The Land of Dunkin Donuts, Drive-Through ATMs, and Major League Baseball
"You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart will always be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the...
Lights Out
"The airline will lose your luggage. A 30 year old man is going to follow you home at midnight. Gypsies will steal your wallet on the...
The Irish, and Those Who Wish They Were
"May the road rise with you, may the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your...
Danke Schoen for the Dirndls and Beer
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek...
Warning: *Bomba*
"All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware." — Martin Buber How rude of me to slack on this blog post! With...
Tales of Spring Break
“We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts...
Visions of Venice
"It's so easy for me to get caught up in a city like Venice, where everything is just color and gorgeous buildings that are so peaceful....
Insider Looking Out
“The great glory of travel, to me, is not just what I see that's new to me in countries visited, but that in almost every one of them I...
It Was So Rome-antic
"Rome doesn't compete. Rome just watches all the fussing and striving, completely unfazed. I am inspired by the regal self-assurance of...
I Turned and Faced the Strange
“Personally, I like going places where I don't speak the language, don't know anybody, don't know my way around and don't have any...
