stevie & Gerry – Gerardin Travels

Tahiti 🇵🇫 bound 🏖🌞 ~ Part 4

Well, today was what to be the high point of our entire trip… We were returning to Bora Bora after 35 years. We were Read More ...

Athens – Day 2

We walked our feet off today. Totaling over 10-1/2 miles from our hotel to Syntagma Square, up the Plaka to make our way around the Read More ...

Safaga Day 1 of Luxor Overland Trip

There were about 12 busses that would be going on this 2 day trip. The ship did an excellent job organizing the large number of Read More ...

Paris – Part 2

We were pretty much adjusted to the time change by this morning. Which was a good thing as we had lots planned for today. Read More ...

Petra, Jordan

We had an early departure for pretty much everyone onboard the ship for the full day excursion to Petra. There were 14 busses with an Read More ...

Thanksgiving 2014

What a treat it was for us to be able to live locally for the Thanksgiving Gerardin family gathering. Years before it was a real Read More ...

✈️ Istanbul 🇹🇷 & 🛳 🇬🇷 Aegean Sea 🏛 🏺 – Part 2 – Istanbul

After sorting out our room issue and having breakfast we headed out to explore the city. We chose the Holiday Inn Old City because it Read More ...

✈️ Istanbul 🇹🇷 & 🛳 🇬🇷 Aegean Sea 🏛 🏺 – Part 7 – Santorini, Greece

On Friday we arrived in Santorini harbor where it was too deep to drop an anchor at 1,600 feet, so the ship used their bow Read More ...

There be penguins matey!

We started the day with breakfast in our cabin: Breakfast Puerto Madyrn It was so strange to think that we were going to a penguin Read More ...

Day 1 Antarctic Peninsula

Navigation Chart for Day 1 Antarctica: We made it! This morning we arrived at Elephant island in blowing snow, fog and winds so strong you Read More ...

Day 2 Antarctic Peninsula

Wow does not describe sufficiently our emotions! The captain had said that IF there was not too much ice (he really is a bit of Read More ...

Day 3 Antarctic Peninsula

Day 3 found us in the Gerlache straights to the Neumeyer Channel and on to the final destination of Palmer Island. Since we didn’t want Read More ...

Mendoza Day 2

This was our best day in Mendoza. We left around 11 in the morning to drive south for about an hour and a half into Read More ...

Arctic Adventure Part 1 – Iceland

Well, we’re off again. This time on an expedition cruise on the Seabourn Quest. Iceland and Greenland were the last places on our bucket list Read More ...

Arctic Adventure Part 2 – Greenland

Our first day at sea was a busy one filled with lectures, briefings, and planning. We started off with a presentation by Iggy the Read More ...

Arctic Adventure Part 4 – Labrador & Newfoundland, Canada

We had originally put ourselves on a waiting list for a hiking trip at the Birchbrook Nordic ski club about 12kms from the town Read More ...

Arctic Adventure Part 5 – Quebec Province, Canada

Monday found us in Havre – St. Pierre in the Quebec province. So now French is the primary language but man, there’s such a Read More ...

Tahiti 🇵🇫 bound 🏖🌞 ~ Part 1

Tired of the cold California winter weather we jumped on a super special offering when we saw it. The Azamara Journey is the same ship Read More ...

Norwegian Fjords & Paris – Part 1 Dublin, Ireland

Well, after 2 + years we’re traveling again. Azamara is the same cruise line we were on for our last pre-COVID Tahiti trip AND ironically, Read More ...

Fun with Phyllo!

Posted onMarch 18, 2018December 20, 2018

Crazy isn’t it? But we need to take advantage of good cooking classes when they are offered. Phyllo has always been very intimidating for me Read More …