travel

Things to take on any international flight

Here’s just a short post that can help you decide what has to stay with you on an international flight...

Stepping Stone Cafe (Cartagena); helping the locals while eating great food

The Stepping Stone Cafe is in the Matuna area of Cartagena, just two blocks from Centennial Park. It is a...

Air travel – packing for carry-on – clothes and supplies (and under 40 pounds)

Air travel – packing for carry-on – clothes and supplies (and under 40 pounds)

Read more about how I pack for just carry-on nearly all the time: Travel nearly anywhere in carry-on – clothing...

China: Transportation options

China: Transportation options

When you are in the large cities of China, you have a lot of options for transportation including hailing taxis,...

Essaouira, Morocco – the blue city

  If you are in Morocco, Essaouira (the closest I can pronounce it is es-whehr-a) is a really nice Atlantic...

Travel: will I ever finish going through my pictures?

In the past year, I’ve gone to half a dozen Caribbean islands, Thailand, Cambodia, and China.  On each trip, I...

Learning languages abroad

The best way to learn a language is to actually use it. So many people travel and learn the local...

Flower Fields and Keukenhof – Holland tulips, tulips, tulips!

Flowers are a big thing in Holland, and not just tulips, although those are quite plentiful. The Netherlands is the...

News of the Good: Give back boxes (remove clutter and benefit others)

Ever look at all the boxes you get your online shipping delivered in and think, I wish I could do...

Pamukkale – travertine terraces (Turkey)

Pamukkale is pronounced Pa-moo-kah-lay. This is a wonderful site in Turkey where there is a thermal spring that has left...