In Touch (Post #1)

Dear Friends and Family,

As you know, we love to travel! Retirement is great, but we feel it’s even greater when we are off exploring the world. We certainly do miss some things while we are away- own cozy bed, our cat, certain foods, and the peace and quiet we enjoy at our mountain home on the beautiful Klamath River, but most of all we miss you…our family and friends! This blog is brand new to us and we are going to try to keep in touch by posting our travel tales and photos here.

We are Bruce and Linda and either one or both of us have travelled to the following 48 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City, and Vietnam.

We love to try new foods, bargain hunt for unique souvenirs, and meet fellow travelers who also enjoy exploring foreign cultures and people. The experience opens our minds and hearts in ways we never thought possible. It also kills stereotypes we’ve grown up with, and has helped us realize that people are the same the world over.

Until now, we’ve used email to keep in touch. We have met new friends around the world through our travels, who like to keep in touch too, so our email list of friends and family has grown to around ninety people. Some readers have super busy lives and enjoy looking at the photos we attach, then reading about our adventures later. We thought this blog would be a better way of communicating without filling up your inboxes with photos and stories. We hope you’ll continue to travel with us and keep in touch! It is wonderful to hear back from you when we are so far away. Know that you are always in our hearts, and we wish we could fit you into our backpacks!

Stay tuned for our next adventure!

Love, BnL