During the past four decades we have traveled to all these locations and other places (Caribbean islands, UK protectorate islands) not shown here. Travel to locations outside of Eastern & Western Europe, Canada, Central American, and India occurred primarily between the late 1970s and 2000. We lived in the UK for two years in mid-1990s (Leisa at Grad School) and immersed ourselves in extensive European travel during that time. We have returned to many locations throughout Eastern & Western Europe since the mid-1990s. At all locations displayed here we stayed for varied time periods ranging from a few days to several months. For many areas below we do not have personal images that sufficiently convey the location so stock photos are displayed.
Alii Drive Kailua Kona, Big Island Hawaii Great Place Stay Right on the Ocean
DANGER: Tempting Fate: Ralph in Kathmandu
Auckland, New Zealand Clean Manageable Town
Bali, Indonesia Must See Tourist Town - Interesting Trip to Rice Fields
Bangkok, Thailand Everything You Have Heard & Might Imagine
Bodrum, Turkey Neat Town on the Med
Athens, Greece Old, Run-Down & Too Busy with Locals & Tourists All Greek Travel Starts and Ends Here (Port of Piraeus) so You Will be in this Town Frequently
Coolangatta & Tweed Head, Australia Most Beautiful Beaches and Sand in the World We Leased a Place on the Beach and Stayed for Weeks
Leisa and Ralph Castle Steps Central Europe
Leisa on Windy Coast of UK - UK: A Wet & Windy Island
Darwin, Australia Remote and Interesting Box Jellyfish in Ocean can Kill You - Serious
Hong Kong Vibrant City - Hope it Lasts with China now in Control - Lots of People
Hydra, Greece Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited
Leisa at Ephesus Historical Ruins, Turkey Really Interesting History
Karachi, Pakistan Get In, Look Around, and Get out Armed Police Everywhere
Kathmandu, Nepal Ralph Loved this Place Climber's Gateway to Mount Everest Hindu Cremations in Public at River
Kos Island, Greece Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited
Leamington Spa, England
Home town while Leisa at Grad School
Leisa sailing - Bahia de Concepcion Baja California Delightfully Peaceful Place on the Planet
Marmaris, Turkey Very Interesting Place We Used This Town as our Base While Exploring Turkey
Ralph roaming on some Beach somewhere
On the Ferry to Crete
Ralph Renting a Boat on the Med
Driving Over the Tight Winding Road
Italy to Switzerland
Paros Island, Greece Our Base for Months While Visiting Dozens of Greeks Islands ..Pics of Other Islands Above and Below
Patmos, Greece Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited
Ralph sailing - Desmond in Water - Baja: Bahia Conception (Mulege)
Rhodes, Greece Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited Big Island
Santorini Island (Thira), Greece Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited
Serifos Island, Greece Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited
Sifnos Island, Greece Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited
Skiathos Island, Greece Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited
Skopelos Island, Greece Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited
More - Santorini, Greece Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited
Waiheki Island, New Zealand Leisa and the Goat Run?
Beachfront Home Southern Italy
Ardennes, Belgium Really Worth the Trip - River Kayaking Everywhere
Monserrate Beach Very Nice
Corinth Canal, Greece Astonishing Engineering Achievement for the times
Crete OK Island to Visit
London - Love those English Phone Booths - In and Out of London and Paris Dozens of times.
Room View in Prague, Czech Republic - past part of Czechoslovakia
Kalymnos Island, Greece Among Dozens of Greek Islands We Visited
Motorhoming Mexico, USA and Canada
Love My Beachfront Hammock. Somewhere on Mexican Coastline
Our Peaceful Palapa, Mexico Coastline
On the Pier - Maui, Hawaii
Leisa on Caribbean Island looking Lovely as Always
Budapest, Hungary The River and Bridges are the Best Part
Cairns, Australia Remote and Interesting. Many Aboriginal Australians Live Here
Acapulco, Mexico Can Be Nice But Use Extreme Caution
Basel, Switzerland Not Bad... Stayed with Friends
Ferry Sicily to Italy
Ralph Waiting for a Ferry in the Med
Ralph on Typical Shoreline in
Northern Europe - Windy!
Yoga Instructor Vladimir on a Caribbean Island
WW2 Battle Bunker Still on Shores of Gibraltar
Quite something to encounter in our travels
Typical India - Intriguing County but You Are NEVER Alone
New-found Friend Desmond on Mexican Shore
Prague - Neat City
Mumbai, India People and Bad Air Everywhere
Mykonos Island, Greece The Most Touristy Greek Island
New Delhi, India - Like I Said: You are NEVER Alone in India
Pamukkale, Turkey We Bathed in Pools - but no more - Turkey shut them down permanently
Belize City, Belize Gritty Place but We Had to See It Once
Cancun, Mexico Just Tourists
Captain Cook Landing, Big Island Hawaii Historical Place . nothing more
Hawaii Big Island Volcano Interesting Active Volcano
Cabo San Lucas, Baja Mexico OK But Safety is Paramount
Hawaii Volcano National Park Entrance Area
Brisbane, Australia Love It! all the way up to Cairns Went Out to Great Barrier Reef
Copenhagen, Denmark - We arrived with the most common surname in Denmark: Rasmussen
Driving through Switzerland - Some Very Tricky / Steep Roads - Exciting & Beautiful
Durango, Mexico Big Industrial Town
Ensenada, Mexico Boring
Florence, Italy Tourist Trap
Frankfurt, Germany Busy German Travel-Hub City
Manzanillo, Mexico Like Much of Mexico - No Longer Safe
Mazatlan, Mexico No Longer Safe
Hilo, Big Island Hawaii Locals Live Here - and Volcanos
Honolulu Congested Tourist Town - Been Here Too Many Times over Decades
Interlaken, Switzerland Absolutely Spectacular!
Kahului, Maui - Hawaii Don't Go to Just One Hawaiian Island'
Kawloon, China Very Vibrant City but - Beijing Controlled Now
La Paz, Baja Mexico Unimpressive
Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria - Germany Tourist Destination
Surfing - North Shore, Oahu Best Spot on Oahu
Luxembourg Gorgeous - Go There
Macau, China Busy and Crowded with Lots of Gambling
Geneva, Switzerland - Skip Geneva and Go to Zurich - a great city
Genoa, Italy Ugly Seaport City
Milan, Italy Wealth Capital of Italy Big Busy City
Monte Carlo, Monaco - We were foolish and went into the main casino. An Absurd and somewhat obvious stacked deck :-)
Munich, Germany Was Fun - Not Overrun like Berlin
Lahaina, Maui - Hawaii
Lihue, Kauai - Hawaii Quaint
Amsterdam Don't Miss this Town!
Arles, France Ho Hum.. Too Much Graffiti
Avignon, France - Ralph damaged rental car trying to go left on tiny street in city center. Glad we paid for rental insurance.
Bath, England Elegant City
Brighton, England Holiday Getaway for Brits
Bruges, Belgium Sorta a Micro Disneyland without Rides
Cambridge, England Ralph Loves the Town and the University
Cardiff, Wales Nice Town with Strange Language
County Clare, Ireland - Ralph's mother - ancestry from here. A boring place on the planet.
Cork, Ireland Was Once a Serious Trade / Shipping City in Europe
English Channel Crossing, Dover Chunnel is Neat to Get to France
Dublin, Ireland Go To The Original Guiness Brewery and Enjoy
Edinburgh, Scotland Much Classier Than Glasgow
Edmonton, Canada Common.. Cold City
Lagos, Portugal Love It
Lands End Cornwall, England Great Place .. Good for Suicide Off the Cliff
Leeds, England Like So Many English Towns
Limerick, Ireland A Town in Ireland - Enough Said
Lisbon, Portugal Great History Here
Marseilles, France - Rather Ugly Seaport Town
Montreal, Canada OK, Probably better if you speak French
Nice, France A Favorite Place on the Med
Oxford City, England Loved Walking the University
Paris - Leisa and girlfriends been here and Nice many, many times. Ralph likes jogging in the Bois de Boulogne (park), west Paris.
Princeville, Kauai Hawaii Bring Money
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Was Nice Now Dangerous
Regensburg, Germany Great Morning Breakfasts Non-Tourist German City
Reims, France OK If you are Passing By
Rome Many Streets and Buildings Filthy but Living Areas Inside Gorgeous
Rothenburg Der Tauber, Germany Huge Tourist Area but Interesting - Walk the Wall
Saint Anton, Austria - We fell in love with this hotel - incredible in every respect. We stayed longer than planned!
Saint Bernard Mountain Pass, Switzerland - We entered Switzerland through the Pass and Tunnel
Saltzburg, Austria Incredible and Don't Miss the Lake District
Sicily Glad We Went but Nothing to Rave About
Stirling, Scotland Nice Town in Highlands
Tijuana, Mexico Yuk and Double Yuk
Durham, England Remote English Town - Good University
St. Kitts & Nevis, Caribbean Grab the Island Hopper Plane and see many islands in this area
Cayman Islands Gorgeous and Clean
Martinique, Caribbean Better Under British Rule - Gone Downhill
Torreon, Mexico Serious Industrial Town
Venice Congested and Overrated
Verona, Italy Romeo and Juliet Balcony
Vienna Nice Underground Parking with Dirty / Brown Danube River
Waialua, Kauai Hawaii OK
Waikiki Beach Hawaii Tourist Central
Waikoloa, Big Island Hawaii Beautiful
Zihuatanejo, Mexico Safety is Now a Problem Issue
Mallorca Island, Spain Driving around the island you will encounter an incredibly "windy" uphill if you go counter-clockwise
Carcassonne, France This is a neat place to visit
York, England Worth the Visit
Malaga, Spain On the South Coast / Med and Enjoyable
Stratford Upon Avon, UK Great Pubs! Clean Town
Montserrat, Caribbean before Eruption - The downtown hotel we stayed in is now under 15 feet of ash.
Toledo, Spain Drive-Through Town - Go to Barcelona and have Tapas Instead!
Hadrian's Wall, England Been there, seen that :-)