Marvelous Montréal: July 2016
Monday, July 25, 2016 After a week satisfying my Francophilia, exploring Québec City and environs with Steve, my sister Clarissa and her » Read more
Fabulous Fiji: Part 3 (Wananavu)
Tuesday, Ocotober 4, 2016 : Off the Nai’a and on to Wananavu We didn’t have long to wait to start our final » Read more
Fabulous Fiji: Sept-Oct 2016 (Part 2: On the Nai’a)
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 After 3 great days of sharks, sharks, and more sharks, it was time to transfer to the Nai’a, » Read more
Fabulous Fiji: September-October, 2016 (Part 1: Bull sharks)
On a memorable recent trip, we swam with bulls. No, not ran with bulls, the Spanish tradition immortalized in Hemingway’s The Sun » Read more
Québec City environs: Île d’Orléans and Montmorency Falls
On our recent trip to Québec, we managed without a car for several days before picking up a rental car for a » Read more
Québec City, July 2016
Saturday, July 16, 2016 I think I have known for most of my adult life that I would like Québec City. What’s » Read more
Hamilton-mania: New York, May-June 2016
“What’s your name, man?” “Alexander Hamilton, My name is Alexander Hamilton.” The musical story of the driven “10 dollar founding father” was » Read more
Out & about Kyoto: April 2016 (Part 3)
Thursday, April 7, 2016 April showers bring rivers of flowers. That was our version, waking up on Thursday, April 7, 2016. The » Read more
Fun with family?!
Saturday, May 7, 2016-Sunday, May 15, 2016 Fun with family? An oxymoron? Regular readers of this blog will recognize that our interactions » Read more
Chasing cherry blossoms: Part 2 (Kyoto)
Monday, April 4, 2016 After an overnight recovery stay in Tokyo, we were on to Kyoto, hoping our timing for cherry blossoms » Read more