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March 14, 2026
The big day has finally arrived, not that either of us was wishing for it to arrive any sooner. Jason and his family was up at 3am to drive to the Jacksonville Florida airport where they took a flight to Atlanta and then on to Mexico City. They couldn’t leave on the 13th as two…
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A Big Weekend in Mexico City
We started Sandy’s 80th year celebration over one year ago on March 3 with a meal at 22 Bowen’s with all of our Newport family including Kiki McMahan, Jen’s mother-in-law. We continued the celebration with a luxury tour of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The celebration continued in Denmark, Croatia, Scotland, New Zealand and will…
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The Stalkers Find Us Again in Mexico City
We have not seen the stalkers, Andrew Buzzi and Henry Maniace, since San Diego in 2024. Recently Dick informed us he would like to be referred to as Henry which is his given name at birth; Henry Richard, therefore no more Dick. We have been together in so many cities around the world that we…
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Mexico City with Geoffrey and Familia
James Geoffrey is our youngest of five in our combined family. He has been traveling from a very young age as he lived in Egypt with his mother and step-father from age 5-7 and Jim would fly to Cairo every two months and take him and his siblings somewhere in the world. He went to…
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Mexico City Reprise
We first went to Mexico City in January of 2019 as an alternative to Spain. We had planned on getting a visa for Spain but were thwarted at the last minute and Jim made a middle of the night executive decision to divert to Mexico City instead. We arrived mid January and stayed until mid…
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Napier New Zealand
Since we were unable to make a trip to The South Island we decided to explore more of The North Island. Hawkes Bay and specifically Napier came to mind as it was a three hour drive from Greytown and a completely new area of this island for us. We found an art deco short stay…
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Wellington #2
Our initial plan for New Zealand had been to spend 3 ½ weeks with Helen and Sue and then travel to the South Island on January 2-12. Unfortunately Jim failed to book things far enough in advance for the New Zealand summer season. He was able to book the ferry from Wellington to Picton return…
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Greytown New Zealand #2
On returning from the Tora Coastal Walk we had more adventures in store exploring the Wairarapa. That is pretty much of a wrap-up of Greytown as we have a couple of trips planned before we leave New Zealand on January 15.
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Tora Coastal Walk
The Tora Coastal Walk is a three-day walk which encompasses a variety of stunning and diverse landscapes: expansive farmland, native bush, river valleys and the rugged Tora coastline. Family owned and operated they promise spectacular scenery, gourmet food, and warm rural hospitality. It’s one of the longest standing private walks in New Zealand, and widely regarded…
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Greytown New Zealand
After visiting Government House on December 8 Helen and Sue drove us over the hill to the Wairarapa which is a sparsely populated geographical region of New Zealand in the southeast corner of the North Island. Jim had volunteered to be the designated driver for this day so that Helen could have a few drinks.…
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January 2 Gliding
We met some new friends in New Zealand who are quite adventurous and they suggested that we try gliding as there is a large gliding club only 5K away. The process of reserving and purchasing a flight was quite complicated as first we had to apply online to purchase a voucher. Secondly they sent us…
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Wellington with Helen and Sue
We first met these two women in Bermuda in the late 80’s. Since then we have become the best of friends and have spent time together in Boston, London, Tuscany, Melbourne and Auckland. This is our third time visiting them in New Zealand and when we get to Greytown next week we will have seen…
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Wellington New Zealand
Although this is our third trip to New Zealand we have never been to the capital city of Wellington. We opted to fly here as it is the closest international airport to Greytown where we will be spending most of our time at the home of Sue and Helen. We are spending two nights alone…
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Dubai UAE
We are well into our ninth year of spending three months at a time in major cities around the world. Starting last summer in Copenhagen we have begun to shorten the three month stays to six to eight weeks as we find that we are now more efficient with our time and we treasure our…
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More Edinburgh
This is our third visit to Edinburgh and we have covered most of the must-see sights with the exception of Holyroodhouse. Our last few days here with Jen, Rob and Jackson were spent focusing on mostly individual pursuits. The tour was very well done leading us through the rooms in an orderly manner and the…