By the time you read this, I might have already left for my 11-day trip to Ecuador, where I’m attending a College of Curiosity Field trip, going for a few days to the Galapagos Islands, and then for a three-day… Read More ›
Travel
Places I would rather live than PECOS TEXAS
My co-blogger Geek Goddess (not Greek Goddess) posted a long time ago about Pecos, Texas. https://twodifferentgirls.com/2012/11/01/crappy-places-to-be-from-pecos-texas/ Recently the people of Pecos discovered this blog, and were “our town is lovely!” and “how dare you!” and “you don’t like hispanics” (their… Read More ›
Mustache Man with Annoying Dog- Statues I Have Loved
I have to admit to a weakness for statues. Where ever I travel, I like to stop and see what statue someone, or perhaps some committee, decided at some time needed to be put up some where. I often find… Read More ›
“Our Paris”
I love Paris, but I don’t enjoy crowds and standing in line. People are sometimes shocked to hear what I haven’t seen in Paris. That’s because for me, Paris is about not having plans. I often wake up in the… Read More ›
Airplane Porn
Last week, my good friend Chris was visiting from northern Canada. I thought that Chris, being an airplane nut, might enjoy seeing a couple of the air museums around Texas. A few co-workers and myself had a business meeting in… Read More ›
Headed to the Galapagos Islands!
Next month, I’m taking a trip with 37 of my closest friends. OK, quite a few of them are my close friends, such as my fellow 2DG bloggers Jeff Wagg and Oke Millet. Jeff, through his wonderful outfit College of… Read More ›
The Wild Camargue in Mediterranean France
The Camargue is the ‘wild west’ of France, located on the vast Rhone River delta is in the south central part of France, nestled against the Mediterranean Sea, and is the home of the largest nature reserve in the country…. Read More ›
Two Saint Marys, Sarah, and the Deep Blue Sea
On a week-long trip to southern France a few years ago, we ended up in the city “Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer“, that is, Saint Marys of the Sea. The legend is that two Marys – the sister of the Virgin Mary (inexplicably… Read More ›
Why Vermont celebrates Black History Month with pride.
Vermont 96.2% Maine 95.5% New Hampshire 95.0% West Virginia 94.3% Iowa 92.9% Idaho 92.1% Wyoming 91.6% Minnesota 90.94% North Dakota 90.9% I was born in Washington DC, and grew up in the area. It was only until I moved to New Hampshire that I noticed something was missing that… Read More ›
I love cruising, but I may not be the best roomie
So my earlier post was all about how I love cruising and all sizes of cabins. This post will be the TRUTH, the other side of the story, about what it is like to have me as your cabin mate…. Read More ›