Retired And Travelling

Not Without Travel Cancellation Insurance

June 21, 2014 TravelAtWill 0

Should We Buy Travel Cancellation Insurance Every time we travel I debate whether to buy travel cancellation insurance. Not the regular kind that requires you or your nearest relative to be near death – but the kind that lets you cancel for any reason. We have had far too many […]

From The Northern California Coast to Napa

June 20, 2014 TravelAtWill 0

Travel The Northern California Coast to Napa We left Yachats on the Oregon coast to travel the Northern California coast to Napa. The first night we booked a stop on the northern California coast. Most queries about where to stop suggested that Eureka was the logical choice. It was the biggest […]

Start West Coast Trip On The Oregon Coast

June 14, 2014 TravelAtWill 2

What To Do For Two Days on the Oregon Coast We arrived on the Oregon Coast in Portland from Seattle by Amtrak at Union Station. We had two days to enjoy Oregon before we headed south along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Picking Up Our Rental Car It was easy to walk […]

One Day In Seattle

June 4, 2014 TravelAtWill 2

One Day In Seattle – First US Stop on West Coast Trip Arriving by Amtrak from Vancouver, we were only doing a one day in Seattle before getting back on the train to Portland. For our thoughts on the Amtrak Cascades train, see the separate Amtrak post. We had no fixed […]

Amtrak Cascades from Vancouver, BC to Portland, OR

June 3, 2014 TravelAtWill 2

Travel the West Coast by Amtrak Cascades The Amtrak Cascades train left from the main Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, BC in Canada. We did a first hop to Seattle and then a second hop to Portland on the Amtrak Cascades train. The train went further south. But we picked up […]