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Ten Tiny Travel Tips

Aug 17, 2019

I travel all the time. Almost do it in my sleep. But not everybody does, so I thought it would be helpful to share some of my routines and habits – some of…

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Meanwhile, Closer to Home . . .

Aug 12, 2018

I took my first-ever Amtrak trip this week. I’ve traveled on trains all over the world, including a memorable nighttime ride on a steam engine somewhere in India – where…

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Lost.

Aug 24, 2017

      Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone? (Irma Bombeck) US Airways made an $8 billion bid for…

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Passport Stories

May 5, 2017

J2106773.                                                                               422069098.   Never have I been any good at remembering random numbers – but these are two that are etched in my memory forever. No, they’re not passwords. They’re…

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The Greatest Photo Idea, Ever!

Sep 30, 2016

I thought it was the dumbest suggestion I’d ever heard. I was with my business partner, Michael Day, on a site inspection trip in Kenya in the late 90s. I…

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Eleven Do’s & Dont’s for Cuba

Oct 25, 2015

After ten visits to Cuba, I suppose that makes me something of an expert. For the uninitiated, here’s a rundown on some Do’s and Don’ts: DO’s DO go. And go…

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How to survive a tourist trap

Apr 17, 2015

I really dislike tourists. No – that’s not entirely accurate.  But I hate the impact that tourists – disgorging from cruise ships and fleets of air-conditioned motor coaches – have…

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“So, you think you can write?”

Apr 3, 2015

This is my 100th weekly blog.                    Woo hoo!                          …

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On a dark, desert highway …

Mar 5, 2015

(No) cool wind in my hair… I was in the desert but this was not a highway – rather a dusty road with a rutted surface like a washboard. But…

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Time to Say Goodbye …

Feb 20, 2015

  I hate goodbyes.  But it’s time. It won’t be easy. She’s traveled with me for years, trudging through hundreds of airports and logging thousands of air miles.  She’s endured…

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Jet Lag. How to Deal.

Nov 7, 2014

Einstein said that time is an illusion… (but I’m guessing he never struggled through Daylight Savings Time.) I have been wondering all week, “How is it that one hour is…

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