The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see." -G.K. Chesterton I'm not big on reading travel books. This may shock those who know me to be an extensive planner -- I booked hotels and flights for our 5-city European tour within a week of deciding to go there, each after carefully studying reviews, prices, and …
Continue reading The Value of Wandering: Travel Lessons Part III (Budapest)
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable." -Jilian Micheals Even booking the hotel made me less nervous than the other cities. For most of the Eastern European destinations I'd visit for the first time, I made sure to book a hotel in the top 20 on Trip Advisor (if you've never been to Eastern Europe, please note …
Continue reading A New Comfort Zone: Travel Lessons Part II (Vienna)
Be curious, not judgmental." -Walt Whitman My last warning not to travel to Istanbul came less than 24 hours before the trip. I'd received numerous raised eyebrows from friends, family, and acquaintances, upon mentioning my travel destination, so this particular person's comments at a tailgate the day before I left, "Oh, I would never travel …
Continue reading So Much to Learn: Travel Lessons Part I (Istanbul)
Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day... unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear." -- Anonymous Rest in Peace, Tom. One of the most stand-up people I've ever met passed away last week, a person I admired and respected. Tom's review of my book, being a …
When I look to the sky, something tells me you're here with me, and you make everything alright." -- Train To check the weather the week before your wedding seems standard for any bride. At least for the brides I've known, and especially for the ones who hold their weddings outside. So my sister's …
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