by ginakingsley1 | Dec 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Tony Bennett crooned that he left his heart in San Francisco. I can relate about that for many destinations. I didn’t realize, however, that I was going to leave my youth at Machu Picchu. If it sounds mysterious and metaphorical, it’s because it is. Newly...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
It is never too early to model for your children how to keep a travel journal. This is something they will cherish years and decades later. At least, that’s how my children reacted upon finding their journalizing from our travels. It’s even possible to...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Glorious high ceilings, details, incredible molding, marble floors, chandeliers, an aura of an exciting time of scurrying crowds in an old train station…..this is Union Station in Kansas City. In the heart of the city, off Main Street, is the centerpiece (in my...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Our youngest son just returned from a 3 week co-ed camp in Greece. He is not typically effusive unless he’s really impressed by things. When he returned, he was enthusiastic and articulate in his details and impressions to us. For the sake of brevity in the...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Regally situated in the Cyclades island clusters is the crescent-shaped and legendary Santorini. Get over the label of “touristy” or else you’ll miss the magic. A fellow Greek-American friend recently told me in his wisdom, “We ARE tourists,...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Here we are……… family travel and worldschooling days have now evolved into a new style of travel—-the empty-nester couple travel. It basically will be a second honeymoon! Designing trips for our family of five forked off into our college kids...