Category Archives for travel
A new postcard!!
I love, love, love getting post cards in the mail. I don’t keep many things, but I do keep every single post card that I’ve ever received. Unfortunately, I don’t get too many any more! I guess that makes it … Continue reading
When in Rome
Tourists shouldn’t be eating while sitting on the steps of monuments or churches. It’s not about decorum, as the article suggests. It’s about preserving both the monuments and the culture. During my last visit to Rome, I was disgusted by … Continue reading
Congratulations to The Happiness Plunge!
A while back, my wonderful friend Adam decided that his life was not so wonderful . . . he’d finished his MBA in españa and got a “great” job in Norway. But he just wasn’t happy or satisfied. And it … Continue reading
High Speed Rail in Italy
I’m really looking forward to riding this train. I’ve taken all sorts of trains throughout Italy, regional and high speed, and they were all fine. My sister and I even took a somewhat silly one-car train from Pisa to Lucca. … Continue reading
Beirut’s development dilemma
Amid the towering building projects dotting the cityscape of Beirut, that ancient city where Poseidon was worshiped millennia ago, a battle rages between the guardians of the past and the developers for the future. Read more here.
Pittsburgh’s lookin’ good
“IN about a million ways, crazy old Pittsburgh is not like other cities in this part of the world, but the first thing people usually notice about it — coming in from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and through the Squirrel Hill … Continue reading