Not much ever gets discarded in Morocco, much less something as sophisticated as a donkey cart. So what terrible fate befell this robust means of transportation to leave it looking so wrecked as it is?
I recently came across this short piece on escapehere.com, in which the author provides his perspective on the 10 most overrated travel destinations in the world. It’s worth a quick look. While I agree with a few of them, I’m surprised to…
The US Government is lifting restrictions to travel to Cuba as of Friday,January 16, 2015 and issuing other changes. US travelers will be able to use their American credit cards in Cuba. Travelers can also bring back $400.00 worth…
If you’re traveling to Europe in the next few months and can be reasonably sure of your plans, this may be a good time to prepay some of your expenses such as rent, car rental (especially since most agencies offer a prepay discount). the reason? The…
If Mt. Kilimanjaro has been on your mind since reading Hemingway in high school (or if you’ve seen the movie), here’s your chance. KLM has a 24-hour flash sale at $798 RT from NYC, or $848 if you’re leaving from Chicago or DC. The fare is only…
El Morro, the giant fortification that’s guarded San Juan Harbor for nearly 500 years, is the sight we saw before we saw it. Its image is everywhere when you do online research for a trip to Puerto Rico; its “garitas”—small domed…
Flowers in Winter. Todays Picture of the Day comes with a question. Thanks to “Climate Change” this Rose is happy to flower in January. That’s today – 15 January 2015. It’s in Liverpool, England where I live.
Not much ever gets discarded in Morocco, much less something as sophisticated as a donkey cart. So what terrible fate befell this robust means of transportation to leave it looking so wrecked as it is?
I recently came across this short piece on escapehere.com, in which the author provides his perspective on the 10 most overrated travel destinations in the world. It’s worth a quick look. While I agree with a few of them, I’m surprised to…
The US Government is lifting restrictions to travel to Cuba as of Friday,January 16, 2015 and issuing other changes. US travelers will be able to use their American credit cards in Cuba. Travelers can also bring back $400.00 worth…
If you’re traveling to Europe in the next few months and can be reasonably sure of your plans, this may be a good time to prepay some of your expenses such as rent, car rental (especially since most agencies offer a prepay discount). the reason? The…
If Mt. Kilimanjaro has been on your mind since reading Hemingway in high school (or if you’ve seen the movie), here’s your chance. KLM has a 24-hour flash sale at $798 RT from NYC, or $848 if you’re leaving from Chicago or DC. The fare is only…
El Morro, the giant fortification that’s guarded San Juan Harbor for nearly 500 years, is the sight we saw before we saw it. Its image is everywhere when you do online research for a trip to Puerto Rico; its “garitas”—small domed…
Flowers in Winter. Todays Picture of the Day comes with a question. Thanks to “Climate Change” this Rose is happy to flower in January. That’s today – 15 January 2015. It’s in Liverpool, England where I live.