An old door knocker, spotted in Marrakech, in the shape of The hand of Fatima. Believed by Muslims and Jews alike to protect its owner and those in the house from the evil eye.
I’ve been fortunate in my travels, with few lost bags over the years. Only ever had one bag significantly delayed, but it did get to me just in time to go canoeing on the Yukon River — a story for another day. Maria Dellios of Tucson had…
You may soon have a real reason to use a “metasearch” site such as Kayak or Travago to find your European hotel room, rather than an actual booking site such as Booking.com or Expedia. Up to now, almost all prices have been the same; that may be about…
With a week and change to go for 2014, Las Vegas has clocked in its 40 millionth visitor for the year, breaking its previous record…and they keep on coming. At a time when halfo of Atlantic City casinos have closed and casino operators in other…
Almost unsure whether this constitutes a Travel Gumbo “travel” post, I press ahead with my submission and await rapped knuckles from the Senior Gurus!
Longwood Gardens created by Pierre S. du Pont,(1870-1954) is one of the premier arboretums in the USA, if not in the world. It consists of over 1,077 acres of gardens, woodlands, and meadows in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania , in the…
An old door knocker, spotted in Marrakech, in the shape of The hand of Fatima. Believed by Muslims and Jews alike to protect its owner and those in the house from the evil eye.
I’ve been fortunate in my travels, with few lost bags over the years. Only ever had one bag significantly delayed, but it did get to me just in time to go canoeing on the Yukon River — a story for another day. Maria Dellios of Tucson had…
You may soon have a real reason to use a “metasearch” site such as Kayak or Travago to find your European hotel room, rather than an actual booking site such as Booking.com or Expedia. Up to now, almost all prices have been the same; that may be about…
With a week and change to go for 2014, Las Vegas has clocked in its 40 millionth visitor for the year, breaking its previous record…and they keep on coming. At a time when halfo of Atlantic City casinos have closed and casino operators in other…
Almost unsure whether this constitutes a Travel Gumbo “travel” post, I press ahead with my submission and await rapped knuckles from the Senior Gurus!
Longwood Gardens created by Pierre S. du Pont,(1870-1954) is one of the premier arboretums in the USA, if not in the world. It consists of over 1,077 acres of gardens, woodlands, and meadows in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania , in the…