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When you’ve been to a city as many times as I’ve been to New Orleans, it’s too easy to stop actually seeing the city. On one of my last visits – in February 2013 – I decided to spend a … Continue reading
The motivations were different. Circumstances this year required a reevaluation of prior Thanksgiving traditions. And trips are different when you are going to see loved ones rather than a place. I mostly needed a change of scenery, and, in that sense, my trip succeeded. But I can’t shake the sense that the trip lacked something. It’s an unfamiliar feeling. Continue reading
Almost everyone says the same thing after a trip: it’s good to be home. I’m now on my flight back to San Francisco and started missing home about two days ago. Continue reading
Greetings from Prague! I have to tell you that I’ve rarely been colder, but I’m enjoying this beautiful and picturesque city. After a nice breakfast at my hotel, I set out to get in a museum this morning: The Czech Cubism Museum. Continue reading
On my first trip to Germany in 2006, I didn’t have the time to do a wine country trip. This time, I knew that I would have adequate time to visit at least one winery, which is what we did on Sunday. We traveled by train from Frankfurt to Geisenheim (about an hour) and then by taxi the remaining kilometers to the winery. Continue reading
I am now in my third full day in Frankfurt where I am visiting my dear friend, Jesse, and his boyfriend, Tim. The weather has been sunny and crisp. And Frankfurt has turned out to be much more quaint, and compact, than I anticipated. Continue reading
On Thursday, I’m off to Germany for a couple of weeks (with a side trip to Prague). I’m planning to do a few entries while I’m gone (including some video entries), so stay tuned for that. Since this is my first time blogging a trip, please be patient. Continue reading
Happy Mardi Gras, Y’all!
Part II (continued from yesterday)
After natural action and human inaction devastated New Orleans, many have eulogized the city, calling it one of the greatest in the world. But most have not told us why New Orleans is such a unique and important place. Continue reading
In honor of Mardi Gras, which begins tomorrow, and to continue to celebrate one of my favorite cities, I am reproducing a two-part article I wrote for The Traveler’s Pen website in 2007. I’m posting Part I today and Part II tomorrow. Continue reading