Welcome to Wanderungs.com!

These are the voyages of Bob and Monika. Their continuing mission: to explore strange new places, to seek out new hikes and cruises, to boldly wander where they've never wandered before!

We call these voyages Wanderungs.

A note from the author - Just why does this website exist, anyhow?

Wanderungs and Ausfluege - Illustrated accounts of the long trips Bob & Monika have taken since their retirement

• Wanderung 34 - Voyage to the Emerald Isle: April - May 2018
• Part 1: Transatlantic Cruise to Europe: April 22 - May 10, 2018
• Intermezzo: Copenhagen: May 10 - May 14, 2018
• Part 2: Driving through Ireland: May 14 - May 28, 2018

• Wanderung 33 - Back to Oz by Boat: October - November 2017 . . . NEW!
• Prolog: October 7 - 10, 2017 . . . NEW!
• Hawaii and Transpacific Cruise: October 11 - 28, 2017 . . . NEW!
• Australia: October 29 - November 15, 2017 . . . NEW!

• Wanderung 32 - Drifting down the Donau; Edging up the Elbe: March - April 2017
• Part 1: Donau Cruise: March 23 - March 31, 2017
• Intermezzo: Hamburg and Haffkrug: April 1 - April 8, 2017
• Part 2: Biking up the Elbe: April 9 - April 21, 2017
• The Long Goodbye: Hamburg and Berlin: April 22 - April 30, 2017

• Wanderung 31: Once Around the Baltic: August - September 2016

• Wanderung 30 - There:
  • A Boat and Bicycle Trip: April - May 2015
  • Part 1: Transatlantic Cruise: April 27 - May 8, 2015
  • Intermezzo: Southampton and Hamburg: May 9 - May 14, 2015
  • Part 2: Biking through Denmark's Islands: May 15th - May 30th, 2015
• Wanderung 30 - And Back Again
  • A Bicycle Trip and Boat Trip: August - September 2015
  • Part 3: Biking through Jutland, Denmark: August29 - September 9, 2015
  • Part 4: Transatlantic Cruise: September 11 - 26, 2015

• Wanderung 29: Alaska or Bust: July - August 2014
• Part 1: Wisconsin to the Start of the ALCAN: July 4th to July 12
• Part 2: Driving the AlCan: July 12th to July 18
• Part 3: Alaska: July 20th to August 1st
• Part 4: From Alaska to Oregon; August 2 to August 19
• Epilog: The Way Home; August 13th August 20th

• Wanderung 28: A Warm Winter Break: December 2013 - January 2014
• Part 1: Homosassa, Florida; December 21 - December 28, 2013
• Part 2: Western Caribbean Cruise; December 29 - January 4, 2014
• Part 3: Casey Key, Florida; January 5 - January 7, 2014
• Part 4: Panama Canal Cruise; January 8 - January 18, 2014

• Wanderung 27: Mediterranean Adventure : November - December 2012
• Hamburg, Germany : November 15 - 19, 2012
• Part 1: Mediterranean Cruise : November 20 - December 1, 2012
• Part 2: A leisurely cruise across the Atlantic : December 2 - 21, 2012

• Wanderung 26: Walkabout, Sailabout : March - May 2012
  • Part 1: Drive through Australia : March 24 - April 14, 2012
  • Part 2: A leisurely cruise across the Pacific Ocean : April 15 - May 13, 2012

• Wanderung 25: Fall Follies : August - September 2011
  • Part 1: The Lake District and Wales : August 9 to August 27, 2011
  • Part 2: A leisurely cruise across the North Atlantic Ocean : August 28 to September 14,2011

• Wanderung 24: Spring Fling : March - May 2011
  • Part 1: Transatlantic Cruise : March 25 to April 13, 2011
  • Intermezzo: Visit to Hamburg : April 14 to April 18, 2011
  • Part 2: Drive through Ireland : April 19 to May 8, 2011

• Wanderung23: To the End of the World! November - December 2010

• Wanderung 22: Return to the Land of Oz November - December 2009
  • Part 1: Sidney and the Cruise around New Zealand: November 13th, 2009 through November 26th, 2009
  • Part 2: Driving through Victoria November 27th, 2009 through December 8th, 2009

• Wanderung 21: Lands Ho! Scotland, England, Shetland, Iceland, Newfoundland August - September 2009
  • Part 1: Scotland : August 29th, 2009 through September 11th, 2009
  • Part 2: England : September 12th, 2009 through September 19th, 2009
  • Part 3: The Rest of the Lands : September 20th, 2009

• Wanderung 20: Australian Walkabout May - June 2009
  • Part 1: Sydney and the Outback May 2009
  • Part 2: Melbourne and Canberra May 2009
  • Part 3: The Capricorn Coast June 2009

• Wanderung 19: Meandering the Mediterranean April - May 2009
• Wanderung 18: Voyages of the Vikings September - October 2009
• Wanderung 17: No Rain in Spain not even on the Plain. April-May 2008
• Wanderung 16: Holts Hawaiian Hula Holiday January 2008
• Wanderung 15: Volksmarching through Germany and a Cruise to get back October-November 2007
• Wanderung 14: The Plane to Spain replaced by the Bounding Main! April-May 2007
• Wanderung 13: Alaska: Meandering Many Miles in Multitudinous Mechanisms. September 2006
• Wanderung 12: Boarding a Bus Bound for Budapest. April 2006
• Wanderung 11: A Tantalizing Taste of the Texas Tropical Trail. January-February 2006
• Wanderung 10: Boating around the Boot & Gallivanting through Gaul. October 2005
• Wanderung 9: Idly Eyeing an Idyllic Emerald Isle. April 2005
• Wanderung 8: Swinging Sweetly through the Sunny South. January - February 2005
• Wanderung 7: Ogling Ottawa and Ontario's Outstanding Outdoors - September 2004
• Wanderung 6: Pursuing Pioneer Pathways from the Potomac to the Pacific June-August 2004
• Wanderung 5: Happy Haus for Holts in Hamburg - February-April 2004
• Wanderung 4: Toyota Tundra Tows Trailer! - September & October 2003
• Wanderung 3: Rocky Mountain Ramblings - May - July 2003
• Wanderung 2: Genuine Germany - March & April 2003
• Wanderung 1: Key West or Bust - January 2003

And then there are...
Ausfluege - Bob & Monika's Tales of Travel
"Ausflug" is German for an outing or excursion. These are the shorter trips taken by Bob and Monika Holt over the last few years.

• Ausflug 36: Panama Canal Cruise- December 2008
• Ausflug 35: Bermuda - June 2008
• Ausflug 34: Oshkosh by Gosh - July 2006
• Ausflug 33: Three Christmas Markets, two Museums, an Opera, and a Funeral - December 2005
• Ausflug 31: A Thanksgiving with Tradition! - November 2002
• Ausflug 30: Poughkeepsie Fling - October 2002
• Ausflug 29: O-Michiana and Beyond! - August-September 2002
• Ausflug 28: Pennsylvania Weekend - July 2002
• Ausflug 27: Bumbling along the Blue Ridge - June-July 2002
• Ausflug 26: Judson gets his Ph.D. - June 2002
• Ausflug 25: Williamsburg Walking Convention - March 2002
• See more stories in the Ausflug Archive.