The Hyppo Hype
Want to know what we spent most of our money on in St. Augustine, Florida? Popsicles. (This picture fits nicely with ailsapm’s weekly travel theme of ‘orange.’) We stopped inside […]
Roadfood & The Floridian
As soon as I received my copy of Roadfood by Jane and Michael Stern, I knew I had a dilemma: should I keep the book in my car, or in […]
Whetstone’s Chocolate Tour
It may seem crazy to come back from Belgium and tour a chocolate company in Florida, but that’s exactly what I did. You’d think I’d be setting myself up for […]
Souvenir Pennies
You know I collect postcards. Actually, I collect all kinds of things. Always have. Postcards, Archie comic books, pencils, buttons, thimbles, you name it. I encouraged my children to collect […]
They Might Be Giants
There are two things I immediately associate with the Netherlands: tulips and windmills. Since I was traveling there in summer, I knew I wouldn’t see tulips, but I did want […]
The Hiding Place in Haarlem
If you like reading books about the Holocaust, Corrie ten Boom’s tale of her family’s role in the Dutch Resistance should definitely be added to your reading list. The Hiding […]
I Crawled Up Inside CasAnus
What Is CasAnus? As if my time wandering around the Verbeke Foundation wasn’t strange enough, when the day ended and the museum closed, I was left to spend the night […]
It Was Surreal – Wandering Through the Verbeke Foundation
sur·re·al·ism a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images The Verbeke […]
mim – Music in Brussels
Travelers are advised to ask locals for insight on what restaurants to go to and what to see or do in a particular city. I’ve done this often, usually with […]
The Pis Family
Not surprisingly, Manneken Pis, Belgium’s iconic peeing boy figure, is dressed in red, white and blue in honor of the 4th of July. But his counterparts are still naked — […]
Browsing The Atlas 