Follow the adventures of Andrea and Randy Goodell as they retire, leave the Rat Race, move to Tomar, Portugal, and continue to explore the world.
August 1 -4, 2019 We were supposed to stay in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina until August 2nd. But after seeing the Krupa Falls and the failed attempt to see the Etho Village, it was only about 2PM. As we had done all that we wanted to do in Banja Luka, we decided to leave …
Continue reading “Novi Sad, Serbia to Arad, Romania, what a pain!”
July 30 – Aug. 1, 2019 After the exciting trip to see the tribute to Melania Trump, we are off to Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is another example of “why in the world would any one go to Banja Luka in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The answer is quite simple. As long as we are over …
Continue reading “Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina – The Kastel Fortress and waterfalls.”
July 29 – 30, 2019 We head out of Budapest, Hungary driving to Lasko, Slovenia. Why in the world would any one want to go to Lasko, Slovenia, one might ask? Well, do you know what town is very close to Lasko, Slovenia? OK, run to Google and check it out. Figure it out? Of …
July 24 – 29, 2019 We decide to focus on the Pest side for a day, although we take the whole Hop on Hop off bus around the town to do it. It really is a nice ride. Over the river, up the mountains, through the cities and out to Hero Square in the far …
Continue reading “Budapest, Hungary – Hero Square and St. Stephens Basilica.”
July 24 – 29. 2019 There are a lot of impressive sites to see and visit in Budapest. As the Danube River divides the two cities, you kind of have to plan your destinations and travel plans to get around for the day. On Friday, we decided to focus on the Buda side (aren’t I …
Continue reading “Budapest, Hungary – the Buda Castle and Citadel.”
July 24 – 29, 2019 We head out of the Czech Republic, through Slovakia, and make it to Budapest, Hungary without too many issues. A traveler’s tip is that the vignettes in Slovakia and Hungary are not the stick on windshield stickers we have used in other countries. In Slovakia and Hungary you have to …
Continue reading “Budapest, Hungary – cruising on the Danube River”
July 20 – 24, 2019 – kind of We start at the crack of dawn, or the crack of 7:30, which is close enough, on the drive from Olocmouc to Kaunas to pick up the mail package that got hung up in Lithuanian customs. It was supposed to be delivered to us while we were …
Continue reading “Olomouc, Czech Republic – back to Kaunas, Lithuania to pick up the darn mail.”
July 20 – 24, 2019, kind of Notice the sort of and kind of in the title and dates, avid reader. This was a strange couple of days (good use of foreshadowing, right?). We are now about 1 month into the driving portion of the Eastern European adventure. Up to this point, most of these …
Continue reading “Olomouc, Czech Republic – the fountains and the astronomical clock (sort of)”
July 18 – 19, 2019 So, avid reader, you are asking, why the heck would anyone go to see a salt mine? Gold mine, diamond mine, maybe. But a salt mine? Good question. I asked the same thing myself when our family travel agent set this up on the itinerary for our Eastern European road …
July 13 – 18, 2019 As mentioned in previous posts, one of the primary reasons for going to Kaunas was to try to do some genealogy research on the Goodell family heritage. US census records indicated that either one, or both, of Randy’s great grand parents came from Kaunas to the US in the 1890’s. …
Continue reading “Kaunas, Lithuania – genealogy, mail delivery, and those darn hills.”
Andrea and Randy Goodell explore Europe, Asia, United States, the Caribbean, and then move to Portugal!