Trip: The World (Part II)
There are [389] stories from my trip: The World (Part II)
GREECE | Tuesday, 6 Jan 2015 | Views [664]
WE WEREN’T THE FIRST TO BE SHANGHAI’D TO PATMOS. Way back in 95 AD the Romans exiled a Christian named John from Ephesus to our tiny island in the Dodecanese. Brother of the man who would be known as St. James, John the Evangelist ... Read more >
GREECE | Wednesday, 31 Dec 2014 | Views [733]
ONLY STRAY CATS AND VAGABONDS GO TO MYKONOS in the winter. (We haven't seen any mad dogs or Englishmen.) Party Central in the summer, Mykonos was more of a ghost town when our ferry arrived on Sunday. Most of the hotels are ... Read more >
GREECE | Thursday, 25 Dec 2014 | Views [608]
IF YOU ARE DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS in the Greek Isles, look no farther than Santorini. No, it won’t snow but the blindingly white buildings clinging to the volcanic cliffs silhouetted against the cobalt sky are a pretty good substitute. ... Read more >
GREECE | Friday, 19 Dec 2014 | Views [749]
CORFU IS ACTUALLY CLOSER TO ALBANIA THAN MAINLAND GREECE and we can see the snow-capped mountains across the water. Corfu has been, in turn, Roman, Byzantine, Gothic and Norman, Venetian, French and British before becoming Greek. Today the ... Read more >
GREECE | Thursday, 18 Dec 2014 | Photo Gallery
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ITALY | Monday, 15 Dec 2014 | Views [649]
CATHY AND JIM INVITED US ON A BIKE TRIP to Sardinia a few years ago but we were on our way to Argentina or some such place. Now, with Venice behind us and holidays in the Greek Isles ahead, Sardinia seemed like a good idea and after a false start ... Read more >
ITALY | Thursday, 11 Dec 2014 | Photo Gallery
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ITALY | Sunday, 7 Dec 2014 | Views [597]
WHAT WE REMEMBER MOST FONDLY FROM OUR first time in Venice is the day we spent on the islands of Murano and Burano. We reprised the visit today and enjoyed it just as much.
Murano glass from the source
You can buy ... Read more >
ITALY | Saturday, 6 Dec 2014 | Views [550]
THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT VENICE THAT LURES people back. An Englishwoman told us she visits two or three times a year. A couple from Hawaii said they have been here at least 30 times. And this is our second visit.
The palazzos ... Read more >
ITALY | Thursday, 4 Dec 2014 | Views [695]
IT SNOWED OUR LAST NIGHT IN GERMANY which just reenforced our decision to head to Venice. So we dropped off the car in Frankfurt and took the train to Venice. The usually always-on-time Deutsch-Bahn wasn’t so punctual and it took us ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 3 Dec 2014 | Photo Gallery
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NETHERLANDS | Sunday, 30 Nov 2014 | Views [408]
SO WHAT HAPPENS IN A COUNTRY THAT HAS places like Shockland and Beemster that have been reclaimed from the sea, when a land of canals that must be protected by dikes is threatened by a major storm or, heaven forbid, rising sea-levels? When the ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Friday, 28 Nov 2014 | Views [541]
VINCENT VAN GOGH WAS A LATE BLOOMER. HE WAS IN HIS late 20s when he began painting seriously and it took more than a little help from his friends to develop his skills. Despite his fame (“Sunflowers” recently sold for $82 million) ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Thursday, 27 Nov 2014 | Views [667]
I WAS LAST IN THE NETHERLANDS IN 1970, an unsophisticated young sergeant just back from Vietnam. I remember windmills, tulips, canals, cheese and Amsterdam’s (in)famous Red Light District. The country has probably changed since then.... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Wednesday, 26 Nov 2014 | Photo Gallery
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BELGIUM | Tuesday, 25 Nov 2014 | Views [431]
BRUGGE IS ONE OF THE MOST CHARMING CITIES we have visited, the kind of place visitors seek out. It is historic, authentic, scenic and compact making it easy to explore. And on this cold November day, Brugge was devoid of tourists. ... Read more >
BELGIUM | Monday, 24 Nov 2014 | Views [392]
THE NATIONAL STRIKE PLANNED FOR MONDAY had little noticeable effect on Ghent, although I imagine much of the student population cut classes in its observance. Ghent is a university town and students will be students. It was quiet as we crossed ... Read more >
BELGIUM | Sunday, 23 Nov 2014 | Views [429]
BRUSSELS IS THE CAPITAL OF BELGIUM, heart of the EU and the headquarters of NATO. It is famous for (incredibly) chocolate, hand-made hats, waist-expanding waffles and to-die-for moules — Brussels mussels. It’s favorite son is ... Read more >
BELGIUM | Saturday, 22 Nov 2014 | Views [444]
IN ALL MY TRAIPSING AROUND EUROPE I SOMEHOW skipped Belgium. Not to worry, we are here now. Armed with our Rick Steves guide to Brussels, Bruge and Amsterdam, we have set out to explore the “low countries” for a week or so. ... Read more >
GERMANY | Friday, 21 Nov 2014 | Views [458]
THE GERMAN SKIES LOOKED ESPECIALLY GRAY and brooding after the sunshine of the Philippines. But Ramstein Air Base is our Frost-y home away from home, where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. I think I have mentioned that ... Read more >
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