Selecting travel dates did not come easy on account of the busy work schedule of the friend with whom I trekked to Paris, Belgium and Amsterdam this past fall as well as that of my own. However, the ultimate timing of my relatively recent visit to Paris turned out to be quite fortuitous. We ended upContinue reading “What a difference a few days makes…”
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“A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
I had not been a Francophile for many years, since Parisians in particular had been well-known for their supposed rude treatment of American visitors to their fine city. However, I have to agree with Thomas Jefferson in his assessment of Paris’ many virtues, and for this reason, I felt my son needed to experience the cityContinue reading ““A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life.” ~ Thomas Jefferson”
The Buddy System
Looking back at my early travels, I never realized how important a decision it is to pick the “right” travel mates. As children, my brother and I were by default part of our parents’ little travel posse, which provided an amazing introduction to the world of travel and adventure. When I was engaged in myContinue reading “The Buddy System”
Keep It Movin’!
When most people hear details about my vacation escapades, they typically tell me that they’re exhausted just hearing about all of the ground I covered during my “vacation” and that my vacation hardly sounds relaxing to them. Personally, in general, I don’t take vacations for the purpose of rest and relaxation; when I hit theContinue reading “Keep It Movin’!”
Americans Really CAN Be Ugly
On a literal level, I suppose the title of this post merely states the obvious. However, I’ve witnessed firsthand too many times the reason why the pejorative terminology “ugly American” came into being. It boggles my mind and sensibilities as to how visitors to a country and culture foreign to their own arrive with expectationsContinue reading “Americans Really CAN Be Ugly”
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