Peru ➡️ Spain

I left Peru Monday morning to go to Mallorca Spain via Madrid. I got to the airport checked in had breakfast, then boarded the plane on time for my 10:15 […]

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Tuesday in Copenhagen: Church of Our Saviour Tower; Christianborg Palace (Slot) and Rosenborg Palace (Slot)

Tuesday was my last day in Copenhagen. I made a reservation before leaving my hotel to climb up the tower of the Church of Our Saviour, and it was a […]

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Back in the USA

It was a very long trip home…featuring three flights, a taxi, a Lyft ride, six times through security, four lounges, three countries, and a total trip time (from hotel to […]

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Lesons in Travel

Tuesday Sept. 12, 2023 Spoiler alert…this is being written from Feld am See, Austria.    Sunday and Monday: Travel from Essen to Feld am See: more “learning experiences”.  My travel […]

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Three Flights, One Delay, Two Rental Cars, Zero Parking Spots & Finally, Mallorca

Flying on the 4th of July weekend…what was I thinking! But actually, it went well, if not quickly. I had a slightly complicated itinerary with two separately booked itineraries, and […]

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Germany!

Jet lag or just circadian rhythm confusion? After I left Italy less than two weeks ago I got one of the viruses floating around…not the flu, not covid but a […]

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Travel Q (from Gwenda Ward) and A (by Carolyn Nichols

Gwenda Ward asked many good questions about travel..here are my responses. (Note, I wrote this long ago, and with the world now open, this seems like a good time to […]

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Traveling Back to the USA

Monday October 25, 2021 I traveled back to the USA yesterday, Sunday. It was a long trip. There are a few new wrinkles to international travel and where the creases […]

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USTA Removes USA Super Senior Teams from ITF World Championships in Mallorca

Several people have asked why I didn’t write anything about the USTA removing the USA Super Senior teams from the ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships in Mallorca, Spain. So […]

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Last Day in Spain

July 19, 2021 I started my day with the “new normal” for international travel…a covid test. I had an antigen test I brought with me…you connect online, and the proctor […]

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International Travel is Back and It’s Different

Remember pre-9/11 air travel? (This is a Senior tennis blog after all.) It was easy..shoes stayed on, liquids were allowed through security, as were Swiss Army knives. Then we all […]

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