In the mid 1980s, I owned a travel agency which specialized in cheap airline tickets to Asia. I still have my ledger of every ticket … Read More ›
Category: travel
When I was very little, we had a couple of charcoal sketches framed on the wall. One was of an iron latch. I think there … Read More ›
Although I have been to and through London, UK, numerous times, I had never visited the Houses of Parliament. I didn’t even know if you … Read More ›
When I travel to a new place, I don’t take a tour to get oriented. I don’t knock off a bucket list of what one … Read More ›
During our first visit to the French Pyrenees last year, I noticed the magical tinkling of sheep bells in the distance whenever we stopped the … Read More ›
We were excited to hear about Alaska Airlines starting new service from Everett’s Paine Field airport. For people who live in the north Puget Sound … Read More ›
About a year ago, we ran out of people to impose Kebab our Corgi upon while we travel. Family and friends had all done their … Read More ›
It’s the Chinese Year of the Pig this year, which reminded me of a pig surprise we had on the Stanley side of Hong Kong … Read More ›
We had planned on visiting Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park on Christmas Eve this year, as we have done in the past. However, … Read More ›
We’ve all heard about how the French won’t talk to you if your French is not perfect. Yet French people have always been very patient … Read More ›
While tootling along in our rental car in rural France, the most surprising things can happen. It was getting towards dusk and it was time … Read More ›
There’s a golden beach with a massif looming to the west, at the end of a dirt road in Sonabia, halfway between Bilbao and Santander. … Read More ›
While scouting about for things to do in the Spanish Basque country, I read about this amazing collection of mint condition antique cars, comprising the … Read More ›
We just returned from a trip to the French and Spanish Basque Country. I’m still digesting the trip, which was delicious. Until I come up … Read More ›
Guest post by Barbara Hopper… Traveling with teenagers can be challenging at the best of times. When your relationship is sketchy to begin with, it … Read More ›
Visit Budapest, Hungary, and you will feel that you have stepped into 1938. While Prague and London have gone global, Budapest is still Eastern Europe, … Read More ›
Guest post by Dolores J. Palomo… What better way to spend a morning in Santa Fe than a class at the Santa Fe Cooking School? … Read More ›
I wanted to take another cooking class on this trip. The one I had done in 2015 in Laos had been so much fun! I … Read More ›
In 1982, in the middle of Khao Sok National Park in southern Thailand, the Rajjaprabbha Dam was built. This filled in a series of connected … Read More ›
The overnight train ride from Bangkok pulled into the town of Surat Thani at 5:40 am, still dark and few businesses awake yet. This did … Read More ›