Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 16th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 15th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 14th in the series. The previous article is at thevoice.us/cathedrals-compelling By Rick McKay Day two in the 14-day hike...
By Rick McKay Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 13th in the series. The previous article is at thevoice.us/ancient-pilgrimage-new The 14-day hike across northern Spain...
By Rick McKay Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 12th in the series. The previous article is at thevoice.us/contemplation-of-1977-trip-ready-again Over the previous 11 weeks...
It was time to visit Indianapolis and enjoy the libraries. “Patsy the Panda” was ready for her new homes there. It is a reasonable drive time at less than four hours. So off we went! Traffic was busy and crazy with cars zooming past me at unbelievable speeds. Saw no...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 11th in the series. The previous article is at thevoice.us/one-false-step-loomed-in-pyramid-climb By Rick McKay Our exhausting and fun-filled tour...
After reading the travel stories from Jo Fredell Higgins and Rick McKay in The Voice, I was inspired to add my own travel story. No, not the one about my trip to 7-Eleven, but my circus travel disaster adventure in New Orleans, The Big Easy, where residents are hit with...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 10th in the series. The previous part is at thevoice.us/india-egypt-next. By Rick McKay Our extended cultural and travel...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the ninth in the series. The eighth part is at thevoice.us/afghanistan-allure By Rick McKay We crossed from Afghanistan into...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the eighth in the series. The seventh part is at thevoice.us/iran-two-surprises By Rick McKay The extended Middle East tour...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the seventh in the series. The sixth part is at thevoice.us/travel-adventures-mountain-peaks-rafting-exciting-europe By Rick McKay Adventures began in 1970 for...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the sixth in the series. The fifth part is available at thevoice.us/watershed-loving By Rick McKay Previously, I explained how...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the fifth in the series. The previous part is at thevoice.us/love-of-adventure-binding-for-50-years-of-travel By Rick McKay In the coming years we...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the fourth in the series. The third part is available at thevoice.us/three-men-in-adventures-50-years-foundation-of-friendship By Rick McKay Last week, information on...
Last of three parts The second part is available at thevoice.us/absorbing-a-european-trip-in-1979-paris-vienna-bonn My 11-year-old daughter, Suzanne, and I, arrive in Wimbledon, United Kingdom, almost three months since we left America, and enjoy accommodations at a bed and breakfast home. We took the train into London many times. Enjoyed Westminster Cathedral and...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the third in the series. The previous part is at thevoice.us/intrepid-interesting-involved-the-trios-first-journey By Rick McKay I explained how I became...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the second in the series. The first part is available at thevoice.us/on-friendships-50-years-of-varied-travel-adventures By Rick McKay The 1960s was an...
Second of three parts The first part is available at thevoice.us/recalling-a-special-trip-to-europe-with-her-daughter Traveling throughout Europe with a Eurilpass allowed us unlimited first class travel. The European trains are fast, efficient, immaculately clean rolling wheels of steel. There is a restroom on every car that is big enough to accommodate wheelchairs. After...
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. By Rick McKay This story is about an enduring friendship, an ongoing quest for adventure and knowledge, and a mutual search for the...
