11 June 2026 It’s a little unsettling to look back across the map of my travels. Not because of how many places I’ve been, but how easily some of them blur at the edges. I revisit them through old photos and my travel movies. Vivid memories do return, but often Read more
27 May 2026 Quite the day.
Berlin public transportation behaved itself. My timing good, just like a pro riding the rails. Tram 8 to the Bahnhof went smoothly. The trip required four stops. Always math-challenged, I made it in three. Okay, I needed the steps. Massive Hauptbahnhof, but thankfully Germans believe in signage.
(more…)22 May 2026
I love to travel. It is like a nectar of the gods for me. What would the future be without a next trip in the works?
And, I enjoy the planning. My motto is: plan, there will be enough surprises without building them into my schedule. Why turn travel into a gladiatorial event staged by Travel Gods, who seem to wake each morning asking, “How can we spice things up for our pilgrim today?” Why be clutching my boarding pass only to find a flight is cancelled with no Plan B?
Which brings me to a modern dilemma. All the chaos currently facing travelers today, especially anyone foolish enough to believe a direct flight actually goes directly these days.
12 April 2026
We arrive at the Houari Boumediene International Airport and use a concrete walkway to our hotel.
We stay at the Hyatt Regency Algiers Airport so no great hardship. Large, modern and luxurious, we eschew the beautiful indoor pool and fitness room. Instead, many of our group meet in the lounge for big cold beers!
15 March 2026
Won’t kid myself: There exists a viable concern about flying in the direction of a war zone. Especially one started and executed by my own country. It is disconcerting that my government has declared Egypt, and for that matter, the entire Middle East, as a place from which Americans should immediately flee.
(A tale proving that true travelers aren’t just determined—they’re one cancelled flight away from full-blown heroic desperation.)
Sing, O Muse, of Pat and Gabrielle—two travelers so committed to embarking on their Hellenic adventure that even Zeus himself seemed to toss weather systems at them just for sport.
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