Europe Summer 2015: Our Day in Bruges

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  Ok. Hello there. Here is the deal. Blogging on this particular trip has not been the easiest. We are offline more than we are…

My Travel Advice: Learn From US

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Ah-ha, it is not the trip, or even the place. It is the “us.” It is not what we do; it is how we do…

An Ars Poetica to Travel Writing

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As Eli and I sit in the huge hotel dining room amidst the new construction and amber-colored dangling glass pendant lights, I think about travel.…

Standing Safely in the Steps of Another Person’s Horror

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015, I traveled, along with Kyle, Eli, and my lovely and long-time friend Emily, from Rome to Barcelona, landing of course in…

Why Traveling Makes You a Better World Citizen; even walking up our big hill

On the nights I decide we have not been sufficiently active I demand the boys (yes Dave too) walk the 1.2 mile, giant, steep, and…

Hawaii: Out of Body

The only way to describe it is, “Out of Body.”  When we were planning our trip, I looked at the big world map. Thought about…