I hope that this book serves multiple purposes: that it entertains, educates and encourages some of my readers to take the plunge and start to plan some exciting adventurous trips.  Adventure travel is not for everyone. A good friend once told me that she doesn’t want to travel because her bed is the most comfortable bed in the world.  I agree that my bed is a very comfortable bed, but the view from this bed is always the same.  It may be a charming view, but it is an unchanging one.  When I travel, the bed is not always comfortable, … Continue reading 2. Introduction

Fall, 2024: I started this book almost 15 years ago.  It took a while to get going and in the mean time I went on more trips, and the book expanded.  I decided to make my 80th birthday the hard stop for writing the adventures.  This book is actually three books in one.  Part one is a bit about me before I began traveling.  Part two is what I learned along the way once I began traveling.  The third part tells about some of the trips that I took.   How did I start keeping trip logs, which I ultimately used to write the “Special Places” section … Continue reading 1. Preface: