Journeys
When I travel, I search for opportunities to immerse myself in a new culture. The people, landscape, architecture, and history of a place reveal its stories.
On the road leaving Santiago, Cuba
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San Miguel de Allende: One of the World’s Best Cities?
San Miguel is one of several sixteenth century Spanish cities established in what’s called the Colonial Crescent in the Central Mexican Plateau (Altiplano mexicano) a few hundred miles northwest of Mexico City. San Miguel carries the reputation of Travel+Leisure Magazine’s 2021 designation as the Best City in the World. That could be a burdensome responsibility for a town to measure up to, but so far, San Miguel continues to wear
Springtime in Paris: Where to Explore, Linger, and Dine
It was practically a spur-of-the-moment decision for us. Rick and I always plan months ahead for a trip. But we were only four weeks out this time when we decided to make a pond crossing for an extra-long late-May weekend trip to Paris to celebrate our twentieth anniversary together. We booked our flights using points on credit cards and rented an Airbnb apartment. Arriving at Charles De Gaulle Airport in
I look for adventurous experiences, outside the norm, a bit edgy.
Other Journeys
5 Days in Istanbul: A Gift of Time in a Favorite City
When war broke out October 7, 2023 between Israel and Hamas, the
Escaping Israel: The Attack Shook the World And Upended Our Trip
In October, we planned a four-night stay in the city of Jerusalem,
Traveling to Three Medieval Spanish Towns by Train
On our two-week trip to Spain, four of us took high-speed trains
Medellín’s Poor Comuna 13 Neighborhood Surprises as a Colorful Tourist Attraction
I crane my neck to catch an opening through bobbing heads peering
Traveling to Villa de Leyva in Colombia: A Trip Back in Time
I stand at the northwest corner of cobblestoned Plaza Mayor, central square
Traveling to Portugal: Medieval Towns and Monasteries
At the end of the last Portugal episode, the Fiat and its
Traveling to Portugal: Douro Valley and Porto
I learned to drive with a manual transmission on a used 1960
Traveling to Portugal: Lisbon & Sintra
Before I travel to someplace new, I pour over guidebooks, read travelers’
Naples and its Spanish Quarter: Italy’s Once Forbidden Fruit
“Stay away from the Spanish Quarter. It’s dangerous!” The young man sitting
Sailing over Myanmar’s Plains of Bagan
More than 2,200 eleventh to thirteenth century temples and stupas pepper the
Turning Blue in Morocco’s Western Sahara
Posted to www.TravelMag.co.uk, March 2019 “Yee Haw!” It bursts from my mouth.
Sarajevo: Where the Twentieth Century Began and Ended
Posted in TravelThruHistory.com, November 2018 Eleven-year-old Safet Begic played with a friendly
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