Bon Voyage to Bon Voyage!
So, according to Bon Voyage (https://bonvoyage.com), they claim that ‘85% of Americans Don't Know What Country This Is.' They included an...
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- Dec 4, 2021
- 4 min
What is One of the Most Memorable Camping Trips You've Been On? (Part I)
When I left for Europe in May of ’82, I planned on doing a lot of camping and also staying at inexpensive youth hostels. I planned to...
- Nov 6, 2021
- 4 min
A Disappointing "Original Sunrise Summit Bike Tour" (Besides No Sunrise)
My wife and I booked the sunrise bike tour through Original Sunrise Summit Bike Tours, $200 per rider. I’ll refer to them as the Summit...
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
Nice Touches at the Maui Regency Hyatt Resort and Spa
We ordered the 9-day resort stay through Costco Travel, and a $300 resort credit was included in the purchase. We liked the idea that the...
- Oct 17, 2021
- 2 min
“What do you like about Europe?”
Last Christmas, my son-in-law, and daughter subscribed me to a product called StoryWorth. According to StoryWorth's website, it's more...
- Jul 22, 2021
- 10 min
West Berlin Adventures - Circa '82
I first visited West Berlin in 1982, after spending too, too many days (7) in the Dutch capital. I loved all the bikes, hikes and dikes...
- Jul 15, 2021
- 4 min
Berlin Wall in pictures in '19 (The 30 Year Anniversary of its Destruction)
My second visit to Berlin although it's actually my first visit since the unification of Berlin as well as Germany about 30 years ago....
- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
A Different Spin on the Capitol Insurrection (Satire Warning)
According to Wikipedia: On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., was stormed during a riot and...
- Jun 5, 2021
- 3 min
Contrarian or Interesting Photos - Part IV
Here's a picture of Michael Carrick, former Man United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, current Manager of Man United. These two former...
- Apr 2, 2021
- 5 min
What's Nikki Haley (Nimrata Randhawa) Up To Now?
This blog post is referencing the Business Insider article on March 26, 2021, entitled, "Nikki Haley Says Biden Weak on China After He...
- Mar 26, 2021
- 7 min
Hitchhiking Etiquette (Years Ago)
An attempt to provide some interesting stories and events from my days of sometimes engaging in reckless behavior. Etiquette can be...
- Feb 19, 2021
- 5 min
Just Knowing A City's Latitude Is Not Always a Good Predictor of Climate
Four key geographical characteristics influence climate. They include Latitude, Elevation, Topography, and Bodies of Water. My focus in...
- Feb 12, 2021
- 2 min
Walking on a Florida Beach During a Pandemic - Part III (Final Version)
Beach Pics & Familiar Stranger, Chuck Chuck I’m often on the beach when the sun decides to call it quits for another day. During that...
- Feb 5, 2021
- 5 min
Walking on a Florida Beach During a Pandemic - Part II
Gulf of Mexico Waves Over the years, I’d probably visited Florida's Gulf Coast at least 6 times and during each visit, the Gulf was quite...
- Jan 29, 2021
- 5 min
Walking on a Florida Beach During a Pandemic - Part I
Introduction Part of our family has decided to quarantine in Clearwater Beach since December 14th. Coming from Chicago, we’re fortunate...
- Jan 22, 2021
- 4 min
Driving from Wisconsin to Florida
My brother and sister-in-law are interested in driving from Wisconsin's capital to Florida. Their daughter will be on board so with three...
- Dec 11, 2020
- 8 min
Stories from Italy (A Few Years Ago)
Compiled a list of short articles on my experiences and thoughts of visiting Italy a few years ago with my wife. My goal for this post is...
- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 min
Rosetta Stone and Their Website Blues
We've all had challenging or frustrating events on certain websites over the years. To that end, I felt compelled to share my recent...
- Aug 28, 2020
- 6 min
Crete And Olive Adventures
Athens and Crete Youth hostels were quite inexpensive in Athens so I spent a week deciding how to proceed for the last two months of '82...