RIGA, LATVIA – DAY 3

by | Jul 13, 2010 | TOUR JOURNAL 2010

I’ve been in Latvia now for a couple of days.  The entire country has been in the middle of a heat wave with temperatures soaring 20-30 degrees F above normal.  And the humidity has been high as well.  Alan and I have been drinking lots of water.  There is...

RIGA, LATVIA

by | Jul 12, 2010 | TOUR JOURNAL 2010

Alan and I arrived in Riga – after a short trip around the world – late on Saturday night.  We spend much of the day Sunday relaxing and getting used to the new time zone (and the intense heat).  We did set out to explore Old Town Riga which is only a few...

AIRPORT TRAVEL – U.S. TO LATVIA

by | Jul 10, 2010 | Tour Journal 2009

My day started very early.  I haven’t been sleeping well since returning from Southeast Asia.  My body clock is still off a bit.  I’m waking up at all hours of the night – sometimes hungry, sometimes just not sleepy.  In any event, I was asleep by midnight but was...

RIGA, LATVIA

by | Jul 8, 2010 | TOUR JOURNAL 2010

I’ve been back from Southeast Asia for a few days, trying to drop back into the time zone.  I haven’t quite landed there yet and I guess that’s a good thing.  I leave in the morning for Riga, Latvia.  I wasn’t exactly sure where Latvia was so I...

ITALY WAS INCREDIBLE!

by | Jun 5, 2010 | TOUR JOURNAL 2010

This is going to be a long blog entry – so I apologize in advance.  For the last 8 days, Cindy and I have been in Italy with my parents.  This was one of those “trips-of-a-lifetime” being able to share this adventure with my wife, mom and dad. We...