travel

Updated October 2022 Want to know how I landed here in Tuscany in an incredibly amazing 15th- century villa as a caretaker for two months, with free accommodations and my …

Updated October 2022. How would you like to spend two months at an Italian villa in Tuscany, living for free, in exchange for a couple of hours of work each …

After four hectic, busy, incredibly amazing famous-art-viewing days in Paris I arrived in the Dordogne Valley via train – an easy, comfortable ride of about 5.5 hours southwest.  My friend, …

It’s interesting to “see” where you live with fresh eyes – something that I have tried to be conscious of while living my everyday life here in Denver.  While traveling …

One of the things I love about travel is how it expands your mind, your opinions, your preconceived ideas and notions about people, places and history.  I always learn so …

From the trek in the hillside villages of Kathmandu back to the big city, with all its dust, traffic, car horns…and — HOT WATER!  ELECTRICITY! WESTERN TOILETS!!! And wonder upon …

Nepal. 🇳🇵 It’s always had a mystical hold on my travel soul for some reason. I vowed to go there one day…and that day has arrived. And c’mon. How you …

Hoi An – lanterns, charm and peaceful rivers. An ancient Japanese bridge.  Tiled roofs in intricate layers.  According to UNESCO’s website, “ Hoi An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example …

NIght bus! From the sleepy beach town of Sihinoukville, Cambodia to The Big City — Ho Chi Minh City.  Should be a 12 hour bus-ride aboard a comfy sleeper bus. …

Edited December, 2024  After thoroughly enjoying Siem Reap, our next stop was Battambang. A good-sized city of over one million people, Battambang is a few hours from Siem Reap by …