Ethiopia, a Journey to the Motherland, January 2015 [Updated July 2018], Part 2, Into the Omo Valley Over the next several hours we were driven southwest... read more →
Maine, July 2013 (A Reunion, Bar Harbor, and Portland) I grew up in Bangor, Maine, and graduated from college in Waterville, Maine. I couldn’t wait to leave Maine. And... read more →
Key West, Florida, Spring Getaway, April 2013 My husband Noel and I have been to Key West four times, the last time was the first week in... read more →
France and Belgium, February 2013 (Part I, Paris in Winter) It’s pretty much universal. February is not a good time to be in Paris. The weather sucks, the food markets... read more →
France and Belgium, February 2013 (Part II, On the Road) I love trains. I wish we had more in the US. The train ride from Paris to downtown Brussels took... read more →
Egypt and Jordan, March 2017 (Part I, Cairo) I had wanted to visit Egypt since I was a little girl. So when Noel and I received a travel... read more →
Egypt and Jordan, March 2017 (Part II, Cruising in Egypt) On Monday we flew on an early domestic flight to Aswan where the hydro-electric dam built there by the Russians... read more →
A Political Labyrinth Our visit to Anwar Sadat’s tomb in Cairo brought to the forefront many pivotal political events in Egypt that I... read more →
Egypt: Room & Board We were very happy with our accommodations throughout our two week visit to Egypt. We spent our first three nights... read more →
Shopping in Egypt Overall, we did not enjoy shopping in Egypt and Noel and I are avid shoppers when we travel. We felt... read more →
Egypt and Jordan, April 2017 (Part III, Petra and the Heshimite Kingdom of Jordan) Petra & the Heshemite Kingdom of Jordan... The three of us continuing on after the Egyptian journey, Noel and I and... read more →
Argentina, Our Winter Journey, January 2012 (Part I, Buenos Aires) Argentina is a very large country with a lot of empty space, that is, empty of people. We spent three... read more →
Argentina, Our Winter Journey, January 2012 (Part III, Mendoza) It’s about a two-hour flight from Buenos Aires to Mendoza. We... read more →
Argentina, Our Winter Journey, January 2012 (Part II, Patagonia) After a week in Buenos Aires we flew to Comodoro Rivadavia, a small industrial city in Patagonia. Our destination was... read more →