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Recently I read an article in a travel publication that extolled the virtues of Slovenia with the headline Sudden Slovenia. I loved it and am adopting it for my theme of this blog post. I think Slovenia’s time has come. I visited Slovenia in September 2024. Recently I did a blog about the capital, Ljubljana, […]
By Sheryl A Jurries, Guest Blogger I think every woman who has a great group of girlfriends should take a trip together to a very special place for 3 or 4 days. I recently was able to do this with 6 other friends. Destination: Las Vegas! Whether you gamble or not, Vegas has been a […]
Often I like to “repost” this blog about a Memorable New Year’s Eve. Enjoy When the big bell in Kyoto rings on New Years Eve, it gongs to erase the 108 worldly desires man is born with. For me, it rang to mark a new phase in my role as a mother. […]
The Christmas Markets River Boat Cruise we took November 2022 was so much more than eating and shopping at the Christmas Markets. We learned about and experienced the many towns and cities along the way. Düsseldorf, Germany Our first port was Düsseldorf, a name I think is fun to say. I got the impression […]
Before going to Ljubljana I read the the capital city of Slovenia has been called The Paris of Eastern Europe. It’s actually in an area often referred to as the Balkans, named for the mountain range. Nestled between Croatia, Italy and Austria, the small country—about the size of New Jersey—is a delightful place to […]
The small but fascinating town of Khiva in Uzbekistan stole my heart. After visiting the big sister tourist towns of Bukhara and Samarakan with their impressive architecture and markets, I fell in love with the 2,500 year old town on the Silk Road. What’s to love? While destroyed and demolished multiple times, elements of the […]
If you have been following my blog you know that over the last six months I have been randomly posting about a terrific trip I took in June of 2023 to three of the Silk Road countries in Central Asia. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan I don’t normally take so long to blog about destinations, but, […]
Please come take a walk with me while I wear my Street Photography hat for this week in New York City. I hope this blog post will convey what NYC feels like to me. This first shot is out the taxi window. I love the hearts and sentiment. These are all images from one […]
Note from Susan: If you have been following DesignDestinations, you know that Sheryl has been posting about her experience in Scotland last summer. In this post, she includes some of the places she and her husband Jim visited when they specifically toured sites related to the novel and TV show Outlander. By Sheryl […]
By Judy Bereza, Guest blogger What would be the best way to experience Switzerland when you are an “advanced” Senior couple, reasonably fit and looking for adventure, but perhaps not ready to undertake all the planning and responsibility for the glitches can occur along the way? This was the challenge my husband and I undertook […]
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