June 2025 South Korea has been at the top of my travel list, and I finally got to experience it!    Opportunity to attend a travel event came by for few days in Seoul so I jumped on it, and when my trip to South Korea finally happened and I have few days before and after…...

April 5. We flew from Namibia to Cape Town on Airlink. See my Namibia blog. We arrived in Cape Town and got transferred to Alphen Hotel.  That will be our home for next 5 days while I am attending ILTM – a flagship luxury tradeshow in Africa. It is a small gathering, only 64 people…...

Namibia March - April 2025 We flew to Cape Town on March 26 from Tampa via Washington DC. Our first destination was Windhoek, Namibia, however the best flights value was through Cape Town on United. We arrived in Cape town at 4pm and overnighted in the delightful small hotel Palm House, set in the Eastern…...

Alaska February 2025 It’s magical in any season and I would encourage you to not think of Alaska as a “bucket list trip”, and instead think of it as a destination worth exploring again and again!  I am personally not a cruise person, but I did experienced Alaska on a cruise. I enjoyed it, don’t get…...

Discover South Tyrol: A Journey Through Italy's Alpine Gem Where Cultures and Sceneries Collide I've been invited for a familiarization trip by local company to experience South Tyrol. The northern area of Italy was on my list to check out for a long time. South Tyrol (Alto Adige in Italian) aka Sudtirol in…...

I spent 5 nights in Lyon, December 2022. I’ve been in France many times, but I overlooked Lyon. It is easy to get to Lyon from Paris by TGV train, or fly from different cities in Europe. I arrived Frankfurt from  JFK on Singapore Air, business class on A380 was excellent – comfort, food and…...

September 2022 I was in Sicily on tradeshow, and I was looking for some place afterwards to rest and enjoy in one of the Sicilian Islands.  Yes, I know Sicily is an island, but I already been there and was looking for some retreat offshore. Aeolian islands came to mind, but it took time to…...

I was invited on travel conference Tfest in Dubai dedicated to recharge travel. It was my first trip abroad after pandemic. I flew on Emirates business class from Miami. United Arab Emirates (UAE) requires negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of departure. Since I was also flying from Tampa to Miami in the morning…...

**** A special thank you to my son, Michael, for helping me formulate my story for you on paper. This bio is compiled from an essay that he wrote about me for a college course. My Mother, An American Dream, My Inspiration  by Michael Kulich Most people know the story of James J. Braddock, the…...

Barge Trip Report, July 26, 2003 Princess Royale Amsterdam - Bruges In 2003, we celebrated our wedding anniversary by taking the barge cruise to Holland and Belgium. Ewaterways is the company which manages Barges and River Boats in Europe. I previously took a cruise in Burgundy, France and loved it, so next time I decided to bring my…...