Never did the world make a queen of a girl who hides in houses and dreams without traveling. ~ Roman Payne
If you’re a twin or a triplet, you may have experienced something different, but few of us came into this world holding someone else’s hand.
Maybe you needed one or two good pushes from Mom but in the end, you took off boldly ~ and alone ~ on the biggest trip of your life to date.
And you’re still here!
So don’t let being “alone” keep you from traveling where you want to go now.…
Nearly all the best things . . . have been unexpected, unplanned by me. ~ Carl Sandburg
The last gold rush began in 1896 when George Cormack went fishing for salmon but found gold nuggets instead. Or so the story goes.
Just like that prospector, you often come upon some of the best things when you’re looking for something else, especially while traveling.
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QUESTION: Is or isn’t California in the Southwest?Depends on who you talk to. According to the map alone, California is in the southwest.
Yet when you consider the characteristics California shares with states undeniably southwest such as Arizona and New Mexico ~ warm and dry climate, relatively sparse population ~ only the southeastern portion of the state qualifies.
Nevertheless, your Western road-trip could take you through Northern California, so YOU’VE GOT TO KNOW about the terrific food waiting for you there. …
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, Paris is one of the most beautiful cities on earth.
So even in places far from the bustle of the city’s “top attractions” you’ll find locations worthy of your time in the “City of Lights.” Here are three out of the way gems for you to consider:…
The desire to reach for the sky runs very deep in our human psyche. ~ César Pelli
I regard the Eiffel Tower with the same excitement as I once did the Statue of Liberty.
As I, maybe, still do.
You see, I spent half my life in New York City ~ 10 years of it on Staten Island. So I must have cruised by the Statue of Liberty hundreds if not thousands of times when taking the Staten Island Ferry to and from Manhattan.
Yet never once did the sight of the Lady with the Torch fail to trigger a Wow ~ will you look at that? response from me. Seeing her standing watch so proud and tall in New York Harbor has always been a thrill.…
