Noel and I like road trips. When we decided it was time to visit Yellowstone National Park, we made the... read more →
The aurora borealis or Northern Lights have long been an item on our bucket list. We were finally able to... read more →
Since our trip to Alaska’s Inside Passage in 2014 Noel and I have become fans of small boat cruising. In... read more →
Prelude What a delight to be back in Mexico again. This was our first trip back since 2007 when we... read more →
Erfoud Our hotel in Erfoud, Le Palais du Désert, is constructed like a medieval casbah or fort on the outside... read more →
Renault: And what in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca? Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.... read more →
“My God,” she said, “are you a Hoosier?" I admitted I was. “I’m a Hoosier, too,” she crowed. “Nobody has... read more →
Salama, Tsara Komba! We were most graciously greeted on the beach... read more →
The Rain Forest and the Research Center It was largely due to the grit and determination of primatologist Dr. Patricia... read more →
The “island” of Madagascar is sometimes called “the eighth continent” because of its size and unique wildlife. I had expected... read more →
Ethiopia, a Journey to the Motherland, January 2015 [Updated July 2018] Part 4, Epiphany in Lalibela
We had an early flight to Lalibela. JD asked us to reduce our luggage a bit, since we were only... read more →
The Kara Dance for Us A Hamer woman digging a well for water in a dry... read more →
When my husband Noel told a colleague that we were going to Ethiopia, she replied, “Ah, the motherland.” Visiting Ethiopia... read more →
Alaskan Dream Cruises picked... read more →
Noel and I had never taken a cruise before on either a small or large ship. The closest we had... read more →
It had been almost four years since my last visit to Haiti. I had gone with a close friend of... read more →
Turkey was a big surprise. I don’t think any of us really knew what to expect. We were a group... read more →
Our flight to Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city, took about an hour from Istanbul. We didn’t linger in Izmir but... read more →
Cappadocia, which roughly translates to “the highland of good horses” in ancient Persian, had been on my bucket list for... read more →
Noel and I love Mexico and have traveled there many times since the mid 1990’s. We like to explore the... read more →