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VT is a great travel site. Real places profiled by real people who (hopefully) travel. (I say 'hopefully' because some tips can be memories and others can be today's trip.)
If you are looking at my site because you found one of my travel pages interesting then Great and Thanks!
If you want to know more about the places I know best try Maastricht, NL or Indianapolis or Bloomington, IN or maybe Germany or Melbourne Beach, Fl. If you want my gambling trips after many visits to Las Vegas check out those pages.
If you want to know more about ME then read on with this page.
If you are new to VT, welcome. If you are a pro at VT then you and I share a travel bug!! I have met great people on VT. I look forward to continuing friendships.
I try to take my camera now so I can record more. Too bad I heard so many warnings about Rio, Brazil in 07 that I left my camera at home!
Beachtime in Florida in 2009 2008 Chile and Argentina 2007 Brazil but without a camera 2006 China (again) - Shanghai and Bejing 2006 USA, state of Georgia, Northeast 2006, USA, spending time on the Ohio river 2005 Netherlands -- living in Maastricht 2004 Croatia 2003 China, Shanghai and Beijing |
| G in a Uruguay small cafe on a rive |
|  | Chile and Argentina I took One real trip during 2008. I returned from Chile and Argentina and Uruguay in March 08. Another fabulous trip! Hopefully Iwill find time to post some pictures!
I noticed the topic of loss of loved ones on VT. I lost my mother in 07 and my Dad in 08. I had a great year with my Dad, though. He made it to his 93 birthday and we took him, friends, and family to a wonderful German style restaurant. Eight days after that he had to go to the hospital and then died within 36 hours. I knew he would not live forever and I am at peace with his leaving.
Life seems hectic but I hope to return to travel and VT in 09. Perhaps there will be some limited travel yet in the next months!
I guess I cannot really say 2007 was a "bad year for travel" since I did make it to Brazil in March 2007. The REST of 2007 I could not travel because my mother became ill and eventually passed on.
I miss living in Europe and want to visit again sometime. I seem to not have the budget or time to travel as much as I would like -- but maybe I just spend too much money and time on other things. |
|  | VTer's come again and again! Johanl, my good friend from Belgium, and his wife came to visit now twice. This month I was able to show them the Indianapolis Motor Speedway!
Last time we toured Kentucky with them and had a barbecue lunch together (the photo). |
|  | pic from Brazil trip March 07 Brazil! While there is SO much of the country to see, I truly felt I got some feel for part of Brazil in Rio and Sao Paulo. The food was enjoyable and the people were very friendly. Here is a photo of just a few from our group on the beach at Ipanema. |
|  | PHOTO OF SHAKER VILLAGE, CENTRAL KENTUCKY
We visited with JohanL from Belgium |
|  | WHERE I HAVE LIVED Rivers seem to play a theme. I've lived near the River Rhine in Germany (long ago), I lived near the River Maas (or Meuse) in Maastricht, NL, just 2 years ago, and now while it is not that close I spend a lot of time along the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Louisville.
In 2006 we visted the Tall Stacks Festival where there were dozens of American riverboats. Here is a picture with a paddlewheeler boat and Mt. Adams of Cincinnati in the background!
My travels have taken me to Belgium, China, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands in 2005 and 2006. In addition, I've taken short trips in the United States |
|  | Looking Back at my trip to China BIG TRIP '06 - CHINA, BEIJING AND SHANGHAI (2nd time)
<----Me in Beijing
Yes, I should post more pictures and tips. Never enough time. |
|  | LIVING IN EUROPE, AGAIN ADVENTURE '05 -- LIVING IN EUROPE
We spent five months living in Europe in the southern Netherlands.
We had lived nearly two years in Germany (Köln) previously! |
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Opondili01 Mon Nov 2, 2009 07:46 UTC Greetings from Windhoek Namibia GRACE | Dabs Wed Sep 23, 2009 04:51 UTC Yes, I remember, that was the last time I was in Bloomington! Life is busy but good, how about with you? | icunme Tue Sep 8, 2009 21:41 UTC Hi Greg - a fun hp here and will tour a bit w/you. | jadedmuse Sat Aug 15, 2009 14:31 UTC Hi G. Tks for the tip on Bunkys...didn't realize, haven't tried...will do so. All well with you and yours these days? M |
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