Ave Maria Grotto
I’m not a very religious person, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy visiting places with religious significance. Like St. Peter’s Basilica, Notre Dame Cathedral, Vatican City, the Polish […]
Category Archives: Museums & Tours
Space Camp is a Blast!
I never wanted to be an astronaut. Never had any interest in hurtling through space on a rocket with fire shooting out its tail. Never wanted to look back on […]
Off the Beaten Track: Crooked Creek Civil War Museum
My day started with a man named Fred Wise, who dropped one cannonball after another into my hand. They were heavy! I didn’t need more than two examples to learn […]
Shame Masks
In Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a medieval city in the Franconia region of Germany, it is easy to walk along the cobblestone paths that wind through the town and consider […]
Holmenkollen Ski Slope
I’ve never skiied. I’ve never even wanted to. The thought of balancing on two runners while I hurtle down a mountain terrifies me. And by “mountain,” I mean bunny […]
Viking Ships in Oslo & Cincinnati
It was my great pleasure to visit the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. I’d arranged to meet with Margrethe, a graduate student who works at the museum and gave my […]
Dog Sledding in Norway
Dog sledding in Norway was one of those magical experiences; a “pinch-me” moment because I couldn’t believe that I was lucky enough to be there, riding through a snow field […]
An Iceberg Worth Hitting
I would venture a guess that most people recognize the iconic Sydney Opera House as soon as they see it. It’s arguably the most famous opera house in the world. […]
Riding A Camel Through the Desert — in North America!
I’ve always imagined traveling to an exotic destination in some spicy, foreign corner of the world where people ride camels across the desert and speak in tongues I can’t understand. […]
A Whale of an Adventure!
I love boats. Love being on the water. Love choppy waves and salt water spray and seeing the land recede in the distance. I experienced all that and more on […]
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