It’s Peter and Monica! In May 2023, we started this journal of our traveling adventures.
After the pandemic, Peter closed his successful business in NYC. During the time he owned it, he saved a lot of money (and airline points) so he could travel the world after retirement. As we both know well, life can be unexpected, fragile and very short. So, in May 2023 we decided to get on the road (and on planes, trains, buses, and boats).
We started our journey in Palm Springs and Coronado, California before going to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
A month later, in July 2023, we began our Grand European Adventure, traveling to 14 countries in Europe. First, Monica spent time building a home for Congo refugees in Portugal. Then, Monica met Peter in Madrid, Spain to enjoy the Spanish cities we’d always wanted to visit: Madrid, Seville and Barcelona.
A month later, in August 2023, we flew to Rome, and took a cruise to Italy, Croatia, and Montenegro.
Upon disembarking the cruise, we planned to spend the next six weeks traveling by train (“Eurrail”) to Venice, Vienna, Budapest, Krakow, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Bruges, Paris, Interlaken, and Milan before heading back to NYC.
Read on for highlights of our trips and enjoy the ride!