Alsguth Travel Blog

Hello friends! I promised a preview of our upcoming trip! This trip starts with a trip to Italy for the wedding of our son Austin to the lovely and wonderful Jamie!!!!  They have chosen Treia, Italy as the place to start their life together as husband and wife and we could not be more excited about the journey, the venue and the marriage!  We are excited to welcome Jamie officially  to the family (she has been part of the family for years ... LOL)! Austin and Jamie have a lovely week for the 17 of us, including a wine tasting and a trip to the Adriatic Coast - it will be a fun week! After the wedding week Carsten and I, together with Roslyn and Hilmer (my parents), will fly to Athens and board the Norwegian Star for a one-week cruise.  Stops include Rhodes, Bodrum (Turkey), Mykonos, Paros, Heraklion, and Santorini.  Following the cruise we will spend a couple of days in Athens before flying to Heathrow to put mom and dad on a direct flight home. Carsten and I will then travel to Oslo t

 Hi, We get this question a lot. Carsten and I try to be gone a lot - as you can tell by the blog - but we certainly spend a lot of time at home. We like to volunteer our time - here are some of the charities we are involved with: Lutherhill (a church summer camp in LaGrange, Texas).  This camp is about 1.5 hours from our house.  We go up and do projects for them as needed.  Here we have before and after pictures of the Archery structure that was expanded.  We gave it a new coat of paint. Houston Food Bank is another favorite charity.  We volunteer at the food bank warehouse from time to time - I think we have done every job they have! That is the "front" end of the food process. For the "back" end of the process - getting the food to those who need help. Every other Thursday we go to Pathways Church and distribute food to those in need.  The foodbank delivers 7-9 different food items for distribution.  Finally, Sleep in Heavenly Peace.  This charity makes and deliv