top of page
Andre Schwager
Jun 2, 20165 min read
An El Norte Nation? Not Likely!
In planning this trip, I looked for a way to make it a new experience, even though we had visited most of the places before. With the...
00
Andre Schwager
May 27, 20164 min read
Westward Bound – Move ’em Out
Finishing up our stay in Santa Fe, Marcel and Sandi headed back home to Utah, while we visited the Georgia O’Keefe Museum. When we...
00
Andre Schwager
May 21, 20167 min read
The Los Alamos Bubble
As a change of pace, today we are driving north for about an hour to visit Los Alamos National Laboratory, and if time permits, Bandelier...
00
Andre Schwager
May 19, 20165 min read
In The Heart Of Santa Fe
Exploring the center of old Santa Fe was today’s excursion. A very charming town with many art galleries and museums. It was a Spanish...
00
Andre Schwager
May 17, 20163 min read
Braving Snow To Reach Santa Fe
Our next destination – north and at a higher altitude – is Santa Fe. We encountered yet another type of weather – Snow! It was not...
00
Andre Schwager
May 17, 20163 min read
The Not-So-Batty Carlsbad Caverns
We headed back over the Sacramento Mountain range, through the Lincoln National Forest and Cloudcroft on our way to our next stop: ...
00
Andre Schwager
May 12, 20164 min read
Sand, Space, Sun
As a change of pace, I’m going to focus on the three S’s – Sand, Space, and Sun. Our base camp is in a nicely situated state park, just...
00
Andre Schwager
May 11, 20163 min read
The Dust Bowl: Arizona To Alamogordo, New Mexico
Our next segment is to travel from Arizona to New Mexico. This is a long travel day covering more than 400 miles, between Kartchner and...
00
Andre Schwager
May 3, 20166 min read
Prejudice Is Alive And Well In Bisbee
Today’s agenda is to visit Bisbee and Tombstone. We drive through landscape which was once green grassland but is now mostly barren,...
00
Andre Schwager
Apr 30, 20163 min read
Going Underground In Arizona
It was a short-drive day, as we moved to Cochise County in the southeastern corner of Arizona. Our campsite is at Kartchner Caverns...
00
Andre Schwager
Apr 28, 20165 min read
Phoenix and Tucson
Our campsite in McDowell Nature Preserve is beautifully situated. Very quiet. We had a mini-reunion with Roselie’s brother Carmine and...
00
Andre Schwager
Apr 27, 20164 min read
Traveling To Arizona – Discovering Shiny Objects
Today we started our three-day journey to reach El Norte (Phoenix, AZ), with overnight stops in Tehachapi, CA and Kingman, AZ. As we...
00
Andre Schwager
Apr 19, 20164 min read
2016 Searching For de République el Norte
It’s Spring! It’s the time of year we enjoy getting out into nature – no snow, no crowds, everything is fresh and reborn. We are...
10
Andre Schwager
Mar 7, 20162 min read
Ireland Is A Wrap!
It’s a gray day as we leave Dromoland Castle on our four-hour drive to Dublin Airport. The sky is gray, and the clouds are weeping. Heavy...
00
Andre Schwager
Mar 7, 20164 min read
Cliffs Of Moher To Dromoland Castle
Martin arrived to pick us up and delivered today’s newspaper headline: “The 2016 Rising!” It is implying that the election is as...
00
Andre Schwager
Mar 2, 20163 min read
The Stunning Dingle Peninsula
Today’s focus is on the scenic Dingle Peninsula, widely regarded as one of the most beautiful areas of Ireland. It was the location for...
00
Andre Schwager
Mar 2, 20165 min read
Election Day In Ireland
Today is a big day in Ireland – the national election for a new government to replace the current leadership. Every person we meet talks...
00
Andre Schwager
Feb 28, 20166 min read
It’s All A Bunch Of Blarney
With Cork as our home base, we ventured out to several sites in the immediate area. But first, we turned on our iTunes and played the...
00
Andre Schwager
Feb 28, 20163 min read
Forty Shades Of Green
A new day! The sun was shining – for the third day in a row! We got into our car! We turned on iTunes, and played Forty Shades of Green...
00
Andre Schwager
Feb 25, 20166 min read
Dublin, The Capital Of Ireland
Yesterday we traveled by train, plane, and automobile to start the second half of our trip in Ireland. Arriving in Dublin in the...
00
Categories
bottom of page