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Dolly Travels – The Cinque Terre
Hello, We have been so busy, I haven’t been blogging. Please forgive me, and I will try to get you up to date on our travels. We went from Orvieto to Vernazza, by train last Thursday. That was a new...
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Dolly Travels – We Are in Florence Now
Hello, I want to send a little bit of news. From Florence, before we get too busy again. We arrived here Sunday afternoon. We are staying a bit further away from the center of activity than we usually...
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Dolly Travels – Venice
Wow! How time flies. It seems like jus a few days ago we started our Italy trip in Rome, now here we are in Venice, with only one more day left for our group travel. What adventures we have had,...
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Dolly Travels – In the Dolomites
Yesterday I left Verona, traveled north by train to Bolzano, then I caught a bus that brought me to Castelrotto, in the Dolomites. While I am still in Italy, it doesn’t feel like Italy any longer. I...
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Dolly Travels: Verona
Hi Everyone, If you look at a map of Italy, you will see that Verona is about an hour’s train ride, west of Venice, on the way to Milano. Verona is also the crossroads of the north-south rail line. To...
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Dolly Travels – Being Lazy in the Dolomites
I simply must write. Today is our last full day in Castelrotto. I want to stay longer, but I do have to get back to Florence. We have had a lovely stay here in the Dolomites. I have been having trouble...
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Dolly Travels – Florence, Again, and Side Trips
Hello! I was reminded by my fellow traveler and assistant tour guide, Susan, that I have fallen behind in my blog posts. Mamma Mia! How could that happen?? When I last posted, Susan and I had left...
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Dolly Travels – Monterosso al Mare
Hello, again, Yes, we are in Cinque Terre now. We were so happy to escape the heat in Florence, that when I saw the forecast for Monterosso as being in the mid-80’s during our stay, we were happy. We...
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Dolly Travels – Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast
I am sad to say that this will be my last blog post from Italy this year. We have had a great time. First there was a group of 6 of us travelers, then Susan and I had one week in the Dolomites, where...
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Dolly Travels: Auckland, New Zealand
Kia Ora, Hello, or welcome, to New Zealand. I hope you are ready to share this magnificent country with me. Unfortunately, for you, your experience will be what I hope I can convey through my writing,...
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Dolly Travels: From Auckland to Rotorua
Hello, or Kia Ora, Oh, there is so much to tell you about this wonderful country of New Zealand, I find that I must write something before I go to sleep tonight. We had a beautiful drive down from...
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Dolly Travels: Rotorua
Kia Ora, Yesterday, we had a very full day in Rotorua. Our wake-up call came at 0630. Right after breakfast, we boarded our bus, and drove up to Waimangu Volcanic valley. Our group was met at the...
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Dolly Travels: Queenstown and Milford Sound
Kia Ora, Time is just flying by. I thought I would write about Queenstown and Milford Sound before now; however, there is so much to tell you, I had to revise again and again, to give you the...
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Dolly Travels – Franz Josef Glacier, Reefton and Greymouth
Kia Ora, We had stayed overnight in the little town of Fox, very close to Franz Josef. Today, on a beautiful sunny day,me drove to Franz Josef. We were met at the beginning of the nature walk path by...
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Dolly Travels – Our Last Day in the South Island
Kia Ora, It is now late at night. I am in my very comfortable hotel room in the heart of Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city. We had such a long day, I was certain I would sleep well. But, no. That...
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Dolly Travels – Wellington, New Zealand’s Capital City
I have to apologize. We were so busy during our last few days in New Zealand, that I simply did not have time to write without feeling rushed; therefore, I am writing about Wellington after I am back...
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Dolly Travels: Lake Tahoe
Hello, everyone, I know. I usually write blog posts when I am in another country; however, right here in Northern California, we have a most beautiful place to visit: Lake Tahoe. The lake does sit on...
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¡Hola, De Puerto Vallarta – Dolly Travels
Our friend Dolly is on the go again, this time in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Buenas Tardes, Now I must switch to English. I have exhausted my Spanish vocabulary. Frank and I decided we needed another...
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Anacortes, Washington – Dolly Travels
Hello, Everyone, It has been too long since I have written. Now I am visiting family in Anacortes, Washington. The weather gods are being very kind to us this week. I was prepared for cold, rainy...
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Bella Roma – Dolly Travels
Early Tuesday morning, under leaden gray skies that seemed to hover over the nearby fields and the tarmac of Roma Fiumincino airport, our plane landed. The pilots had done a fine job, getting us to...
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