Author Archives: Uncle Jack

Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park – 2023.

Disneyland Paris: After landing at the Charles de Gaulle Airport at noon and exiting immigration at 1:00 PM. We then Ubered, East an hour to the Villages Nature Paris and checked in. Then we got on a public bus for a 30 minute ride to Disneyland Paris on Monday, June 19, 2023. During the followingContinue reading “Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park – 2023.”

London, a Hop On – Hop Off, Walkabout – 2023.

Friday morning June 23, 2023 after a complimentary breakfast in our hotel we walked a mile along The Queens Walk to the City Sightseeing Hop On – Hop Off big red open top observation touring bus and boat. They advertise 31 some stops over their various routes. Start of River Thames Cruise from the TowerContinue reading “London, a Hop On – Hop Off, Walkabout – 2023.”

Dianna, Princess of Whales, Kensington Gardens – 2023.

On Saturday morning, June 24, 2023 Peg and I walked ⅓ of a mile from our London hotel to the Southwark Underground Tube Train Station. We purchased all inclusive tickets to ride London’s busses and trains all that day and that evening to and from the London Stadium to watch Baseball. We got into oneContinue reading “Dianna, Princess of Whales, Kensington Gardens – 2023.”

Villages Nature Paris, France – 2023.

Villages Nature Paris; Is advertised as an educational eco-friendly farm, with a huge outdoor playground, and aquatic adventure park near Disneyland Paris just an hour East of Paris. Our main reason for staying here Monday, June 19 to Thursday, June 22, 2023 was because they accepted our vacation club points and it has easy publicContinue reading “Villages Nature Paris, France – 2023.”

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – 2023.

Cabo San Lucas, is an expensive resort city next to San Jose del Cabo on the very southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California (the worlds longest peninsula). It is known for its beaches, water-based activities and nightlife. Playa El Médano is Cabo San Lucas’s main beach, with outdoor restaurants and numerous cantinas. The town isContinue reading “Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – 2023.”

Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica – 2023.

Costa Rica has no standing Army since 1948 security is maintained by a series of police forces, The OIJ and the National Police (Fuerza Pública) are Costa Rica’s two principal law enforcement bodies. Our guide claims some police are not too honest. Tourists in Costa Rica are those who stay more then 24 hours, theContinue reading “Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica – 2023.”

Transiting the Panama Canal – 2023.

The construction of the Panama Canal is one of those epic tales from the past. It’s a feat of engineering, ambition and courage. Over the span of a decade a little more than a century ago, tens of thousands of workers drilled dynamite holes, drove steam shovels and labored with pickaxes, all the while fightingContinue reading “Transiting the Panama Canal – 2023.”

Cartagena, Columbia – 2023.

Cartagena, known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias is a port city on the northern coast of Colombian and the Caribbean Sea. I took a Land and Sea excursion in Cartagena, on Saturday, April 15, 2023. It started with a bus to the 1536 Fortress of Castle San Felipe de Barajas (a WorldContinue reading “Cartagena, Columbia – 2023.”