John C. Barry

My reminiscences, thoughts, and travel experiences

Category: United States of America

  • Road Trip America 2026

    Road Trip America 2026

    Summary. We left our home in New Berlin, Wisconsin (near Milwaukee) on March 10, 2026, and returned on June 11, 2026, 3 months later. We drove west to California, staying in 7 Marriott Hotels along the way.  We stayed at an Airbnb for 80 days, and spent another 8 nights in hotels on our trip…

  • Tucson, Arizona February—March 2025

    Tucson, Arizona February—March 2025

    As I reflect on my nearly forty years in America, traveling across the country on vacation and business, I am always amazed by the diversity in this country in almost every aspect.  The vegetation, the type of housing, the accents, the people, everything a kaleidoscope of enjoyable and admirable variety.  Then too with added trips…

  • Ruby Princess Cruise Alaska June 2024

    Ruby Princess Cruise Alaska June 2024

    For those not interested in reading all the details of our trip to Alaska aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship, please appreciate that this was a first-in-a-lifetime experience for Linda and me.  It was an amazing, scenic, and educational trip, with an opportunity to meet many people from several countries and see sights we had…

  • Home – New Berlin, Wisconsin

    Home – New Berlin, Wisconsin

    Unites States of America flag, map of the 48 contiguous states in America (excludes Alaska and Hawaii), map of Wisconsin, map of the Great Lakes, map of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, map of New Berlin, map of our condominium location, a photograph of a portion of our condominium complex, sculpture by Richard Taylor, a light pole…