There are many National Parks, National Monuments and Tribal Reservations in northern Arizona. About 45-minutes north of Flagstaff is the Wupatki National Monument. As I drove there I passed a highway sign that said "Elevation: 7000 feet" (about 2133 meters). I sometimes forget how much higher in elevation north Arizona is. Flagstaff to Wupatki Driving … Continue reading Wupatki & MNA

Greetings, Cruiseboysians! So, I've lived in Arizona since late 2020 and have not really explored much of it. Yes, I've been around Phoenix and visited the Grand Canyon when my sister and her family visited in 2022. I need to spend more time deep-diving around my "new" state. I decided to spend this August in … Continue reading Flagstaff

Portimao is on the southern coast of Portugal, called the Algarve. This whole region is big with tourists in July and August. I signed up for my Portimao tour several months ago, so I did not realize that my current tour directly leaves Portimao and travels to Lagos, 18 miles (30 km) to the east. … Continue reading Portimao

Like how the Canary Islands are a part of Spain, the island of Madeira is part of Portugal, and is about 310 miles (500 km) north of Tenerife. So we arrived in early afternoon and stayed the night. Trivia: soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Madeira. Madeira is a very pretty island. Fortunately we … Continue reading Madeira

The island of Tenerife is only 73 miles (117 km) from Grand Canary (63 nautical miles, if you are feeling navy-ish), so we were there bright and early. Tenerife is the largest island of the Canaries, and I'm touring the volcano park. Mt. Teide is the tallest mountain in Spain, and Teide National Park covers … Continue reading Tenerife