“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” – Anthony Bourdain
I had such hope. I really did. When the vaccines came out earlier this year I felt the first inkling of hope. When I finally got my vaccine appointments in April I started gleefully looking at possible trips online. By May I had rebooked the South Africa trip I had to cancel last year and…
Happy World Leopard Day
From the galleries of Paris’s Musee d’Orsay to the stage of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, there’s plenty to enjoy online. — Read on www.cntraveler.com/story/all-the-museum-exhibits-symphonies-and-operas-you-can-enjoy-from-home/amp
Happy New year to you my friends! It’s hasn’t been the best start to the new year with the insurrection at the Capitol , COVID rampaging again, new strains being found and the nation as divided as ever. There is some reason for hope for those of us who are looking to travel and explore…
All in all quiet day. A bit wistful missing my loved ones that are no longer with us and course a little self pity because I wasn’t traveling Watched a marathon of old moves mixed in with this amazing German series on Netflix Dark. I highly recommend it but it’s definitely not Christmassy. Planning on…
I should confess now, if it isn’t already glaringly apparent , I am an absolute nerd who loves a theme. So instead of being in Germany I decided to watch German/ foreign programming to help me feel like I am somewhere else. I watched this great show on Netflix called. It’s about a struggling musician…
I went traditional this morning and did the annual watching of A Christmas Carol. The Alister Sim version is my favorite although I usually love it in all forms and reread it often. I moved on to a wonderful Norwegian series on Netflix. It’s called Home for Christmas. Again, it’s the universal theme of girl…
So the original plan was to be in Germany for Christmas. I booked it early in 2020 . I had it all planned. I was going 59 stay in Munich and take some day trips to Rotenburg and Salzburg. Never in my imagination did I think we would not get Covid under control by December….
Tourist- A person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure. Think of the word tourist. What image comes to mind? Is it the man wearing socks with sandals, huge camera around his neck? Is it the people always looking up, not where they are going? Is it the person constantly complaining about the…
Happy Valentines Day! See the link below for Orangutan Friendly Valentine”s Day Guide and a fantastic app by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo to help shop for sustainable palm oil. Click to access PO-Orangutan-Friendly-ValentinesDayGuide2020.pdf https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sustainable-palm-oil-shopping/id671945416