An astrologer friend of mine, Signe Quinn Taff, suggested I spend my 52nd birthday in Santorini in contemplation for an auspicious year to come (first two photographs).  Which I did...and the contemplation portion was easy since it was off-season on the Greek Isle.  I had been to Santorini the summer before, creating  a radically different experience.  It was beautiful

Glorious, remarkable India....

I traveled with my nephew Charlie, his friend Steven, and my friend Deborah.  We arrived in Delhimore

My nephew Charles Peck wanted to spend his birthday in Europe with his best friends.  While none were available in October; Aliki, Dave, Steve & Charlie decided to venture to Greece and Turkeymore

My first stop in Australia was Melbourne (photos four through six) to catch up with my dear friends Hedy and Russell.  They have a lovely home and were the perfect hosts.  I enjoy their company immensely.<

Here is a great travel trip:  when flying abroad and the fares are outrageous, look for carriers who offer intermediate stops at substantial savings.  I saved 47% on my airfare to Australia by stopping in Fiji on Air New more

Continental Airlines offers inexpensive weekend flights every weekend where you must book the flight earlier that week (see their specials on www.continental.com)  I had three free days and the airline had a cheap flight to Moncton from more

After completing an intensive year-long training program to get my coaching certification, I traveled to Ecuador to celebrate my accomplishment.

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Let it be said, Bali is a very special place.  As beautiful as the island is, the people are lovelier.

After traveling with my sister throughout Southeast Asia, I went to Bali to celebrate my friends He

How I love this part of the world.

I went to Southeast Asia with my sister, Cathy Peck.  We started in Singapore, a very clean and soulless town in my

Beautiful, amazing Guatemala... please go if you get a chance.

I visited the country with my dear friends Hedy & Russell Harrison.  Our interests are historical, spiritual, archeol

My 50th birthday!  Twenty one of my friends and family flew or drove to Charleston, South Carolina to celebrate my birthday with me over a three day weekend.  Guests arrived from throughout the more

Okay, these are not my photos.  When I purchased a new laptop, some trips were inadvertently deleted.  So I have done my best to download images of Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai which I visited with my nephew, Charles Peck during winter.more

The Oakley's are my grandmother Cordie's clan on my mother's side.  Mostly Vernons (my grandfather's side) attend, but tradition is such in the south that it is referred to as The Oakley Family reunion.  I can remember attending them as a small child with picnic table after picnic table of down-home cooking:  okra, fried chicken, waldorf salad, biscuits, green

I visited the Czech Republic with my nephew Charles Peck and his old boss and friend Steve Nickol. 

Our entry was more

Sandwiched around our trip to Bhutan, my nephew Charles Peck and I visited Thailand, Hong Kong & Maccau.  Thailand is a beautiful country with lovely people.  The Imperial Palace is amazing, with some of the finest architecture in the world.  Bangkok was a blast; it is a city you want to stay up late and explore and it has some of the best street food to be found (first 12 ph

Bhutan is the most amazing country I have visited.  Located in the lower Himalayas, north of India and south of Tibet, Bhutan is the only Bhudist country in the world.  In 2004 the government limited tourists to 6,000 per year; so there were only 125 foreigners in the country at any one time.  While the per capita income is one of the lowest in the world, the spiritual wealth and

Glorious, incomparable Peru…I went on a tour organized through www.coda-tours.com a high-end gay travel company.   

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