Rio to Buenos Aires – 1/10/25
We had a quite early start to the day getting up at 3:15 to get ready for our 5 Am departure to the airport. When we looked out on the water around 4 AM we could see masses of Stand…
Smallworld Photos
Collect Memories, Not things
Smallworld Photos
Collect Memories, Not things
Shawn
Rio tour day 3 – 1/9/2025
We got up early to meet our tour guide to do the Rio tour. We ha contracted with a private company that Conrad found called Be Free Tours, Marcelo the owner had been very professional and communicative leading up to…
Rio Day 2 – 1/8/2025
We started the day in the Gold lounge for breakfast and it was lovely. They had many different fresh fruits, interesting pastries and cooked eggs of several varieties. We were offered the “gold upgrade” for a nominal fee a week…
Rio de Janeiro day 1 – January 7 2025
We flew overnight from JFK on an American Airlines 777-200 in business class. Leaving from New York was the best option for a direct flight and much less expensive than other options. We hired a car to take us to…
Antartica Trip
In a few days we will head to our long awaited trip to Antartica, South Georgia and the Falklands. We have a stop in Rio de Janeiro on the way, We’ll spend a few days there, then fly to Buenos…
Last day in Churchill – 11/1/2024
Today we slept in a little bit and then packed our suitcases so that we could put them out for transfer to the airport since we will head back to Winnipeg this afternoon. Before breakfast we noticed that there was…
Churchill Day 4 – 10/31/2024
Today is our last day on the Tundra in Churchill. We woke early as usual and got breakfast at the hotel. We met Garrett and Bob outside for a ride to the rover home. Garrett had his halloween costume on…
Churchill Day 3 – Lots of Polar Bears 10/30/2024
We had a really fun day out on the Tundra yesterday, and the hotel was comfortable and a nice place to stay. We got up early for breakfast again, Conrad grabbing an early danish so that he could take his…
Winnipeg – 10/27/2024
Today we spent the day in Winnipeg. We slept in a bit and then went to breakfast at the hotel. We then walked a few blocks from the hotel over toward the Red River and the Human Rights Museum. We…
Traveling to Winnipeg 10/26/2024
We spent the night at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott last night because we had an early flight this morning. We got up at 3 AM to get ready, then made our way to the airport. We dropped out bags at…
Back to Paris – 4/27/2024
After going up the end of stage 9 of the 2023 Tour De France yesterday at Puy De Dome, we then drove a portion of stage 10 as it made it’s way to and from lac Chambon. It was very…
Clermont-Ferrand – 4/26/2024
We left Mont St Michel heading towards Clermont-Ferrand. We had one more day to visit france and we decided to see some of the roads where the Tour de France takes place. Cleremond Ferrand is hear a mountain called Puy…