To Cruise or Not to Cruise? 10 Things to Consider
I’ve just returned from my third Caribbean cruise and I’m still not sure how I feel about cruising. There are things I love about it, and things that I don’t. […]
Absinth Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Travel theme: Transformation One of my favorite moments in Prague had very little to do with Prague. I stopped into the Absintherie and ordered an Absinth Old-Fashioned at the recommendation […]
30,000 Steps Lead Me to Some Unusual Sights
I don’t know if the Fitbit craze has reached your part of the world, but everyone I know here in the States is wearing one. My husband, son and I […]
Terezin Concentration Camp
I wore a long wool coat, Ugg boots, gloves, and a hat. And I was freezing. The wind cut across my face and I could feel the cold through my […]
Put a Little Prague in Your Mouth
I only ate two things in Prague. Repeatedly. I couldn’t help myself. I found these two things everywhere and they were delicious, so I ate them over and over. Trdlo […]
Czech Communism & the Nuclear Bunker
As a child growing up in the 70’s, I heard vague rumblings about “those Commie bastards.” I think most of them came from Archie Bunker on All in the Family, […]
Popular Prague
I’d thought to subtitle this post: where to find the crowds in Prague. Because even though I was there in mid-January, off-season for sure, and the weather was chillingly cold […]
Blessed By a Monk
I saw Big Buddha from a distance and knew I had to see it up close. I’ll be honest: I know very little about Buddhism, but was fascinated by the […]
Leonardo? Where are You?
My husband really wants to pronounce Phuket with the “f” sound “ph” makes for us. But in Thailand, “ph” sounds like “p.” He’ll have to settle for the fun of […]
The Bite of the Tiger (Travel Theme: Laughter)
It was the weirdest, most thrilling, absurd morning of my life. After traveling for 24 hours on a plane and only getting 3 hours of sleep, I found myself at […]
