As promised in last Thursday’s blog post, here are some findings from my recent, highly un-scientific study of Duty Free shopping vs. department store shopping and whether or not there are truly savings to be had. For my study I chose one item, Christian Dior’s J’Adore Eau de Parfum (100 ml), as the item of study. In… Read more
What makes a person feel at home or at odds with a travel location? Is it the people? The architecture? The choice of activities? Or just a random feeling that cannot be defined? I wish I could explain it because maybe it would make me feel more comfortable with the fact that I have not fallen… Read more
Its been a BIG travel year and I couldn’t have been more blessed. My normal annual goals for foreign countries visited is 4 but I hit it out of the park this year with 17. What a year! The 5 months I spent on the road were so eye opening filled with new experiences, wonderful reunions… Read more
The last time I wrote a post about cemeteries, I didn’t time it so well. It was not long before Christmas and I realize death and cemeteries, may not be most people’s ideal for holiday time merriment. But for me I oddly love cemeteries and I think they are always appropriate to write about. But, given… Read more
While not an obscure city, I rarely hear Madrid mentioned as “a favorite city” or “a beautiful place to visit”. But as I wrap up my second visit to this city, I have to say I’d happily describe Madrid with both of those descriptions. I found Madrid to be fairly easy to navigate even for someone… Read more
There are many reasons people choose to travel. To discover new lands, to visit friends and family, to study a language, or to learn about art and history. And then there are just times when you travel to do something totally crazy and irrational with no purpose other than to experience LIFE!On Tuesday night, about 17… Read more
Normally I write about a place I fell in love with and want to recommend, or about a place that I am about to visit for the first time. But for today’s post, I’m going to focus on a city that I’ve never been to and one that I don’t have an immediate plan to visit… Read more