Even more than when we chose to visit Montenegro a few years ago, we are getting the question “Really? Why there?” Followed by the question “Where the heck is Estonia?” Followed by mostly blank stares. The answers to the “Why … Continue reading →
A very sweet & thoughtful friend in Switzerland learned that a friend of hers (from France) was coming to St. Louis for a steel guitar convention. She asked him to bring me a small gift. So he & his wife … Continue reading →
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of DK Publishing. They have a strong formula for balancing concise information, stunning photos, and smart layout to produce wonderful books. Their Eyewitness Guides are great basic travel books. Their cookbooks are … Continue reading →
Zalma, Missouri – Marble Hill, Missouri – San Luis Obispo, California – Branson, Missouri Borgo di Montemigiano, Umbria – Firenze, Toscana – Roma, Lazio – Gallipoli, Puglia Santa Elana Cloud Forest, Costa Rica – Blue Hole, Belize Madrid, Espana – … Continue reading →
I took the Travel Personality Test from blogthings.com and here are my results. Spot on, I’d say. Your Travel Personality Is: The Adventurer For you, travel is how you learn about the world. And you like to learn the stuff … Continue reading →
We have this book into our bargain department for only $12.95. I just spotted it today. A tall narrow coffee table picture book by Maria Teresa Feraboli, an architect from Milan. It feature forty-three city squares, plazas and piazzas, with … Continue reading →
As you read this, we will be on a ferry, leaving this painfully beautiful country of Montenegro and heading for Italy. It is July 4th. Few people on this ferry will have much of an interest in the significance of … Continue reading →
The wife of Dan’s oldest childhood friend is a tiny, lovely woman with a rare warmth and inner beauty. Everyone who knows her loves her. If you put a picture in the dictionary next to the word “goodness”, it would … Continue reading →
Our 2006 visit to Anzio & Nettuno has forever changed how I think of this important day. Now this is the image that will always fill my mind on Memorial Day. Later in the week, we were at market day … Continue reading →
In a few days, I will be attending another one of those all day management workshops. At my age, and after years of participating and leading this sort of thing, I’m more than a little jaded. Every few years a … Continue reading →