Savor Sunsets

Travel blog for the relaxed retiree. Food, fun, sites, and sunsets.

York River & Northern Neck of Virginia – Sunsets

After a three-year hiatus I am resurrecting my site, as travel picks up we will have more areas to explore and information to pass on to fellow travelers and more sunsets to savor. Living on the River The nickname of Read more…


“Sunrise, Sunset”

Mexican Sunset

This is a June 2019 nostalgia post. June brings the end of school, graduations, weddings, anniversaries, family vacations, and road trips. It is a time of transition or breaks from the day to day. Sunrises and sunsets illustrate transitions from Read more…


10 Travel Notes for Florence, Italy

Duomo Florence Italy

Florence, Italy is the Italian city of Renaissance art, architecture, food, wine, history, and culture. Florence is the home to Michelangelo, Dante, Brunelleschi, Leonardo Da Vinci, and the Medici family. As a result, this city has something to interest everyone, Read more…


10 Travel Notes for Oia, Santorini, Greece

Oia Santorini Greece church

Απολαύστε ηλιοβασιλέματα – savor sunsets Oia, Santorini, Greece is an otherworldly place in the Cyclades islands.  White cave houses on the cliffs of the volcano caldera dotted with cerulean blue church domes and windmills. Probably one of the most photographed Read more…


10 Travel Notes for St. John, USVI

St. John also nicknamed “Love City” is the smallest and most natural of the U.S. Virgin Islands. St. John is 60% parkland that was donated to the territory by the Rockefeller family. In the fall of 2017 hurricanes, Irma and Read more…


10 Travel Notes for Siesta Key, Florida

Siesta Key Beach Sunset

1. How to get to Siesta Key To escape the arctic blast going on in New Jersey, we decided to head to Siesta Key, on the Gulf Coast of Florida for a week. In February, the temperatures hover around the Read more…