Category Archives: Travel
I’m back, sorta
The last time I posted I was on my way to Edinburgh. Well, we returned to London, and I came back with a nasty cold. Then The Better Half got it. Next I was hit with the flu. Now The … Continue reading
A Lazy Afternoon In Trieste Italy
My hope of posting once a week hasn’t worked out so far. Right now I’m posting twice a month. However, one of the big projects I’m working on is almost done and I can’t wait to cross this one off … Continue reading
A Castle, Football, and Sullivan’s Travels
I completely forgot to post last Friday. Well that’s not entirely true. I remembered Friday night that I didn’t but I was already enjoying a cider so I said, “There’s always next Friday.” And it’s Friday again. When we were in Trieste … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Sports, Travel
Tagged Arsenal, Champions League, Football, Italy, Miramare Castle, Photos, Trieste
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Pearl Jam, Fear and Loathing, Tourists, and Miles
I still haven’t figured out how to title these random posts so my apologies. I’m asked a lot how I decide on my vacation spots. I don’t have a certain method. For instance, we went to Prague since I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Books, London, Travel
Tagged Borough Market, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson, Italy, Pearl Jam, Pubs, The Market Porter, Trieste
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The French Open, Maya Angelou, and the Leinster Arms
I’m not sure how these three are related to be honest, but I’m discussing all of them in this post. Now that I have some time, I can share about our travels this past summer. For the past three years we’ve gone … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Travel
Tagged France, French Open, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Leinster Arms, Maya Angelou, Paris, Roland Garros
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It’s that time again
I look forward to August every year. Many years ago we started a tradition of going to the US Open. I can’t remember exactly how many years we’ve gone and I never get tired of it. And it’s time once … Continue reading
Geysers, Horses, and a Giveaway
After sharing my experience of trying to get the perfect shot of Strokkur, a geyser at Haukadalur, and my failure to do so, today I want to talk about the geyser park in general. When I first read about it … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Travel
Tagged 50 Year Project, Geothermal Activity, Geysers, Golden Circle tour, Haukadalur, Iceland, Life, Nature, Photography, Photos, Strokkur, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photos
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Geyser Watching
I mentioned previously that we recently traveled to Iceland. While there, we went on the Golden Circle tour. One of the stops is Haukadalur. This is where you can see geysers. I’ll show more of the geysers in another post. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 50 Year Project, Geysers, Golden Circle tour, Haukadalur, Iceland, Nature, Old Faithful, Photography, Photos, Sightseeing, Strokkur, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photos, Wyoming, Yellowstone
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And the Winners Are …
On Monday I asked all of you for help. We are trying to decide which European city to visit over Easter weekend in 2014. I was surprised by all the responses. It’s always fun to hear about places to travel … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Bruges, Budapest, Dublin, Easter 2014, Edinburgh, Europe, Florence, Rome, Travel Planning, Weekend Getaway
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50 Year Project 