Author: Susan Blakey

  • room with a view…Bordeaux

    We arrived in Bordeaux Sunday morning, dropped our luggage at the B&B, had a quick cup of coffee while the owner marked up our map with…

  • room with a view…London

    We arrived in London mid-afternoon Thursday, and first thing on the agenda was a blogger meet-up of course! Le Monsieur was feeling under the weather and decided…

  • tot ziens, Amsterdam

      As I write this, we’ll be heading to the airport shortly. Next stop London! Can’t believe our Amsterdam leg is over so quickly. I’ll…

  • travel workhorse

    As you may have noticed from my travel outfits so far, my lightweight, water-resistant utility-style jacket has been worn almost non-stop on this trip. While the one I…

  • room with a view…Amsterdam

    It was a bit rainy and blustery when we arrived in Amsterdam Friday evening, and our connecting flight from London was both late and bumpy…

  • room with a view…Seattle???

    Yes, Seattle. Because we book our flights using airline mileage programs, sometimes we have to be flexible to get desired travel dates, and in this…

  • The 15 Piece Travel Wardrobe

    Putting together this 3 week, 15 piece travel wardrobe has been a real challenge, not so much for the length of the trip (our longest yet),…