A BIT OF HISTORY

                           THE BALKANS THEN AND NOW...

1815 - 2016

THEN

AND THEN

AND NOW  ..... WOW!

Grateful for Beth

Beth is my travel partner.  It's not easy to be anyone's travel partner.  Beth has it all figured out.

I couldn't do any of our trips without her.

• She finds the choices of trips: cruise, land, combo, just us 2 or with other friends.

• She does alllll the research on each choice:  price, location, type of ship, where our room should be, where we will stop, what we will see, and more

• She does all the research about each stop along the way:  choices, walk vs ride, our own adventure or join the offered excursion, history, landmarks, places we should not miss, and more.

• She does all of the reminding:  update your profile Becky; get your TSA traveler number; create an online account with tour people; update the blog; and more.

• She makes me keep track of the money we spend.  I always spend more and she never spends anything extra. 

• She finds exciting old book treasures in her father's study.

No one else will likely read this post, but I wanted to publicly thank her for being a special travel partner.  I will add to the list of her special talents as we travel along.

We Paid Our $$$

Looks like a trip; reads like a trip.  Definitely costs like a trip!

1.  We paid our money.

Lots and lots of moola -- testing the limits of the credit card.

2.  We have air reservations and seats.

Maria the Magical Travel Planner always gets us
two seats together on the side.
Very nice -- Beth supplies the sleeping drugs.

3.  Before we depart we must pack our bags.

Regret -- I've never collected the patches and stickers
from all my travel.

Put together 1 and 2 and 3 and we have a trip!  Departing June 13.  Excited!