Where We Roam

Hey Dear Friends and Readers. We are half-way through February and I cannot believe how fast this winter is flying by. We have been in Pagosa for over a month already...

Love. Love. Love. Happy Feet LOVE! If you are a committed hiker, as in a hiker that does more than just a couple of miles a pop these are the boots...

Hey Readers, It’s the Smuckers once again, and oh how lovely to be in 2016! A new year full of new things. The last time we posted we were in spectacular...

Rome in Pictures. In Rome we explored the Roman Forum. This was the main square of Rome…where it all went down!       And then of course we wondered around the...

October 14-16 On Wednesday we took a train to Orvieto, a hill town in Umbria (the lesser known sister to Tuscany). Orvieto is built upon volcanic rock and sits high up...

October 12-14 We took the train(s) from Venice to the Cinque Terre on Monday, and because we had quite a few transfers (4) and missed our last train (because we were...

So for our (almost) free lodging in Venice, we stayed at the luxurious Hilton Molino Stucky Hotel. The Hilton Molino Stucky For this stay, we used our two free weekend nights...

We took an overnight train from Paris to Venice on Friday night. It was a new experience for me, while I have been on an overnight train before (Malaysia), it was...

  The Hotel Du Louvre   We are really getting addicted to staying at nice hotels for free! We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the stunning Hotel Du Louvre in Paris....

Bonjour! I am sitting in our beautiful hotel lobby next to the Louvre as I write this. We have but a few more hours in Paris. Precious hours they are as...