February 2, 2019 - We knew ahead of the time that it was a scam. A Tuk Tuk driver who spoke good english found us walking and offered us...

February 2, 2019 - “I deny being a visionary, I do not accept the claim of saintliness, I am of the earth, earthy .... I am prone to as...

February 1, 2019 - “India can be a mentally exhausting country to visit. Prepare to be bombarded daily...” - Tala Katner. Today was a...

January 31, 2019 - “Different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden”. - Gandhi Three days ago marked the 71st anniversary...

January 31, 2019 - “Indians are the Italians of Asia and vice versa. Every man in both countries is a singer when he is happy, and every...

January 30, 2019 - “Time spent in India has an extraordinary effect on one. It acts as a barrier that makes the rest of the world seem...

January 28, 2019 - We are on a layover in Boston. This afternoon we begin the long legs to Paris and then ultimately Delhi. They are very...

December 23, 2018 - ‘Hamilton’ lives up to the hype. I have heard the music before, but like any good theatre it is best experienced...

December 22, 2018 - Saturday night, Christmas weekend in downtown Chicago. Despite our travels, neither of us have been to Chicago...

December 22, 2018 - Colleen won the lottery. For months she has been entering daily the ‘Hamilton’ musical lottery for inexpensive...

November 15, 2018 - This place is old. Very old. When you walk among the narrow cobblestone alleys and ruins you feel as if you could...

November 14, 2019 - One of the key strategies to long term travel is to avoid eating out as much as possible. It is a real budget buster....

November 13, 2018 - I could not help but be moved by this image. This is the actual grave of the Apostle Paul. We know from both...

November 12, 2019 - If you come to Rome you cannot miss this enormous white marble monument near the Roman Forum. It is not old, at least...

November 11, 2018 - Following the advice of Atlas Obscura we went to find ‘Quartiere Coppede’ today. It is a neighborhood in Rome built...

November 10, 2018 - This bucolic image of Colleen walking by a small road is much more than it appears. This road is the original Appian...

November 9, 2019 - A word or two about these things. This is an Egyptian Obelisk found in front of Italy’s Parliament building on Piazza...

November 8, 2018 - We took a walk to the Galleria Borghese today. It is an art museum located in one of the few green parks in Rome. The...

November 5, 2018 - We are on the last leg of our Almafi Coast excursion before we head back to Rome. We traveled to Paestum. We were...

November 4, 2018 - After a wild bus ride, we made it to Almafi. It has been overcast but still warm with occasional belts of light...