We are on a tour of the Panama Canal and this is a story about some of the mountains and volcanos along the way. First let’s talk about...

We just got back from a fabulous trip to Hawaii. While there we enjoyed some delicious fruit. Did you know bananas start with a large...

We were in Italy last fall. I find Italian to be a beautiful language and it’s fairly easy to pick up a few words. Right now, we’re in...

We’re in Hawaii with a group enjoying a respite from the Midwestern winter. Surfing was invented thousands of years ago by Polynesians...

This is an Extra Touch Tours "Replay" We have many new subscribers and I was inspired by our recent trip to Branson to share this blog...

​ ​ Hawaii’s nickname is “the Aloha State”. Meanings for Aloha include “love, “mercy”, “hello,” and “good-bye”. Hawaiians have a...

​ We just returned from a great trip to Italy. Four fifths of Italy is in hills or mountains. On August 24, 79AD Mt. Vesuvius erupted...

We just got back from Alaska two weeks ago. Val Heemstra got this great picture. Rhonda never misses a chance to go whale watching and...

We just got back from Alaska. For part of the trip we were on a cruise ship. When you are on a boat of 2500 people you see people of...