Group Weddings, Oldest Bookstore, Library Bats in Portugal
No matter where Pat and I travel in the world, we almost always meet someone with a New Jersey...
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Category: Food
Flamenco Dancing, Mona Lisa Copy, Columbus’ Wandering Ashes in Spain
The San Isidro Festival in Madrid is like a combination of Christmas, New Year’s Eve and July...
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Barcelona’s Almost Finished Church, Snake Fountain, Trump Dump
The “Unfinished Church” is almost finished. When I first saw the Sagrada Família (Holy Family)...
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Volcanic Spires, Giant Potholes, Soothing Mud Baths on St. Lucia
St. Lucia is known as one of the most romantic Caribbean islands, making it a particularly...
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Charleston: Slave Ships, Rainbow Row, First Shots of Civil War
Gadsden’s Wharf, on the Cooper River waterfront at the eastern edge of Charleston, South Carolina,...
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Truffle Hunting, Oyster Farming, Anti-Pee Barriers in Slovenia, Croatia
I hate to admit it but before traveling to Slovenia and Croatia last month I knew very little...
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Nordic Tour Features Gushing Geysers, Hamlet’s Castle, Salvaged Ship
Mark Twain supposedly said, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” The...
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Speedy Sled Dogs, Giant Glaciers, Majestic Mountain Make Alaska a Must-See
You can’t see Russia from Sarah Palin’s house, but you can see lots of other amazing things in...
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Eccentric Key West Has Wild Chickens, Six-Toed Cats, Little White House
Key West, which is celebrating its bicentennial this year, bills itself as “Close to...
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