First days are always a little hard. Our traveling on the official day one was long, but relatively uneventful. We had the luxury of driving to Florida the day before and staying at Wendy’s moms to celebrate her 92nd birthday with her. She’s doing wel...
Machu Picchu and Galapagos 2019 Itinerary
Day 1 - Tues, May 21Miami to LimaWeston LimaDay 2 - Wed, May 22LimaWeston LimaDay 3 - Thu, May 23Lima/Cuzco/Sacred ValleyAranwa Sacred Valley HotelDay 4 - Fri, May 24Sacred ValleyAranwa Sacred Valley HotelDay 5 - Sat, May 25Sacred Valley/Machu PicchuBe...
Day 19 – Barcelona - Joan Miró and the Palau de Musica
Our last day in Barcelona started out with teeming rain, really the only bad weather day of the entire trip. Luckily it only lasted until about 10:30 which gave us time to relax just a bit and work on the blog. Then off to the Fundació Joan Miró. It to...
Day 20 - Food, Culture, People, and Final Thoughts
As wonderful as traveling is, the final part of traveling and arriving home and finally sleeping in your own bed, is the perspective you gain on the entire experience. This trip was one of the best we have taken-enjoyed almost every second (we’ll, mayb...
Day 18 – Barcelona and Antoni Gaudí
Gaudí was a forward looking architect of the late 1800’s and was the primary influence of Spain’s "modernisme" style of architecture. Prominent all over the city, you see it on buildings, and even outdoor seating. Today we visited the top examples, one...
Days 16-17 - Barcelona
After our lovely (and sad) farewell dinner the previous evening where we bid farewell to our new Odysseys Unlimited travel mates, we left Madrid early Saturday morning heading to Barcelona traveling via the AVE, the high speed train. It turns out the S...
Days 14 and 15 – Madrid
After a delicious breakfast, our first full day in Madrid started with a bus tour with our local guide from yesterday. She pointed out buildings, monuments, etc. (most of which we won’t remember). We got off twice—once to walk they the Palacio Real de ...
Day 13–Toledo and Madrid
Mostly a traveling day, we said goodbye to our quick and lively stop in Ubeda and got on the road for the long drive to Toledo. We made a couple of stops on the way. Having passed into the Castilla-La Mancha region, we made a rest stop at a cute area i...
Day 12 - The Alhambra and Ubeda
The scenery on the way from Ronda towards Granada was still spectacular, miles and miles of olive orchards, windmills, mountains and some crops. A quick stop at a rest stop on the highway that put ours to shame, we arrived at our destination in Granada...
Day 11 - Ronda
What a fabulous city! Everywhere you go in Ronda there is a more beautiful view around the next corner. There is something irresistible about the landscape - kind of like the Grand Tetons, the Li River in China, it is a photo paradise.
We started our...
Jim and Wendy Damoulakis
A journal of our major travels
Scandinavia and Iceland
July 2024
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Jordan and Israel
May 2023
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London and Scotland
Sep 2022
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Machu Picchu and Galapagos
May 2019
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Portugal and Spain
September 2018
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Southwest US
September 2017
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China
June -July 2015