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The Zumstegs on the Go blog has moved to a new address: www.zumstegs.us or zumstegs.us. Note the change: it’s now zumstegs.us (plural) rather than zumsteg.us (singular).  Why did I change? This blog, at zumsteg.us, is a WordPress blog and so … Continue reading →

I know that thousands of readers look at this blog to read about our travels inside and outside the U.S. of A., and so may be slightly disappointed that this blog is about our Christmas trip to St. Louis. Honestly, … Continue reading →

I’m writing this from home, back in Renton. We flew from Paris to St. Louis four weeks ago, spent a week with Craig and Annie and Clara and Henry, then came home three weeks ago. Are we happy to be … Continue reading →

I’ve often claimed that we’re not great fans of modern art – that it too often leaves us scratching our heads and wondering about what we were seeing. Over the last few years we’ve come to appreciate some modern art: … Continue reading →

We each have a French Pass Sanitaire! Whenever we go into a restaurant or enclosed venue – think museums – with lots of people, we have to show our vaccination records. The French all have a QR code on their … Continue reading →

A week ago, June 29, Laurie and I celebrated our 50th anniversaire de mariage. We were perfectly okay with that until I mentioned that we’ve been married half a century. That took away both our breaths! Our French family gave … Continue reading →

We made it to France – two weeks ago, actually – but not without a wee bit of drama at JFK in New York. We arrived at the airport plenty early (gotta love Lyft: cheaper, faster and way more comfortable … Continue reading →

Everyone who knows us knows these long trips are really just disguise for our very favorite activity: squeezing our grandkids! We went to Elmsford, NY first to refresh our grandkid-squeezing skills. We had just the best time with Craig and … Continue reading →

Yep, we’re in France again. In fact, we’ve been here almost two weeks, having arrived Wednesday, May 16. That means that, yes, I’m way behind posting to this world-famous – well, regionally well-known – travel blog. I’ll use the excuse … Continue reading →

French air traffic controllers are going on strike this weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We leave here Friday, so things may be a little difficult. We likely won’t know what’s happening until Friday morning. Travel can be such fun, especially … Continue reading →