Never too old to travel!
Even the seagulls may have been surprised at the sunset calm on the waters. Portland Pier buzzes with activity during the day, but when rays lengthen and urban waterside buildings glow with late-day light, a sense of calm falls over everyone. Even boats stand ready — and calm — while diners at J’s Oyster […]
Read More…This week’s Travel Theme: Steps from Ailsa who writes the blog Where’s My Backback? reminded us of the many steps we took in Varenna, Italy. Walking there can be a challenge, if all you’re accustomed to is your fitness routine on even pavement in your neighborhood. Walks in Varenna are definitely a step up, but when you’re […]
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When this week’s travel theme from Ailsa’s blog Where’s My Backpack? appeared in my mailbox, I immediately thought of a fundraiser for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library called The Great Cake Bake, celebrating books and the host of the event: the University of Tennessee. With that in mind, I searched my photo bank, and here are three […]
Read More…We didn’t have to travel far to accept the challenge posed on Ailsa’s blog, Where’s My Backpack. In fact, it was a treat to combine our usual morning walk with this week’s rain theme and a reason to stop and look closely at flowers along the way. From Southern magnolias in all their splendor . . […]
Read More…We were traveling on the coast of South Carolina when Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack posted her travel theme for the week: Turquoise. Beach towns are filled with this cheery color, so finding photo-worthy shots posed no problem. At Harbor Town in Hilton Head’s Sea Pines Plantation stands this bust of Charles E. Fraser who […]
Read More…Dear Readers, Here’s a Postcard from England: Christmas 2016 from Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott Hotel in London, a hotel that shimmered with gold and silver all through the house. From the elegantly shiny trees outside to glittery table arrangements in the foyer, Grosvenor House exuded tastefulness and luxury. But even with all that shimmer, […]
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Sometimes — well, a lot of times — we don’t have a particular place to see. Sometimes we just roam, looking for adventures and interesting photo ops to present themselves. And that’s how it was after dinner one evening in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We decided to walk back to our hotel in the […]
Read More…Pueblo of Acoma is a mesa community that may have been inhabitated even before the time of Christ. It’s a place where adobe homes are inhabited by strong people, who have managed to live without running water or electricity even during modern times. The word acoma, you come to find out, means “a place always prepared.” Most dwellings at Acoma began […]
Read More…A sign posted on the Friends of the Knox County Library site on Twitter (@FriendsKCPL) got me thinking about Ailsa’s theme this week on her blog Where’s My Backpack — Travel theme: History. Because we travel randomly at times, we stumble onto some of the most interesting sites just by accident. And so it was […]
Read More…Consulting a travel book can sometimes be tricky. You see, we had this book on Prague. A very good book, as it turns out. It had a whole section on Prague Castle and Hradcany. (Fascinating place, by the way.) And it said that when we went there, we should look for Golden Lane. “The picturesque […]
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