When I go visit my fellow blogger Naomi, I enjoy eating real Mexican food from a road side cart. Delicious. We usually share a spot at a picnic table with local workmen and even business people that know good food… Read More ›
Travel
Coffee in Livorno
Or should I say cafe? Cruise ships to Livorno stop at another unlovely industrial port, where we could watch container ships following tugboats out to see. A short bus ride later, and we find ourselves in the seaside town, enjoying… Read More ›
Somewhere in Italy
We docked in “Rome” this morning, although we are actually in the port city of Civitavecchia. Out of my window, I could see a typical industrial-looking port, and another cruise ship. Uh-oh. I could envisions hoards of camera-toting tourists crowding… Read More ›
Montenegro By the Sea
The highlight of my short day in Montenegro was getting up early, and spending a couple of hours as our boat wound its way slowly up the bay. Beautiful mountains met deep blue sea, the shore dotted with picturesque orange-tiled… Read More ›
More Random Snacks in Venice
In an effort to not spend €30-plus Euros on one of the various methods of water transport, we’ve walked a a couple miles through winding streets, some delightfully empty, others crowded Disney-like. Taking empty side streets lets you see more… Read More ›
Random Snacks in Venice
Jeff and I got off the ship as early as possible this morning, on our first day in Venice. Even then, there were many people wandering about, and a longish line waited for the Basilica di San Marco to open…. Read More ›
Vegas is unkind
It was hot, and the bird looked like he had lost it all at craps the night before. I gave the bird a dollar and took this photograph.
Coffee Break in Malta
My friend Jeff and I are sitting at a noisy street side cafe in Mdina, Malta. In addition to the loud conversation of locals enjoying their early morning beers, a construction crew is working on renovation of a nearby health… Read More ›
Peanut Squirrel
I like squirrels, I get that they are just rats with fuzzy tails, but I even like the squirrels I have met with no tails. (Sometimes they lose parts of or even all of their tails). Where the cabin is,… Read More ›
Packing for the Amazon – Epilogue
A few months ago, I wrote a blog post about my attempt to pack very light. This was for my trip that included several days on a boat sailing around the Galapagos Islands with a group of 40 friends, sandwiched… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 