How a trot in Turkey became more of a slog in Istanbul.

May 8, 2025
Istanbul
No one serves their older demographic better than Viking, in my opinion. We’ve taken four Viking river cruises and two ocean cruises and for the most part the...
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10 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Travel

What Pearl Harbor teaches us about war

April 7, 2025
Pearl-Harbor
I'm a pacifist, a position I came to later in life. I can't say I ever really thought about war during my life, even though, yes, in college during the late 1960s I...
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How to use fashion, food, fiesta and family as coping mech...

February 2, 2025
I'm back east, in snowy western New York state. Haven't seen a cardinal yet, but sure would like to....they represent hope during turmoil. But never fear: Our...
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How to do the scary thing: like move to the South of France

January 6, 2025
do-the-scary-thing
No, not me. Not that I'm unfamiliar with do the scary thing. So many of us wish we could live abroad. Especially these days. So sharing a great blog post from my...
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Gee, it’s good to be back home, again

July 10, 2024
back-home
Oh, to be able to step into a time machine and revisit the old days. What is it that's so alluring about the past? Is it the innocence of youth, when the world hangs...
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Fly Delta jets

June 17, 2024
fly-Delta-jets
Fly Delta jets. An odd choice for a blog post, right? A five-hour airport layover gives you plenty of time to think. And in my case I was staring out the window...
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Big Sur: my own Blue Heaven

February 2, 2024
Big-Sur
It's funny how inspiration appears out of nowhere. I once wrote a narrative poem called Blue Heaven while sitting at Nepenthe restaurant in Big Sur. Big Sur has...
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The best travel tips ever

November 1, 2023
travel-tips
We travel all over the world. A lot. And we've experienced a few travel horrors along the way. But we've learned from them and today I'll share some of the travel...
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Let the wisdom of sages guide you

September 12, 2023
Everything that is meant for you will find you. From people, to moments, to things. If it is for you, it will come. Trust. But to unlock it, you must first find...
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Vacay mode is on!

July 31, 2023
vacay-mode
This is my favorite classic car and I was thrilled to see one on the road Saturday, cruising on a California summer night with a line of other classics of all kinds....
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