Travel Information and Inspiration
Strasbourg; summer seat of the European Parliament and manic tourist destination. I have had Strasbourg on my list of places to go for some time, and this seemed the time to do it. So here I am, sitting in the lovely Hotel Rohan a literal stone’s throw from the Cathedral. Things started out a little […]
Indecision, what a harsh task mistress she is! I know her all too well, especially when it comes to travel planning. Indecision loves to butt her nose in from the very start and second guess everything I am doing. “That flight? Really? You want to take that flight?” she asks just as I think I […]
Funny how words can become stigmas; take the word tourist. Somewhere along the line this harmless word became derisive. We are all afraid of looking like a tourist when we travel, as though being a tourist is somehow offensive. I beg to differ. I grew up in a tourist town, Las Vegas, so I know […]
In Lyon, France a stunning white basilica sits high up on a hill overlooking the city. You can see it from most anywhere in town, but what you can’t see is a hidden gem that sits just below it. In truth, there are many little hidden places to discover in France’s “Second City.” There […]
It starts early for me, that first morning on the road. I think it’s the anticipation, the excitement, the feeling that anything is possible – anything at all. It is the feeling that all of it will be good. Travel days, especially that first long trip from home to wherever, can be hectic and tiring […]
