Our one week trip to Belgium over New Years can be simply summarized as “good”. Our Pictures Lodging by Hotel Welcome Places Visited Brussels – Train Transport – Ghent – Bruge – Leuven Favorite Sites Leuven Town Hall – Trains – Ghent Bad – Large firecrackers thrown at you, former attitude of rip down the […]
Low hotel prices in New Orleans in December prompted a last-minute vacation in the cresent city. Katrina left the tourist areas alone but significantly reduced tourism. We returned encouraging everyone to travel to New Orleans to enjoy the usual pleasures (food, hospitality, sites) with the added benefit of feeling that, in a very small way, […]
We discovered the lightly touristed town of Ridgway while attending a wedding in nearby St. Marys, PA. The Towers Inn is a Victorian-era mansion loaded with charm and history and is well-worth the stay. The town of Ridgway contains many similar mansions and quant shopping. Just outside of town is the vast Allegheny National Forest […]
Insertion of a wrong power adapter disabled our camcorder the day of our flight. I have complained about the thing for years so the error may have been subliminally intentional. Prior to departure, a lunchtime purchase of a solid state (no tape) Samsung SC-X210L turned out to be a good decision. Experiance with most digital […]
This first day of June finds us in England’s Cotswolds region, a lush area of old stone mansions, antique shops, abundant hiking trails and Winston Churchill’s childhood home, Blenheim Palace. Contrary to our usual practice of bumping into inexpensive, little guest houses, we have splashed out and are spending 2 nights at a lovely 16th […]
Another pre-Christmas vacation, this time to Prague. Part pleasure, part business (I am writing an article on “Christmastime in Prague” for a culinary arts magazine), the trip is proving to be extremely pleasant, awe-inspiring, and easy. Usually our journeys are a comedy of errors – miss the flight, lose the luggage, get lost and get […]
Kathy will post a more eloquent story shortly but Sean needs to use up some time at the internet cafe too. In short, Prague gives Paris some competition in the “most beautiful” city category. While more compact, the sites are older and less grandly planned. However, this leads to a variety of periods (11th century […]
Photo library for Morocco trip
Palace of Glaoui, Kasbah, Ouarzazate, Morocco
Three weeks ago, when we first considered visiting Morocco, Sean had suggested an overnight amel trek in the Sahara Desert. Time and temperature constraints resulted in a camel ride along the Atlantic Coast’s sandy dunes. Slightly afraid of heights and of riding atop large, ungainly animals, my stomach lurched at the sight of 3 white […]