
Travels Revisited: Pisa

semi-random flotsam
I was going to post something else but then I realized this would be going up May 27.
Which is a sweet girl’s birthday (Hi Libby Lou, I’m not sure if you even remember me, but I wish you the best of birthdays even so!) …
Continue reading “Remembrance”It was one of the last stops on the cruise. Last December, 2019. Very soon going anywhere was going to stop being a thing.
Continue reading “Travels Revisited: Malaysia”It’s dark when I arrive. It’s dark most of the day, actually. December in Iceland only gets only a few hours of daylight.
Continue reading “Travels Revisited: Iceland”This is for Pete who gave me directions when I got so lost en route, the day the highway was closed.
Continue reading “For Pete’s Sake”It’s December 2019. Just before Christmas. Just before the world will change quite dramatically.
Continue reading “Travels Revisited: Vietnam”A Monday morning, with all its accompanying activities, anxieties, frustrations.
Continue reading “A Bright Morning”I was on a fantastic tour, run by CIE. I met lovely people including Robin and Stella from Canada. There was a massive heat wave in parts of the world where air conditioning is rarely a consideration, and chilled cider never tasted so good.
Which is not to say I didn’t enjoy an Irish coffee from time to time.
Continue reading “Travels Revisited: Dublin”We were hitting 2 ports a day. Unfortunately, both Mykonos and Santorini were for afternoon arrival.
Continue reading “Travels Revisited: Santorini”We accidentally got put on the wrong tour. I don’t remember now which tour we were expecting to be on.
Continue reading “Travels Revisited: Malta”