Sometimes I amaze myself. . . . There was a 36-hour period last weekend which was pretty interesting, to say the least. Here’s a chronology of events: (AUTHOR’S NOTE:…
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…
I love it when a plan doesn’t come together. Yup. You read that right. When something isn’t going according to plan, I know it means there’s a better plan. I…
I confess. I am a bonefide snob. A travel snob. A corporate client recently chose a major European city for his incentive program. I’d given him Cuba … where I…
This is my 100th weekly blog. Woo hoo! …
. . . ISIS, Iran, Iraq, Ebola, strange food, spiders, snakes, bedbugs, needles, ghosts . . .“ I’ve long admired Rick Steves. Didn’t know a lot…
It’s not often that I am asked, “What was your biggest travel disaster?” So I didn’t have a ready answer when I got that question recently. I suppose it’s a…
If you know me at all, you know how passionate I am about women’s rights and gender equality – especially in the developing world. One of my proudest accomplishments in…
(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…
It’s February 13. You know what that means! Hearts and roses and romance everywhere. Obviously, I should write this blog post on the subject … about how the freedom, joy…
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