Author Archives: maysestomp

Today we packed our bags and took a taxi back to the airport in order to rent a car for the rest of our week in Romania. We then headed north through the Ploieşti oil fields (Arge will know all about … Continue reading →

Brenda and I are back overseas for a lengthy bit of work and play. Our first stop is a long weekend in Seoul, South Korea.For most of this trip we are joined with couple Donny and Meredith. Donny is a … Continue reading →

Some final shots from our last day in Germany.  We fly home tomorrow morning.I’ve been working the past 3 days, mostly at the big Light + Build trade show, plus dinners out each night with customers and/or employees.  Brenda came … Continue reading →

Our last day in Morocco.  Our flight back to Frankfurt is scheduled for the evening, so we had most of the day to wander around town, do some last minute shopping, and look for cool things to photograph.We put in … Continue reading →

Today is mostly a travel (drive) day back to Marrakech – where we will spend the final 2 days of our time here in Morocco. Leaving our hotel in Dadés.  Built into the hillside, level space comes at a premium. … Continue reading →

This is another travel day for us, but we had the morning free in Frankfurt to do some more exploring.It was cold and rainy this Saturday morning, but we had the proper gear to head on out. Selfie in the … Continue reading →

Brenda and start what will be a two-week trip, combining work and fun together.  We left Atlanta yesterday evening and got into Frankfurt (direct flight) this morning.  We were able to check into our hotel before noon, which gave us … Continue reading →

Our final day in the Orient.  Our plane leaves ICN airport 6:45pm – we had the morning free to explore a bit as tourists.  My family was last over here in 2018 and so I had some ideas of what … Continue reading →

For our final, send-off dinner from Taiwan we were taken to a Teppanyaki Grill – similar to Hibachi style Japanese places.The menu is fairly well set.. the only thing you can choose is the type of beef you want and … Continue reading →

Brenda and I are in Brazil for the next week.  I have some business meetings that take place on Monday and Tuesday, but before that, we flew to Rio to spend the weekend with another couple.The overnight flight here was … Continue reading →

Some shots from this week’s trip to the seashore.

Final shots from our spring break trip to the GA/FL barrier islands. Fort Clinch, on Amelia Island, FL.  This was built to ward off the Spanish, but expanded to protect against the British in 1812 and the Seminole Indians later. … Continue reading →

On this day we visited Jekyll Island, further south along the Georgia coastline.  Our first stop was Driftwood Beach – a great place to walk and photograph.  Gnarly pine and oak trees litter a desolate beach, standing like twisted sculptures … Continue reading →

Near our house is East Beach (on St Simons) that allows off leash dog walks.  We spent A LOT of time on that beach.  Winston never turned down an offer to return. There are several state parks and hiking trails … Continue reading →

A quiet day that went by way too fast.  Everyone got to sleep in a bit longer than usual.  We watched some TV in the morning and then explored the island.  The highlight (for Winston) was our time in the … Continue reading →

It is cold here now.  Sunny but windy with wind chills below 0. Early morning dog walk.  Winston doesn’t seem to mind the cold. Today we took the ferry back to Portland ME to get our Xmas Eve lunch and … Continue reading →

A comfortably short 3.5 hour drive from Newport up to Maine.  The winter storm finally arrived, but the narrow strip of land along the seaboard managed to stay warm.  We drove through Boston with temps in the upper 50’s. We … Continue reading →

We spent two days in Hot Springs, AR but the weather turned foul.  What’s worse, freezing rain was forecast at our next intended destination in eastern Oklahoma.  We decided to change up our plans and head south toward warmer weather. … Continue reading →

We had one full day in Hot Springs.. weather has turned south on us, getting cold and stormy. We did drive through Hot Springs National Park, but didn’t get out and hike for fear of getting hit with a downpour. … Continue reading →

Tuesday was mostly a travel day.. and the weather turned wet. We continued to head west with Hot Springs, Arkansas as our final destination. The route took us through Memphis.  We used this as an opportunity to hit a Target … Continue reading →

Fantastic weather day.. started in the high 30’s but made it quickly up into the 60’s. We left Florence, AL and made the short drive to the area around Savannah, TN. Shoe tree somewhere in the middle of nowhere in … Continue reading →

Yesterday the 5 of us (+2 dogs) headed up into the Appalachian foothills to visit Mercier Orchards – 200 acres of apple trees & and old market that sells baked apple pies by the dozen as well as gallon-sized jugs … Continue reading →

This past week Josie, Brenda and I spent 4 nights in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. I had one day’s worth of business to deal with and a couple of days to play.  We stayed in an AirBnB right in … Continue reading →