All photos by the author unless otherwise noted. Click on the photos to enlarge them or view them in a series. There are just too many photos to caption one by one but I think most readers recognize a tulip or a daffodil. As I noted in my earlier post, THREE DAYS IN LONDON, (https://jimhornnews.com/2023/05/29/three-days-in-london-may-2023)…
A PRE-TOUR OF LONDON PRIOR TO JOINING A TOUR OF ENGLISH GARDENS. Twice before I was scheduled to visit gardens in England including the Chelsea Flower Show. The first time the gardens and show were included in a cruise but I had an eye hemmorhage and had to abandon ship 15 minutes before it sailed.…
A short drive from Cuernavaca, Morelos, into the mountains of the neighboring State of Mexico brings you to Truchas Los Alcatraces, a rustic trout farm/restaurant. The trout are brought in from elsewhere and held in tanks with moving water from a mountain stream. The restaurant with rustic wood furniture boasts a splendid view of the…
September 14-23, 2022 (Unless noted, all photos are by the author. Best viewed on a laptop or ipad since your cell will not do justice to the photos. Double click on photos to enlarge them. There is a link for comments at the end). After three years deprived of long-distance travel due to the pandemic,…
I leave Cuernavaca every May to return to Western New York to visit family, friends, and former colleagues, and to celebrate Mother’s Day. Mom is 104 and still living independently. In the past I have usually taken advantage of being in NY to connect to JFK and fly to Europe, but I wasn’t ready for…
A Vantage Deluxe Small Group Journey, Jan 29-Feb 11, 2020 Photographs are by the author unless otherwise credited. Special thanks to professional nature photographer Linda Hatfield and group leader Paula Rivera for enriching this post with their photos. Click upon a photo to…
This post is an updated version of an article published in LIVE & INVEST OVERSEAS, Feb. 13, 2013. Click on the photos to enlarge them and read the captions. N.B. As of November 1, 2021 all of the state of Morelos is on Green Light status thanks to declining cases of Covid and lower rates…
Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. Click on a photo to enlarge it and use your arrow to scroll through a series. I will be editing some sections and adding more photos soon. “Why Morocco?” some friends asked when I told them where I was going. I had read many interesting articles in…
THE ROMANTIC RHINE, A CRUISE WITH TAUCK TOURS, May 24-31, 2019 (Most photos are the author’s; web photos are identified. Click on them to enlarge & read the captions). I wasn’t really looking for a cruise for my annual May travel plans; I had my heart set on Morocco. I spent too long searching small-group travel to…
RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR AT THE LARGEST FIESTA IN THE WORLD: RIO DE JANEIRO & PARATY, BRAZIL, Dec. 28, 2018 – Jan. 6, 2019 (All photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. Click on a photo to enlarge it and read the caption and use your arrows to scroll through each series of…
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