April showers bring May flowers and in Washington, DC, April also brings busloads of tourists who want to See the Sights. If you find yourself in Washington, DC, on a rainy day in April or any other time of the … Read More
“Ho ho!” our guide called out, holding a long black umbrella with a curved handle into the air. “Ho ho! This way!” He was a thin man of medium height with a brown-and-gray beard, dressed in a long, white linen, … Read More
I was 20 years old when I went to live in Paris, France, as an eager, yet also somewhat timid and socially awkward, college student. Ever since I had first read the Madeline books as a child, I had dreamed … Read More
Bagpipes. Men in kilts. Craggy mountains. Sheep grazing on heather. Shortbread. Haggis. Castles. These are the images that come to mind when I think of Scotland. I’ve traveled around the world and have a perpetually growing list of places I’d … Read More
The water was deepest blackish-blue and glassy when we set off in our kayaks. I took the rear seat while my friend Amanda sat in front. It was her first time in a kayak and I thought she’d like the … Read More
When the mercury drops and more days are gray than sunny, my thoughts always turn to Florida. I’ve been making winter pilgrimages to this southern US state for so many years now that it’s become a tradition. Sometimes, I even … Read More
Going abroad for the first time can be both exhilarating and scary, the excitement of the unknown mixed with the fear of… the unknown. The first time I traveled abroad, on a university-sponsored trip to Greece and Turkey, I was … Read More
I dated a man once who had two English degrees and the air of a college literature professor (though that was not his occupation). He told me that whenever he traveled, he took along a faded knapsack stuffed with three … Read More