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 ›
World War II
Visiting Chislehurst Caves in England
Except they are not really caves. Chiselhurst has a 22-mile long network of quarries, where soft chalk and flint has been mined for hundreds of years. The site is part of an independent Heritage Trail, rather than part of a… Read More ›
Normandy – and How to Make the Best of Missed Plans
Blood and Guts Tour Part 3 During our adventure to France, I decide to take Richard and Travis to Normandy, so that we could see Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery. I consulted brochures at the hotel, and found a… Read More ›
An American Teen at Versailles
More on the “Blood and Guts” tour: Another site that is high on the bucket list of Parisian must-see places is the Palace of Versailles. While visiting an enormous building filled with paintings and gilt furniture might not seem related… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 