Not Your Mother's Travel and Tours LLC

24/09/2024

Vilnius Cathedral is the heart of Catholicism in Lithuania. The cathedral has a long history of being built, destroyed, rebuilt, added on to, and repeat, since 1387 (the year Lithuania became a Catholic nation).

23/09/2024

I usually like to start with a walking tour of a new city. It gives me an overview and an idea of places I want to go back and see in more detail.

St. Anne’s Church was one of those places: a lovely church rebuilt with bricks from the 1400’s.

22/09/2024

Starting off on new adventures in the Baltics. First stop - a delightful little apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania: just off Pilies Street, close to everything!

02/05/2024

May 7: a great day to give to Abilene! And music is near and dear to MY heart!

May 7th! NEXT TUESDAY! 🥳

hosted by the Community Foundation of Abilene gives our community the opportunity every year to connect with people who love Abilene and who give their generous support to Chorus Abilene and to so many other amazing nonprofits- local to our community! Early giving has started! Will you consider giving to our organization? 🫶

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16/04/2024

So if in Norway, why wouldn’t I take a trip to visit the Viking Museum (complete with Viking dinner) in the Lofoten Islands? Especially if you can walk out afterwards to the Northern lights!

24/03/2024

Lunch at Rekkedal Gjestehus - delicious food, a little bit of open air museum, and a great experience!

23/03/2024

While in Ålesund, I took an excursion on a smaller ship (the MS Bruvik) through Hjørundfjorden to Saebo for a farm to table lunch. Views = spectacular.

17/03/2024

I had a short stop in Trondheim - Nidaros Cathedral was an unexpected beauty. Look at how those organ pipes are integrated into the design.

12/03/2024

The funicular up the mountain is easy to do and has great scenery and hikes. And trolls!

10/03/2024

I loved this Bergen room with a view! The Magic Hotel Kløverhuset was so convenient to everywhere, comfy, great breakfast, and nice staff! (No affiliation - just satisfaction 😊)

08/03/2024

Norway in March? Well, why not? It’s not mid-winter but still with a chance of northern lights. I flew in to Oslo and the next day took the very comfortable train across the mountains to Bergen. No snow in Oslo or Bergen - but plenty on the gorgeous ride across the mountains!

12/01/2024

So truthfully, I don’t like shopping, but the food court at Harrods was astounding. This is a minuscule amount of the deliciousness there. 🤣 It might take me a month of eating there every day to get tired of it.

04/01/2024

I am definitely not a “shopper” but we HAD to make a run through Harrods. Didn’t hurt that it was only a few blocks from the Horse Guards. 🤣

03/01/2024

I know the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is iconic, but it is also really really crowded. So after dropping our suitcases, we headed straight to where the Horse Guard leaves the stables on the way to the Palace. Maybe not as much pomp, but the same horses and guards and no crowds!

01/01/2024

SO I recently took a weeklong trip to London and it was magical. If you are thinking of a winter trip, a city is a good plan - even though it gets dark really early, there is so much to do and see!

21/09/2023

Maybe Petrovac doesn’t get any PR in the U.S., but it was another nice town on the coast - decent beach, easy boats around to spectacular beaches, and nice places to eat. I went for half a day and should have planned on a full day.

18/09/2023

Ostrog Monastery, built in the 17th century and re-built in 1920, is set into the side of the mountain. It takes a bit of mountain driving and then some steps to get up there - but it’s so worth it!

14/09/2023

Imagine when your day ends with a wine tasting like this - AND with some great wine! Pure magic!

09/09/2023

This was a lovely soft landing and an easy place for day trips! Breakfast in the garden? Yes!







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08/09/2023

Everyone can use help from time to time in their travels. Like I did on my current trip to Montenegro and Bosnia. I just didn’t have the time I needed to plan. So for this month of travel, I asked for help - and got it! has done an amazing job of planning for the way I like to travel. 🤣

And Montenegro is beautiful! This 2 weeks will fly by! How is this for a first impression?

08/09/2023

While staying in Hallstatt, with a rental car, we made a trip to visit the Admont Abbey Library. Stunning.

It was an easy (and of course so scenic) drive - but I think it would not be particularly easy via public transportation.

02/09/2023

I almost didn’t post about Hallstatt - but it truly is beautiful. But if possible, stay a couple of nights to avoid the crowds that only come for a few hours. It will reward you.

30/08/2023

What better way to end a visit to Salzburg than with an elegant dinner and Mozart performance at St. Peter Stiftskulinarium!

27/08/2023

A last minute addition to our schedule was a show at the Salzburg Marionette Theater. They have a wide variety of shows - what fit for us was “Circus of the Animals” which started with a favorite story for our family, “Babar”. So much fun!

25/08/2023

These are just a few of the scenic stops on the Sound of Music tour: Wolfgangsee, shooting location for the Von Trapp home, and Mondsee Church (used as the location where Maria and the Captain married). 😎❤️