover at the Tokyo airport we... Continue Reading →
(Jack, Jake,Jen and Mady) Eighteen year's ago these four cousins did not know that Jake and Mady would graduate from college (on the same day) and a very proud Aunt Barbara would take them to Thailand for a graduation party. Jack and Jen get to come along to make this a "real "party. May 11,... Continue Reading →
Our last stop was at Lucknow, a city of 5 million citizens. There are 40% Muslim, 40% Hindi and 20% of mixed religions. This city is a pilgrimage site for Muslims and there is a magnificent, gigantic compound of mosques, meeting halls and living quarters that were constructed centuries ago during the mogul rule of... Continue Reading →
This city of 4 million is the spiritual capital of Hinduism. There are a number of long-told stories of how the city was founded. One of the more popular ones is that Lord (now a God) Shiva started the River Ganges by unbraiding a section of his hair to get a knot free. How it... Continue Reading →
Darjeeling is in the foothills of the Himalayas and on a clear day you can view Mount Everest. This city is my favorite of all the places I've visited in India:Mumbai comes in second. The hillsides are covered with tea bushes and we visited an estate that processes organic teas. The bush is the "mother... Continue Reading →
We are traveling by van in the northeast corner of India--in the foot hills of the magnificent Himalayas. That means narrow roads, washed out areas and crazy drivers. I've learned my lesson and now I sit in the back of the van, put my i pod buds in my ears and I don't look out... Continue Reading →
Barb Does The World 