AliBey to Antalya to Istanbul to Nice…Travel Days
Saturday I left Ali Bey midday to go to the Antalya airport. I changed my flight to an earlier one…and the travel agency working for the tournament said I could […]
Tag Archives: Travel
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Return to USA from Barcelona
Barcelona (BCN): The check-in process at the airport was quick. I arrived quite early..nearly 3 hours before my flight. Note that at BCN you will need a boarding pass, electronic […]
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 […]
Practice Day #1 in Essen
Sunday in Germany is mostly a rest day…few stores are open other than at airports and railway stations, or gas stations, and restaurants are open. I had a pretty relaxing […]
Over the Hills, the Road to the End of the World, Four Flights and Three Drives to Thanksgiving
Palm Desert, CA It was 42 hours door to door to get from Torres del Paine, Chile to Palm Desert, CA for Thanksgiving. It was a pretty morning in Patagonia. […]
The Team is Coming Together in Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal Today, Thursday, all of the USA Marble Cup team members have arrived in Lisbon. Susan, Jenny and I met Diane and Jack Barker at the CDN Jamor (National […]
King Van Nostrand Sweeps 85s; San Diegans Win 75 Doubles
While in a rain delay during Thiem/Novack (and the Barty/Anisimova semi was…streaky). I won my singles semis against Gundi Wieland from Germany. She beat the #3 seed yesterday; I won […]
GMP Cup 2018 Champion
Thursday September 14, 2018, Umag, Croatia It was a lovely day to play tennis today in Umag…a bit of cloud cover to make it feel cooler and no wind. I […]
GMP Cup 2018: Successful Start
I played my first match at the GMP Cup in Umag today, and beat an Austrian player, Ingrid Bruggraber. We played on Grandstand Court, and the match was live streamed […]
Practice Day
Sunday August 19, 2018, Ulm, Germany Susan Wright, Robin Harris and I took Pat Purcell to the bus station for her 7am bus, and the start of a very long […]
Switzerland is Beautiful
Today started with an early hit with Nora Blom and then another 20 minutes with Haim Ohn who plays in the men’s 60s. Both are lefties. After hitting, icing and […]
Düsseldorf Shopping Expedition
Today Jenny Cerff and I had a plan (well I had a plan) to go to Düsseldorf, walk the full length of the Konigsallee and then go to the Rhine […]
The German Open, Last Practice
After a day off , Jenny Cerff and I hit the practice court today for a final tune-up before the tournament. We had a solid practice. It was another warm […]
Germany: Practicing on the Red Clay
Jenny Cerff and I had a good practice this morning at the ETUF club. The weather has been quite nice, with highs in the low 80s and lows in the […]
Mont Tremblant Thursday
Tennis was played today…the predicted rain stayed away and the courts were busy with matches all day. I played another local player, Martine St-Amant and won 60 60. I warmed […]
Finals Set for Women’s 50/60/70 Singles & Doubles
It was another gorgeous La Jolla day full of lots of great tennis from 8am to after 8pm. The finals are now set for most of the women’s divisions. In […]
National Hard Courts Day 3: Long Matches, Great Tennis
Wednesday May 9, 2018 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, CA The National Women’s Hard Courts continued on Wednesday, which was quarterfinal day for the women’s 50 & […]
Klitch, Rice, Barker, Hahn Claim National Singles Titles Saturday in Naples
There were four singles finals on Saturday (Roz King claimed the 80s title on Friday). One match stood out though, which was the nearly two and a half hour battle […]
Hubbard/Watanabe Upset Top Seeds at National Clay
On a breezy warm (but not oppressively hot) day in Naples, nearly all the seeds were in action, second round (round of 16 or quarters) matches were played and no […]
Paris: Museum & Wandering
Today I had a plan to go to the Musee d’Orsay and to find a Christmas market. I took the slow way to the museum, getting off the Metro about […]
California —-> Barcelona
It’s been a busy and very fun week. I went up to the Monterey/Pebble Beach California on the Central Coast for my niece’s fairytale wedding in Pebble Beach, where we […]
Rain in Spain Causes Tournament Pain
I had a lot of time to think of things that rhyme with rain (pain, bane, wane, gain) because all play was cancelled today. (). Jenny (Klitch) and I walked […]
Tallin, Estonia, A Beautiful City
I arrived in Tallinn at dinner time yesterday and was met at the dock by the ducklings (Vicki, Susan and Erin)and Ross Persons who took an earlier boat to Tallin […]
Young Seniors (35, 40 & 45 age divisions) International Team Competition: USA Teams and Results
Age Division Women’s Cup Name Draws Men’s Cup Name Draws 35 Suzanne Lenglen All Draws USA is in RR Group D Italia All Draws USA is in RR Group A […]
Trains, Planes, Cars & Buses
I arrived yesterday in London via foot (walked from hotel to terminal in Prague), plane (PRG-MUC-LHR), taxi to hotel, bus back to Heathrow, train to London. There were long delays […]
La Baule, Days 1 and 2: Friday/Saturday
Kathy Vick, Susan Wright and I left Paris early, got a taxi and had an adventure finding our TGV car at the Montparnasse station. We arrived very early to the […]
Roland Garros
Tuesday I was lucky to be able to attend Roland Garros via a friend of a friend. It was definitely on my bucket list for many years to go to […]